Impax Asset Management makes case for fossil fuel divestmentBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013 1:39PMEliminating the fossil fuel sector from a global benchmark index can yield a small positive return effect with low tracking error, according to analysis by Impax Asset Management. Related News |
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[...] The Sustainability Report: Eliminating the fossil fuel sector from a global benchmark index can yield a small positive return effect with low tracking error, according to analysis by Impax Asset Management. [...]
[…] to demand. New fossil-free investment services and products have emerged, such as Aperio, Trilium, Impax and BlackRock/NRDC/FTSE. Smart, creative, mission-focused managers can grow fossil free endowments. […]
[…] to demand. New fossil-free investment services and products have emerged, such as Aperio, Trilium,Impax and BlackRock/NRDC/FTSE. Smart, creative, mission-focused managers can grow fossil free endowments. […]