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  • Engaging to address increasing global plastics consumption

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    Global plastics consumption has increased more than six-fold since 1980. This is causing high and rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution, which poses serious risks to human health and biodiversity. Cardano participates and supports a variety of initiatives targeting different actors to address the plastic pollution crisis. One of the latest initiatives we supported was an investor statement calling petrochemical companies that produce plastic polymers to take stronger action towards plastics circularity.

  • Pricing and Rewarding Impact Can Restore Natural Balance

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    On Monday, June 17, 2024, the European Environment Council approved the Nature Restoration Law, marking a significant step in the protection of nature and climate in Europe. This is urgently needed, as the state of European nature and climate is deteriorating. What does this mean for Dutch farmers, the natural balance, and investors?

  • Cardano to be acquired by Marsh McLennan’s Mercer

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    Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan and a global leader in redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being, today announced that it reached an agreement to acquire Cardano in the UK and Netherlands. Read more here.

  • Fifty shades of grey: investing in arms and defence 

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    Many institutional investors typically excluded arms manufacturers in their sustainability policies. Has that changed since the moment aggressor Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022? Investing in arms and/or the defence sector has always been a sensitive issue.

  • Partnership between The Coca-Cola Foundation and Cardano

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    New partnership between The Coca-Cola Foundation and Cardano to improve access to clean water and improved sanitation in emerging and developing economies.

  • Group of investors issues joint statement on shareholder rights

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    Today a group of institutional investors issues a joint statement that calls for the SEC to continue to be the preferred arbiter of shareholder proposals in the United States. The group consists of 38 investors with a combined assets under management of USD 4.8 trillion.

  • SFDR may undergo revisions, and this is entirely justified

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    In this article, Dennis van der Putten – Chief Sustainability Officer at Cardano – discusses developments in the field of SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation).

  • Urgent Consideration of Extreme Climate Scenarios for Institutional Investors

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    In this article, we discuss recent studies by climate scientists indicating that the Earth is warming faster than expected.

  • Bridging the Funding Gap for Clean Water and Sanitation: Direct and Tremendous Positive Impact

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    Investing in access to clean water and sanitation facilities is an often-overlooked area for institutional investors. This is surprising given its potential significant impact on health, education, gender equality, and economic growth.

  • Investing in green energy in emerging countries can pay off in every way

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