07/13/2021
Assessing the impact intensity of companies
In Europe, impact funds now feature in various top 10s in terms of inflows.
Planet SOS
07/13/2021
Gaining an edge through ESG investing: Are wealth managers ready?
Different industries face different levels of ESG risk, and therefore divergence can be very significant.
07/12/2021
BNP Paribas Securities Services’ ESG marketplace onboards Util and V.E
As part of its Open ESG strategy, Manaos partners with leading sustainability fintechs to give users ready access to a wide range of ESG data and analytics tools.
07/12/2021
The world must be net zero by 2050: Swiss Re report
Society must be able to remove up to 10 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year.
07/09/2021
Swiss credit: spotlight on inflation and ESG
The US Federal Reserve has already brought forward its expectations for initial US rate hikes to 2023, somewhat soothing market jitters.
07/09/2021
Sustainability – Investors must be stewards
Climate change has been a key theme in our voting and engagement activities, with a particular focus on tackling corporate climate lobbying.
07/09/2021
State Street Global Advisors launches new climate transition index fund for UK investors
The assessments mean companies are incentivised to take genuine action and rewarded with increased weightings for their Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures -aligned disclosures and commitments.
07/08/2021
Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy critical to meeting sustainability objectives, says AFME
It builds also on previous initiatives and reports, such as the Commission’s 2018 action plan on financing sustainable growth and the reports of the Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG).
07/08/2021
Leveraging financial ecosystems: Five myths debunked
We take a look at some of the common myths
07/08/2021
Lombard Odier and Oxford University in landmark research collaboration on sustainable finance and investment
The partnership also provides funding for several Oxford-led research projects, including the report State and Trends of Spatial Finance 2021 and the forthcoming report Grasping the Green Nettle: Country Comparative Advantage and the Green Premium.
07/07/2021
Data management taps vast potential of ESG in wealth management
ESG has moved to centre stage in the private wealth arena,
07/07/2021
7 commonly asked questions on sustainable investing.
Sustainable investing is here to stay.
07/07/2021
Schroders Institutional Investor Study 2021: Sustainable funds deliver investment performance as Covid-19 intensifies ESG focus
This is a further sign that fears investing sustainably could hamper returns are diminishing among investors.
07/07/2021
GAM Investments commits to net-zero emissions
GAM Investments has joined the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative.
07/06/2021
European banks struggle to put ESG strategy into practice
As pointed out by Mobiquity’s senior director for digital banking Howard Moore, the last year has only served to intensify this consciousness.
07/06/2021
Net Zero Asset Managers initiative announces 41 new signatories
The additional signatories mean a total 128 investors, collectively managing $43 trillion in assets, are now part of the initiative.
07/06/2021
ESG: keeping up with the finance sector’s ‘hottest topic’
A solution might be to adopt standards which can help investors make comparisons and investment decisions.
07/05/2021
TISE launches sustainable segment, joins UN sustainable initiative
TISE is now among the 104 Partner Exchanges of the UN SSE.
07/05/2021
Schroders invests in Natural Capital Research
These include assets important for carbon storage, carbon sequestration, soil erosion protection, flood risk management, biodiversity, water quality and recreation.
07/05/2021
Senior Leaders ESG Forum hosted by Compeer and Objectway highlights an overarching need for common standards
The question of how to avoid greenwashing will become more prevalent as firms develop their ESG proposition.