02/25/2021
HSBC, Barclays challenged over bond linked to Vietnamese coal project
Legal experts say this could be just the first in a series of challenges to banks over indirect financing at odds with their climate commitments.
02/24/2021
Introduction of Transport Score sees significant shake-up of the top 30 cities
02/24/2021
Asset manager promises to set interim 2030 emissions reduction targets by the end of this year as it works to achieve net zero by mid-century
02/22/2021
The bank, which is due to reveal its annual results this week, faces more challenges than the impact of Covid-19 on profits
02/22/2021
Climate change presents financial risks to various participants in the financial sector.
02/22/2021
This will produce a portfolio with a higher overall ESG score and a materially lower carbon footprint.
02/22/2021
Investment Association warns it will flag inadequate reporting on global warming to asset managers
02/21/2021
We harvest our grapes over a shorter period nowadays.
02/19/2021
The portfolio of global constituents has an average credit rating of A+.
02/17/2021
ESG isn’t just a ‘nice to have’
As sustainability increasingly becomes a part of our everyday lives, I think it’s important to understand how it impacts our clients’ lives too.
02/17/2021
Leading Sustainability Fund receives Guernsey Green Fund designation
Guernsey is committed to being a centre of excellence for green finance.
02/16/2021
How the EU is Helping Investors Navigate ESG
The EU's latest regulation is the most extensive work so far in helping investors to navigate the fast-growing choice of ESG and sustainable investment products
02/16/2021
The ESG range will use the same strategic asset allocation as its other MPS, and has an AMC of 0.3%.
02/15/2021
In this way, KBC is actively contributing to the achievement of the objectives set out under the United Nations’ Collective Commitment to Climate Action, of which it became a signatory in 2019.
02/14/2021
We take a closer look at what greenwashing is and how you can avoid this not so responsible ESG trend.
02/12/2021
Impact investment for private capital
This can raise important questions in terms of investment return; how to incorporate impact strategies in your portfolio, and the compatibility of impact objectives with dynastic wealth preservation objectives and fiduciary duties.
02/12/2021
Balmer said advisers “absolutely” had to be careful on the ‘push’ questions in the suitability process.
02/12/2021
The SCM project’s twin objectives are: “to accelerate convergence among the leading private ESG standard-setters and to bring greater comparability and consistency to the reporting of ESG disclosures.”
02/11/2021
According to the index regulations, these critical sectors are adult entertainment, alcohol, armaments, gambling, genetic engineering, nuclear energy, coal, oil sands and tobacco.
02/10/2021
The EBRD aims to build green, low carbon and resilient economies through its Green Economy Transition approach