11/22/2020
Kenya, a sustainable development powerhouse with an ambitious NDC target to reduce emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, had in earlier negotiations with UN Development Programme led by Resident Representative Walid Badawi, been challenged to set higher targe
11/20/2020
New ESG entrants are rushing in, but good managers are long-tenured experts
11/20/2020
Those who come too late in this process will be punished by history.
11/19/2020
Countries will get left behind or even out in the cold if they don't sign up to the club of climate ambition.
11/19/2020
Companies are having to innovate and evolve in order to engage with the shifting attitudes — as well as the changing spending habits — of a new generation of consumers. Far from interrupting these trends, the coronavirus pandemic has accelerat
11/18/2020
Is this really a green revolution?
Investment in capturing carbon at the point it is burnt and burying it deep underground has also been seen as an essential part of the roadmap to net zero.
11/18/2020
Boris Johnson announces 10-point green plan with 250,000 jobs
Labour says proposals, some of which had already been trailed, are ‘deeply disappointing’
11/17/2020
LGT obtained the rating 'very good' in all categories tested – such as advisory services and investment proposal.
11/17/2020
Five questions you need to answer about your green bond strategy
Concerns about the costs of issuing a green bond sometimes deter potential issuers.
11/17/2020
Investors call on Europe’s companies to address missing climate change costs in financial accounts
The companies also receive a copy of ‘Investor Expectations for Paris-aligned Accounts’ published today by IIGCC, setting out more detail on the steps investors require companies to take on the issue.
11/17/2020
Fidelity International Extends Its Sustainable And Thematic Offering With New Fund Launches In 2021
Our clients are also becoming increasingly theme-aware when taking their investment decisions.
11/16/2020
The financial institution features in the global sustainability index for the ninth year in a row
11/16/2020
Investment is part of KKR’s Global Impact strategy, helping deliver commercial solutions to significant societal challenges
11/16/2020
Three-quarters (77%) also say the pandemic has either reinforced their commitment to Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) or made them realise they had paid too little attention to the social component of ESG.
11/16/2020
No company entered the pandemic with a detailed blueprint for how to respond.
11/16/2020
Coalition overseeing $9tn in assets have written to groups including Anglo American, BMW, EDF and Lufthansa
11/16/2020
JP Morgan, M&G and Fidelity were among 38 asset managers to sign a document urging major European companies to take account of material climate risks in their financial statements.
11/16/2020
HR and wealth management consultancy Mercer has launched a new offering to support institutional investors with reach net-zero carbon emissions goals.
11/15/2020
Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) has been in the public consciousness for a few years now – but it’s fair to say that 2020 has seen a huge uptick in awareness.
11/13/2020
Finance has a huge role to play in influencing and supporting even greater efforts, be it through the enhancement of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment credentials, or the exercising of corporate voting power to advocate for change.