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Embedding ESG into banks’ strategies

Four key actions banks should be taking to prepare for the post-COVID-19 ESG mantra.

Climate Financial Risk Forum Guide

The guide contains a summary co-produced by the FCA and PRA and four industry-produced chapters,

EBRD and EU join efforts to boost green finance

Climate finance is a crucial instrument for green investments, to increase the use of renewable energy and to build a low-carbon future

The Climate Financial Risk Forum publishes its guide to help the financial industry address climate-related financial risks

The objective of the guide is to help firms understand the risks that arise from climate change,

Hydrogen’s Role in the Green Economy

This natural gas-to-hydrogen pathway is the lowest-cost production method, but it does result in carbon emissions.

KBIGI Publishes Latest Impact Measurement Scores for Natural Resources Strategies

Specialist asset management boutique KBI Global Investors was early to recognise the alpha to be derived from investing in companies providing solutions to numerous sustainability challenges

Europe’s new reality: Go digital, go green

How scaling up green technology can help put Europe on the road to recovery.

Coutts pledges to cut carbon emission by 25%

To be a part of that change, Coutts has today also revealed that it has excluded four areas from its direct investments: Thermal coal extraction; thermal coal energy generation; tar sand; arctic oil and gas exploration.

Channel Islands well positioned for global rise of ESG

Underlining the complexities involved in the process, GPs predict that it will take over five years before they can produce standardised ESG data across their portfolio companies.

Bankers in Sweden Reveal the Financial Perks of Ethical Funding

She says “there’s a wider investor base” when it comes to green bonds, which has made all the difference since the crisis.

E, S or G: Which drives outperformance?

Latest research by MSCI examines performance of E, S and G factors over different time horizons

Santander's green proves a hit with investors

Another banker noted that Santander had committed to allocated 50% of the bonds proceeds to new projects.

Waverton launches new Enhanced Responsible Investment Service

Model or bespoke portfolio options

Environmental factors influence decisions on what will be the decade’s best long term investment

Surprisingly more (15 per cent) said none of the ESG factors would be important to them if they were to invest.

Guernsey Sustainable Finance Week webinars - the highlights

Thurs 11 June: Private equity key part of economic recovery from pandemic

A new dawn for sustainability

How will fund manager engagement energise the responsible investment agenda?

JFSC consults on Environmental, Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investing for Funds

Ogier is preparing a response to the consultation and we are happy to collate responses from clients and other contacts wishing to engage in this process.

The Big Green Short by MAN Institute

The popularity of exclusionary screening strategies is driven, to a large extent, by clients’ demand to restrict their portfolios from holding stocks that do not meet certain ESG criteria.

The greening of corporate credit

The fund manager will take from almost all investment classes and products to pursue his strategy.

Blackfinch Asset Management launches ESG-approved Adaptation Funds

This is alongside being structured to meet the ongoing requirement for diversification across markets, geographies and asset classes.

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