03/27/2020
Fast pandemic response could tackle climate crisis
Societies worldwide are changing overnight to meet the coronavirus threat. The climate crisis should match the rapid pandemic response.
Planet SOS
03/24/2020
Barclays Adds ESG Assessment and Indicators to Fundamental Research
Fundamental Environmental, Social, Governance (“ESG”) Research will offer clients multi-dimensional analysis of ESG performance for companies under coverage, and assess how ESG attributes impact security pricing.
03/18/2020
Covid-19: a dress rehearsal for the climate emergency?
Since it was first detected in December 2019, the virus has spread rapidly, having been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020, and is now characterised as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation.
03/12/2020
World Water Day 2020: KBI Global Investors highlights 7 Water Investing Trends for decade ahead
Investors are increasingly shying away from carbon footprint heavy industries such as oil, gas and mining
03/10/2020
ESG performance analysis: supporting sustainable investing
To meet client demand for sustainable investing, investment managers need insight into potential investments’ scores across various ESG criteria
03/09/2020
The Budget is coming up: will we see a UK sovereign green bond?
With more governments around the world issuing green bonds, Maria Busca looks at whether HM Treasury will follow suit.
03/09/2020
What is the European Green Deal and will it really cost €1tn?
Nearly every major aspect of the European economy will have to be overhauled, from energy generation to food consumption
03/09/2020
Vanguard, JPMorgan named by campaigners among ESG ‘laggards’
Research will be valuable to investors ‘looking to ask tough questions of asset managers’, says top consultant
03/09/2020
Scot Wids' ESG switch motivated by returns
Investors in the companies that would have benefitted from the runway maybe didn’t consider the environmental impact.
03/06/2020
Jupiter AM adds to fossil fuel transition pressure on Barclays
"The timelines for phase out must be aligned with the Paris goals."
03/06/2020
Schroders integrates climate change into 30-year investment returns forecasting
Schroders’ SustainEx framework measures the positive and negative ESG impacts companies place on society and the environment.
03/06/2020
Guernsey to host first Sustainable Finance Week
“Guernsey’s Sustainable Finance Week has a specific and perhaps unique focus - how to best leverage private wealth and capital to address the issue of climate change and the sustainability agenda,” he said.
03/04/2020
The Paris climate targets require investors to act
The talks reflected a growing polarisation between the major emitting countries which blocked any attempt at the mandatory strengthening of national emissions-reductions plans, and the leadership shown by vulnerable countries and the European Union.
03/04/2020
Comgest launches EM fossil fuel free fund
The Plus fund will run a concentrated porrtfolio of high quality long-term growth companies, and ensure a high level of engagement on ESG issues.
03/04/2020
Fidelity launches sustainable reduced carbon bond fund
Through an active engagement approach, the portfolio manager looks to identify companies transitioning towards a greener environment.
03/04/2020
Luxury brands and climate protests: employee engagement and protection
Organisations may also want to give briefings and media relations training to senior staff and spokespersons.
03/02/2020
How Can Brands Boost Immunity Against the COVID-19 Virus
We gathered insights from the latest February reports from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), McKinsey & Company, and Kantar China, to give an overview of strategic alignment for companies to better survive through the COVID-19 crisis.
02/28/2020
European companies to miss net zero carbon target
Businesses put €124bn into low carbon investments in 2019
02/27/2020
ESG “creating 90s-style tech bubble” as investors ignore fundamentals
ESG has been an increasing focus for investors in recent years, as clear signs of climate change create the need to change human behaviour.
02/26/2020
Dire prospects await corporate climate-wreckers in 2030—study
Sustainability experts warn that reputational harm to their businesses will be the most severe consequence for companies that are not adequately addressing climate change.