12/09/2019
Fidelity Launches Sustainable Water & Wate Funds for UK Clients
The Fidelity Sustainable Water & Waste Fund is a sustainable thematic fund focusing on the water and waste management sectors.
Planet SOS
12/09/2019
Social issues take back seat to environmental concerns
Harder look demanded for human trafficking, gender, pay inequalities
12/08/2019
Financial authority heads take stand on climate change
The ECB must also buy bonds issued by heavy polluters as part of its quantitative easing programme
12/08/2019
Common understanding reached on EU sustainable finance taxonomy
The TEG has also engaged with over 150 additional experts in the past months to develop technical screening criteria for the second round of climate change mitigation and adaptation activities.
12/04/2019
IQ-EQ talks impact investing with LeapFrog’s Clare Murray
Having started out her career at Goldman Sachs in New York, Clare was first introduced to the concept of responsible investing after moving to BlackRock in 2012, where she worked closely with family offices, family foundations and endowments.
12/04/2019
How to solve the world’s greatest problems and turn a profit
Technology like this is not only an exciting investment opportunity, but it really gives us hope about our ability to reduce our impact on the planet.
12/04/2019
Impact investing 'impossible' to measure
But the industry cannot currently provide a "standardised measure of impact", Ms Jackson said, as judging the impact of an investment required in-depth analysis and an understanding of the investor's hopes for the investment.
12/04/2019
More and More Responsible Investment Funds Are Being Launched to Meet Demand in Europe
Retail and institutional asset owners across the region want ESG factors to play a role in investment decision-making
12/03/2019
ESG: why lack of country data is problematic for bondholders
Improved data usage can lead to a better risk-return profile in investment portfolios and ultimately contribute to a more sustainable financial system, she says.
12/03/2019
The ESG revolution
Boards are also well aware of the expectation that they must act now.
12/03/2019
Investors seeking more confidence in green projects
Guernsey introduced the Guernsey Green Fund in 2018, the world’s first regulated green investment fund product.
12/02/2019
Dutch AM giant joins with $150bn Chinese firm for bond fund
'This is why we are opening up a dedicated office in Beijing and pool local expertise and experience with E Fund,’ said Sandor Steverink, head of Treasuries at APG AM.
12/01/2019
Bank of England's Carney to become U.N. envoy on climate action and finance
Carney, who is due to step down as head of the Bank of England in January, has urged the financial sector to transform its management of climate risk, and led various international initiatives to improve supervision and disclosure.
11/29/2019
La Française launches target-maturity, low-carbon bond fund
The new strategy can invest up to 100% of its new assets in bonds issued by private and semi-public sectors, including green bonds
11/28/2019
Climate Change and Executive Pay: Our Responsible Investing Report Q3 2019
The main focus of this engagement activity was on climate change and executive remuneration.
11/27/2019
The AM giants that are best (and worst) on climate engagement
Aside from the three frontrunners AXA Investment Managers and Credit Agricole follow closely behind on climate engagement, while BNY Mellon Investment Management also scores well thanks to its London subsidiary Newton IM.
11/25/2019
What it takes to be an effective ESG ‘activist’
It is not a perspective or responsibility that comes overnight.
11/25/2019
Climatescope 2019 by BloombergNEF
Rapidly growing nations that today are just as rapidly expanding their carbon footprints must reach net zero emissions by 2050.
11/22/2019
DAX companies face rising engagement, says Union Investment
Dialogues lead to increasing understanding on ESG
11/22/2019
Implications of the transition to a low-carbon economy for the euro area financial system by Luis de Guindos, ECB
Speech by Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB, at the European Savings and Retail Banking Group Conference, “Creating sustainable financial structures by putting citizens first”