09/20/2022
Fidelity International launches Sustainable Biodiversity fund
Benchmarked against MSCI ACWI
Planet SOS
09/20/2022
HSBC AM launches Article 9 circular economy fund
Managed by Benedicte Mougeot
09/20/2022
IQ-EQ shortlisted in Real Deals’ inaugural ESG Awards
Key services include ESG health checks, reputational assessments, policy drafting assistance, and data consolidation and reporting.
09/19/2022
Partners Group to sell a 20% stake in 731.5 MW Dutch offshore windfarm
The windfarm is designed to generate 3,000 GWh of energy annually, which is enough to power approximately 825,000 Dutch households.
09/16/2022
UK banks suffering due to lacklustre sustainable trade finance – Pole Star
There has been an increased demand throughout the industry for financial institutions to screen carbon emissions and act more sustainably.
09/16/2022
Renewables: RNEW tells Ecofin to find new managers fast
Recruiting new managers and managing the trust’s assets was Ecofin’s top priority
09/15/2022
Asset managers are facing hundreds of ESG fund downgrades
A number of prominent asset managers have already resorted to downgrades following guidance from the EU.
09/15/2022
‘No client ever asked me if a fund is managed by a diverse team’
An advisor shares her opinion of Citywire’s Alpha Female Report 2022.
09/15/2022
Could Charles become the Climate King?
A true environmentalist who has often spoken of his love for nature, King Charles is also aware of the carbon footprint made by a person in his position.
09/14/2022
Pictet to run new timber fund for Quilter MPS
The Quilter Investors Timber Equity fund, a sub-advised mandate managed by Pictet Asset Management, has been added to the firm’s WealthSelect MPS offering.
09/13/2022
UK and European energy price freezes may trigger blackouts, Goldman warns
Last week, UK prime minister Liz Truss announced energy bills will be pegged at £2,500 for two years from October at a cost of around £150bn.
09/13/2022
Like learning a new language: How UBP’s Ulrich got his head around ESG
Jason Ulrich might not have been championing sustainable investing for decades, but he is learning fast in an industry that continues to change every year.
09/12/2022
Housebuilders ‘lobbied against plan for electric car chargers in new homes in England’
‘Blatant efforts’ by companies criticised by campaign group Transport & Environment
09/12/2022
FCA sounds alarm over ESG benchmarks
Schooling Latter added that the regulator has particular concerns over ESG benchmarks.
09/08/2022
GAM : set net zero targets for 2030 in countdown to COP27
07 September 2022 GAM set net zero targets for 2030 in countdown to COP27
09/06/2022
Green light for Derbyshire’s first all-electric service station
Gridserve Sustainable Energy will build the facility with 30-plus charging points just off the M1
09/05/2022
Can plastic-eating enzymes solve the recycling problem?
Today — as plastic clogs our oceans, flows from landfills and sends plumes of smoke into the atmosphere in the rush to burn it — attitudes are a little different.
09/05/2022
Deutsche Bank offers energy loans to help companies cope with rising energy cost
Companies can also use the energy loan as an additional building block in their working capital financing.
08/31/2022
UBS signs 10-year dear with Climeworks on carbon removals programme
Banking giant UBS has signed a 10-year agreement to support the scale-up of direct air capture carbon removal technologies from Climeworks, as it builds towards its net-zero target for 2050.
08/31/2022
UBS collaborates with neustark and Climeworks for removing CO₂ from the atmosphere
These long-term commitments provide planning security for this important industry, help to scale these technologies and also send a strong signal to the market.