07/05/2022
Aviva adds to ESG profiling tool
One key piece of feedback received from advisers using the Profiling tool was that it would benefit from being able to generate a client report, for advisers to share with their clients.
Planet SOS
07/04/2022
Capturing plastic waste – opportunity not landfill
Finance has a central role to play in making the industry sustainable, and while innovations in plastic production and recycling often grab the headlines, investment must be focussed too on infrastructure.
07/01/2022
ESG fund launches in doubt as anti-greenwash rules hit industry
Despite the absence of clear rules, lawyers advising ESG fund managers have warned that regulators seem to be preparing for a wider crackdown.
06/30/2022
Lombard Odier wins award for sustainable technology
The annual PWM WealthTech Awards are organised by the Financial Times Group, and these awards celebrate the companies that are defining the wealth management digital landscape.
06/28/2022
European fund managers set to go all in on ESG - survey
Against that backdrop, almost 72% of European asset managers were willing to halt all non-ESG product launches, with more than 60% planning to do so by the end of 2024
06/28/2022
Why Sainsbury’s’ AGM is a pivotal moment for ESG
Some investors want the supermarket to become Living Wage-accredited.
06/28/2022
BNP Paribas and ADGM explore key areas of climate action in the lead to COP28 with UAE business leaders
BNP Paribas & ADGM release white paper following roundtable discussion with business leaders in the UAE
06/27/2022
European ESG assets to reach €9 trillion by 2025
Investors are becoming increasingly committed to pursuing ESG funds with additional research finding 71.9% of respondents are prepared to pay a premium in order to support ESG products.
06/24/2022
FCA must put out 'green labels' sooner rather than later
Along with the sustainable investment labels, or green labels as they are also known, Kowalski said clients need to be listened to more.
06/23/2022
The CLIC Chronicles: Meet Néolithe: the start-up putting an end to landfill
The idea came from my father, our Néolithe co-founder and stonemason, who drew a parallel between 'dinosaur waste', which was fossilised over time, and human waste.
06/23/2022
BNP Paribas Asset Management announces results of first European ESG ETF Barometer, confirming optimistic outlook
The European ESG ETF Barometer found that investors were particularly optimistic about the outlook for ESG ETFs
06/22/2022
Swiss proptechs: Are "ecosystems" just another buzzword?
Credit Suisse publishes Swiss proptech report 2022
06/22/2022
Deutsche Bank signs Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment and joins EP100
In addition, as part of the commitment, the bank will maximise reduction of the embodied carbon emissions for owned new developments and major renovations by 2030 and compensate all residual upfront emissions.
06/22/2022
SEB Greentech VC acquires stake in company that measures energy data
SEB Greentech VC invests in green technology, focusing on transformative ideas that promise substantial impact in reducing greenhouse gas emissions or in preventing transgression of the planetary boundaries.
06/21/2022
Ares Management Commits Sustainability-Linked Debt Facility to EdgeConneX®
The new debt facility provides for a commitment of up to approximately $1 billion and will be used to refinance existing indebtedness and to fund development and construction of EdgeConneX’s growing development pipeline.
06/21/2022
BGF appoints Apex Group for portfolio ESG Rating & Advisory
Apex’s ESG Health Check solution will help BGF to support its portfolio on ESG matters
06/20/2022
Mirova announces the acquisition of SunFunder
This is a major step in Mirova's development strategy in real assets.
06/20/2022
2,000 properties in York now better protected with Foss Barrier upgrade and new flood defences
A £38 million Environment Agency scheme to upgrade the Foss Barrier in York has been officially opened.
06/20/2022
MSCI : enhances Real Estate climate analysis through partnership with CRREM
The agreement integrates new decarbonisation pathways data into MSCI Climate Value-at-Risk
06/20/2022
Asset managers told to clean up greenwashing and net zero claims
Financial regulators clamp down on companies misleading investors by overstating the greenness of their funds