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“A fragile win”: looking back at COP26

Both will be important in driving investment, sending powerful signals to investors as to where best to invest.

ESG 'gains further momentum' in October, attracting majority of total ETF inflows

A “very strong” month for risk assets, according to Lyxor ETF

COP26: success or unmitigated disaster?

Andy Howard, Schroders’ Global Head of Sustainable Investment, sums up seven key talking points from COP26.

EBRD corporate clients provide insights on enhancing climate governance

Panellists noted significant uncertainties due to data gaps in emerging markets and emerging global reporting standards but agreed that these were not reasons not to invest in improving governance and disclosure now.

GIIA urges firms to follow after committing to climate pledge

GIIA Chairman Mark Elliott said: “GIIA wanted to make this pledge to make a statement for their membership and encourage others to sign up.”

The green revolution continues despite COP26 compromise

COP26 demonstrated that hitting emissions targets needed to limit global warming will be tough. Fossil-fuels will be with us for many years, but green themes have received a further boost.

COP26 review: The impact on private markets

The challenge facing global society to tackle climate change will require an unprecedented level of investment from the private sector.

LGT Vestra’s sustainable model portfolios hit £1 billion milestone

The growth of the portfolios has been attributed to LGT Vestra’s strong commitment to sustainability

Scotland commits to building hydrogen economy

The government has also reconfirmed a commitment to delivering £100m of funding for hydrogen projects as part of its £180m Emerging Energy Technologies Fund.

Lombard Odier Bank- post COP media comments from Chris Kaminker

The ultimate objective is to keep warming below 1.5C.

Environment Act will have cross-sector and fundamental impact

The new Environment Act is a landmark piece of legislation that is approximately five years in the making and which has attracted significant scrutiny and debate during this time.

Climate Pioneers: In Conversation with Felicity Aston MBE

There will be a film screened at COP-26 by film maker Sophia Scott, which will be about an expedition we did in August, called Team Umiaq, in which a group of 6 women sailed from Iceland to Greenland.

JFSC joins network to help improve environment and climate risk management in the financial sector

NGFS is a network for Central Banks and Supervisors who, on a voluntary basis, exchange experiences, share best practices, contribute to the development of environment and climate risk management in the financial sector.

Investors not confident their portfolios are aligned with ESG values

It also looked at their true ESG preferences, the strengths and weaknesses of their existing financial adviser on the subject.

CaixaBank ranked among the world's most sustainable banks

Included in the world's main sustainability index for the tenth year in a row

From the European Union to the United States, Companies Prepare for New ESG Disclosure Rules

In this alert, we’ll describe at a high-level what each disclosure regime would require and then actions companies — no matter where they are located — should be taking now to have a proactive stance on ESG disclosure.

How legal teams can help their companies address the climate crisis

Pinsent Masons has teamed-up with leading UK energy company ScottishPower to explore how legal teams can do this.

ESG Investor Concerns

The data also showed more than 90% of these ESG flows were into active equity funds.

FastTrack: to becoming ESG ready

The regulation applies to financial market participants across all asset classes, including illiquid assets whose fund managers need to prepare for its Level 2 (periodic reporting) entering into force in July 2022.

ESG is creating opportunities for commodities

“We saw very high dividends from these sectors, very strong cash flow and very low cash costs on the names that we own.

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