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Sustainability will drive returns

By targeting companies aligning with the goals of the Paris Agreement

Culture – A Practical Framework for Sustainable Change

Innovative resource guides organisations on their approach to cultural progression.

Funds Governance in 2021 – What it Means to Investors

The research found that the rise of ESG investing, demands for specific experience and greater expectations on transparency are all shaping the fund governance landscape

Credit Suisse and BMW pile into climate tech VC fund

The venture capital strategy has made its first five investments in firms that aim to mitigate CO2 emissions

Investors pushing the drive to net zero

Thirty two percent of investors are happy for their money to be used to reduce carbon emissions, regardless of return.

Gaps in climate disclosure will hit corporate access to capital

Yet the majority of companies in emerging markets have little visibility on what their climate risk exposure might be.

Five priorities for COP26: an investor’s perspective

In biodiversity alone, 68% of animal populations have vanished in the past 50 years

Hedge fund manager Hohn steps up campaign over banks’ fossil-fuel loans

These include setting stricter capital requirements for carbon-intensive lending, and requiring banks to improve climate-related disclosures.

BNP Paribas Asset Management broadens low carbon range with third ETF launch

BNP Paribas Easy Low Carbon 100 Eurozone PAB® UCITS ETF uses a methodology based on a significant commitment to ESG

Willis Towers Watson and Qontigo launch climate transition indices

Whilst current climate metrics can help to identify outliers, many of the current approaches to factoring climate risk into investments tend to be simplistic and fall short of accurately identifying their impact on company valuations.

COP26: what’s at stake for the EBRD regions

The stake are very high, as the climate emergency, highlighted in the IPCC report from earlier this year, requires urgent and decisive action from the world’s governments.

Guernsey reports its position on 21st century fiduciary duties

The report showcases the importance of why we need to modernise fiduciary duty across the globe, and the ways in which Guernsey, as a centre of green and sustainable finance, has been working to do so.

Helping banks go green

This is but one of a thousand examples of how our partner financial institutions help their clients embrace new technologies and adapt to a changing planet.

COP26: Making- Progress in Commitments and Actions

Senior Equity Analyst Alvaro Navarro examines the dynamics around the upcoming COP26 summit.

Expect scope of UK climate change litigation to broaden

This claim is unique in that it is alleging that Santos has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in breach of Australian consumer law by claiming in its annual report and on its website that natural gas provides ‘clean energy’ and that

Private equity fund managers to increase exposure to energy sector over next five years

Post-pandemic demand surge outstrips supply

Crédito Agrícola Group taps Meniga for carbon tracking tool

Unlike traditional carbon calculators, which typically require lengthy and arduous manual inputting, Meniga’s ‘Carbon Insight’ automatically calculates a user’s carbon footprint based on their spending profile.

FCA: Wealth advisers must put ESG funds under the microscope

Wealth advisers must do more to scrutinise and challenge ESG funds, the FCA has said.

Harnessing the power of the private sector

Since 2019, with the help of international financial institutions, it has designed and launched a number of solar auctions that resulted in record low winning bids.

Petrol panic feeds UK equity fund outflows - but ESG survives

Emerging market funds saw their highest inflows in seven years, standing at £407 million, according to the Calastone Fund Flow Index, which was launched in 2015.

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