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Leveraging financial ecosystems: Five myths debunked

We take a look at some of the common myths

Lombard Odier and Oxford University in landmark research collaboration on sustainable finance and investment

The partnership also provides funding for several Oxford-led research projects, including the report State and Trends of Spatial Finance 2021 and the forthcoming report Grasping the Green Nettle: Country Comparative Advantage and the Green Premium.

Data management taps vast potential of ESG in wealth management

ESG has moved to centre stage in the private wealth arena,

7 commonly asked questions on sustainable investing.

Sustainable investing is here to stay.

Schroders Institutional Investor Study 2021: Sustainable funds deliver investment performance as Covid-19 intensifies ESG focus

This is a further sign that fears investing sustainably could hamper returns are diminishing among investors.

GAM Investments commits to net-zero emissions

GAM Investments has joined the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative.

European banks struggle to put ESG strategy into practice

As pointed out by Mobiquity’s senior director for digital banking Howard Moore, the last year has only served to intensify this consciousness.

Net Zero Asset Managers initiative announces 41 new signatories

The additional signatories mean a total 128 investors, collectively managing $43 trillion in assets, are now part of the initiative.

ESG: keeping up with the finance sector’s ‘hottest topic’

A solution might be to adopt standards which can help investors make comparisons and investment decisions.

TISE launches sustainable segment, joins UN sustainable initiative

TISE is now among the 104 Partner Exchanges of the UN SSE.

Schroders invests in Natural Capital Research

These include assets important for carbon storage, carbon sequestration, soil erosion protection, flood risk management, biodiversity, water quality and recreation.

Senior Leaders ESG Forum hosted by Compeer and Objectway highlights an overarching need for common standards

The question of how to avoid greenwashing will become more prevalent as firms develop their ESG proposition.

Future Planet Capital

Launching a structured investment vehicle for co-investments in biotech

Linking executive pay to ESG goals

Public pressure and changing norms are paving the way for business leaders to be paid based on a new set of criteria.

HSBC Asset Management Finances the Launch of RadiantESG Global Investors

A women-owned investment firm

Liontrust pulls ESG trust IPO after limited interest

Liontrust will at least be able to continue to build on their strong open-ended ESG franchise.”

EBRD announces winners of Green TFP awards

The Green TFP allows partner banks to use their existing trade finance facilities to finance exports, imports and local distribution of imported green technologies and materials, in line with the EBRD’s Green Economy Transition (GET) approach.

Green bonds: silver bullet or drop in the ocean?

For these reasons, the retail products should be supported, and we hope to see strong demand once they are available.

EBRD “at full strength to accelerate the recovery and the green transition”, President says

The Governors’ session on Thursday will launch a discussion, whereby the economies in which the Bank invests will be asked what help they need.

New horizons for UK environmental regulation and enforcement: trends to watch

We look at the potential changes to environmental law and enforcement and the trends in 2021 so far

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