04/29/2021
What three things should you be doing to ensure the greatest sustainability impact?
I asked the panel what three things they would recommend people do in their daily lives to make the greatest sustainability impact.
Planet SOS
04/28/2021
Net-zero targets revolutionise investment opportunities by Lombard Odier
US emissions have been in decline since 2007, thanks to switching from coal to natural gas, and action by individual states, such as California.
04/27/2021
Could A Lack Of Respect For Mother Nature Cause The Next Pandemic by Coutts
The reasons why we were one of the first companies to support The Prince of Wales’s Terra Carta pledge on biodiversity.
04/27/2021
European asset managers ramp up provision of sustainable ETFs
The 33 launches in Q1 surpass the 29 that came to market in the same period last year
04/26/2021
Climate change and sustainable finance
Financial services and markets have an important role to play in the transition to a more sustainable future.
04/23/2021
Brewin Dolphin to launch Sustainable Managed Portfolio Service for IFAs
Brewin Dolphin will be tracking a number of sustainability metrics using MSCI’s ESG data to measure the success of its approach.
04/23/2021
Earth Day 2021: investing for good as well as growth
We all must make a choice regarding whether we want to be on the right or wrong side of climate history.
04/22/2021
Restore our Earth
My pledge started in 2016
04/22/2021
LGT Private Banking is a founding member of the UN Net-Zero Banking Alliance
Scientific climate scenarios are to be used to determine sector-specific, intermediate and long-term goals for the alignment of their portfolios.
04/21/2021
LGT Vestra plants 10,000 trees with paperless reporting drive
The LGT Vestra Forest has planted trees in Brazil, Kenya, Madagascar, Thailand and India, supporting a range of projects.
04/21/2021
Liontrust to launch sustainable investment trust
The group also announced the appointment of Quintin Price to the board as a non-executive director.
04/21/2021
Earth Day: how impact investments can drive ‘net zero’ agenda
It said that “the timing of investments and the availability of clean energy solutions at the right time is of critical importance” and that “if innovation timelines can be aligned with net-zero emissions objectives, then this will unloc
04/20/2021
Map: How Countries’ Stock Markets Stack Up on ESG Practices and Carbon Risk
The Morningstar Sustainability Atlas uses the constituents of Morningstar country indexes to examine the sustainability profiles of 48 country-specific equity markets.
04/20/2021
Implications of sustainability and ESG for the securitisation market
This movement within the securitisation context is aligned with the wider global and political commitment towards greater focus on the sustainability of investments and an increased investor interest in human rights considerations.
04/19/2021
Leading investors representing USD11tn call on banks to set enhanced net zero targets
The banking sector has a critical role to play in aligning the real economy with the goal of net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner and in limiting warming to 1.5 degrees.
04/19/2021
Coalition of big investors pushes banks to defund carbon emitters
Group managing $11tn in assets call for financing to be linked to zero emissions goal
04/16/2021
Impact Consulting: Pro-bono consultancy dedicated to social impact
The demand for both these services was so intense that the organisation had to quickly move to find new ways to accommodate the needs of both consultants and clients.
04/15/2021
Deutsche Boerse unit Qontigo to launch ESG analytics tool by year-end
The ESG analytics solution we are developing will be more forward looking, and able to provide investors a more accurate picture in real time.
04/15/2021
Basel Committee publishes analytical report on climate-related financial risk
These reports contribute to the Committee's sequential approach to working on climate-related financial risks
04/15/2021
Basel Committee publishes analytical reports on climate-related financial risks
Climate-related financial risks – measurement methodologies provides an overview of conceptual issues related to climate-related financial risk measurement, and describes banks' and supervisors' current and emerging practices in this area.