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.
Planet SOS
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.
04/15/2021
Willis Towers Watson commits its delegated investment portfolios to net zero
Measurement of our progress and that of the whole investment industry towards stewarding the transition to a net zero and climate-resilient economy is an important issue.
04/15/2021
Advisers demand more ESG products
Yet only 15% of consumers actively invest in sustainable funds
04/14/2021
Growing desire for independent ESG rating agency says survey
There was also a desire to make a positive impact (or reduce a negative one) is the key reason for selecting ESG investments.
04/14/2021
ESG Watch: ESG investor sentiment; climate credit strategy and green bond launches; pension saver investment patterns
Pension savers recognise both the huge negative impact to society that poverty pay brings and also the risk to the long-term sustainability and profitability of these companies.
04/13/2021
Schroders joins GIIN, the Global Impact Investing Network
GIIN focuses on reducing barriers to impact investment to enable more capital to be directed to fund solutions in this space.
04/12/2021
Norway's $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund says climate to dominate next decades
A new set of guidelines could force the fund to cut 2,200 companies from its portfolio
04/12/2021
Novelis green bonds admitted to TISE GREEN
Novelis is the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminium products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminium.
04/12/2021
Economy resembles ‘Ever Given’ stuck ship, but don’t panic: CS Swiss CIO says
He also compared the economy to Jonathan Swift’s satirical novel Gulliver’s Travels.
04/09/2021
Storage technologies: paving the way for a renewable energy future
But along with lithium-ion batteries, cheaper, longer-duration storage technologies will be required to fully replace fossil-fuelled power plants and allow for the 100 per cent use of renewable energy.
04/09/2021
AXA IM rolls out its first low-carbon US high yield fund
Fund will be classified as Article 9 under SFDR