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ESG label can't fool advisers

No client wants to be in an 'also-ran' product where a commitment to ESG did not come with a commitment to fiduciary duty.

Is it time for a standardised ESG framework, and will the IFRS lead the way?

The lack of clarity in ESG means it’s difficult to compare and analyse investments.

Coronavirus recovery could help us fight climate change

This means that by 2050, the UK aims to add no additional carbon to the atmosphere by balancing the amount of emissions we produce and take away.

DWS commits to climate neutrality

European investment manager DWS has also created an ESG advisory board.

The pandemic is only a prelude to a looming climate crisis

Despite long-standing and plentiful warnings from scientists about the risks of a pandemic, the world was woefully unprepared for this crisis.

Investors 'raising' renewables share of investments

Octopus Renewables surveyed companies globally representing $6.9 trillion under management

Kenya, Britain $11m climate change war chest ahead of Glasgow meeting

Kenya, a sustainable development powerhouse with an ambitious NDC target to reduce emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, had in earlier negotiations with UN Development Programme led by Resident Representative Walid Badawi, been challenged to set higher targe

Managers jump on ESG bandwagon but the best are specialists

New ESG entrants are rushing in, but good managers are long-tenured experts

Aligning forces: preserving Natural Capital to build a sustainable economy

Those who come too late in this process will be punished by history.

Britain faced two choices: Toughen its climate goals or get left behind

Countries will get left behind or even out in the cold if they don't sign up to the club of climate ambition.

Planet Papers: A brand new world

Companies are having to innovate and evolve in order to engage with the shifting attitudes — as well as the changing spending habits — of a new generation of consumers. Far from interrupting these trends, the coronavirus pandemic has accelerat

Is this really a green revolution?

Investment in capturing carbon at the point it is burnt and burying it deep underground has also been seen as an essential part of the roadmap to net zero.

Boris Johnson announces 10-point green plan with 250,000 jobs

Labour says proposals, some of which had already been trailed, are ‘deeply disappointing’

LGT: Number One in Sustainable Investments

LGT obtained the rating 'very good' in all categories tested – such as advisory services and investment proposal.

Five questions you need to answer about your green bond strategy

Concerns about the costs of issuing a green bond sometimes deter potential issuers.

Investors call on Europe’s companies to address missing climate change costs in financial accounts

The companies also receive a copy of ‘Investor Expectations for Paris-aligned Accounts’ published today by IIGCC, setting out more detail on the steps investors require companies to take on the issue.

Fidelity International Extends Its Sustainable And Thematic Offering With New Fund Launches In 2021

Our clients are also becoming increasingly theme-aware when taking their investment decisions.

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index recognises CaixaBank as one of the world's most sustainable banks

The financial institution features in the global sustainability index for the ninth year in a row

KKR Invest in CMC Machinery to Drive Innovation in Sustainable Packaging

Investment is part of KKR’s Global Impact strategy, helping deliver commercial solutions to significant societal challenges

Environment focus: European commitment to sustainable finance strengthens

Three-quarters (77%) also say the pandemic has either reinforced their commitment to Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) or made them realise they had paid too little attention to the social component of ESG.

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