01/22/2021
Changing consumer attitudes to careers and wealth are also placing a greater focus on shorter investment horizons and more value on flexibility, cashflow and the client experience.
01/22/2021
In conversation with Nigel Topping, the UK government’s appointed High Level Climate Change Champion
01/20/2021
Amidst the enthusiasm about green hydrogen, it can be easy to overlook the other big winner from this trend: renewable energy.
01/19/2021
The world invested unprecedented amounts in low-carbon assets last year, from renewables to cleaner transport, energy storage to electric heat
01/18/2021
This new offering follows the launch of Apex ESG Ratings & Advisory in 2020
01/18/2021
Current US regulation assumes that improving the sustainable characteristics of a company or portfolio means sacrificing risk-adjusted returns.
01/17/2021
Landmark regulations will force asset managers to up their game on ESG but data gaps may hinder progress
01/15/2021
The response was perhaps understandable.
01/15/2021
The bank will deliver a net-zero carbon pathway that meets international standards, can be independently validated, and only offsets carbon as the last resort.
01/15/2021
We also have to ensure that companies have sufficient capital to effect all these changes.
01/14/2021
Of the 563 respondents, 20% said they were “confident”, 10% said they were “neutral”, with 70% declaring they were “not confident”.
01/13/2021
The 1929 crash led to a complete overhaul of company transparency. We believe companies should be under as much pressure now to deliver clear plans to tackle climate change.
01/13/2021
The website aims to guide them through compliance criteria concerning the integration of ESG and the definition of sustainable investment objectives.
01/12/2021
Total sustainable debt issuance in 2020 was $732 billion, with social and sustainability bonds enjoying spectacular growth, and green bonds seeing a late-year surge
01/12/2021
Changes in the international regulatory landscape, paired with the Covid-19 pandemic, have accelerated investors’ interest in sustainable investments
01/12/2021
Investors globally are becoming increasingly convinced that ESG integrated portfolios will generate long-term sustainable alpha, if there is good quality ESG data and analytics.
01/11/2021
It is also why I have created a Natural Capital Investment Alliance to help us arrive at a common language on Natural Capital Investment so that we can start putting money to work and improve the flow of capital.
01/10/2021
The group is thought to be urging HSBC to reduce its exposure to fossil fuels, in particular coal, in line with the 2016 Paris agreement, which aims to limit global warming to 1.5C.
01/08/2021
Why do investors engage with companies on environmental, social and governance issues? We asked these managers why they engage and the effect it has
01/07/2021
Given that CCS is a relatively immature technology, it would put a lot of pressure on the waste sector to quickly, and fully, embrace CCS should the government support the CCC’s recommendations in this respect.