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The future is bright, the future is green

ESG indices are typically made up of fewer companies that are dependent on market cycles.

Generali Investments: A Renewed Strategy for GIS Sustainable World Equity, Investing in Global Equity Through an ESG Lens

Quantitative and qualitative screens

Square Mile expands suite of ESG and responsible ratings and accreditations

Grows to five metrics

Allfunds joins the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment

The aim of these principles is to develop a more sustainable global financial system.

ESG inflows quadruple in 2020

Recent data from Morningstar showed global assets in sustainable funds hit £930bn in the third quarter of 2020, a record high.

Sustainable investing muddle? Keep calm and try a doughnut

Claudia Quiroz is lead fund manager of Quilter Cheviot’s Climate Assets Fund

Bank J. Safra Sarasin Launches Fund Supporting Sustainable Development Goals

The new JSS Sustainable Equity – SDG Opportunities fund invests globally in high-quality companies with strong sustainability practices and creates solutions that contribute to the SDGs.

Close Brothers launches sustainable multi-asset fund

The new sustainable funds will aim to generate consistent long-term returns by screening out unethical practices while focusing on investment opportunities with positive ESG and sustainability records.

7IM reduces annual management charge for Sustainable Balance fund

The fund, which launched over 13 years ago, has a strong track record and over the past 5 years alone it has delivered a return of 39% compared to the 25% returned from its IA comparative benchmark.

Investors taking hard look to ensure firms will be following rules

And investors say they will not work with managers that are not demonstrating robust ESG integration and are not scoring high on investors' own ESG criteria.

Schroders Institutional Investor Study 2020: Active engagement identified as key tactic for driving change as greenwashing becomes main challenge

Active engagement and stewardship have leapt in importance as a way for asset managers to drive sustainable change, Schroders Institutional Investor Study 2020 has found.

Mizuho veterans launch green energy-focused firm

New boutique will target developments designed to aid transition to green energy.

Deutsche Bank surged into second place for green bonds

Demand for Sustainable Finance is growing

ESG and Sustainability in the Real Assets sector

The nature of real assets projects is that they are typically long-term and as immovable assets, they are directly linked to a location.

Five things investors should know about when investing in ESG-focused funds

Amid this shift, the investment universe has also grown immensely over the past decade, and sales in responsible funds have risen 230% (Over 12 months to August 2020) on the back of strong performance of funds in this space.

UK pension pool picks Nordea to run climate strategy for €1.3bn ESG fund

The asset manager will take charge of the fraction of the new multi-manager mandate, which includes strategies run by Ownership Capital and RBC Global Asset Management.

Prestige Funds launches dedicated Climate Invest website

Prestige Funds, the specialist private debt fund group, has launched a new information and research service for investors who are interested in opportunities that will help them to fund alternative energy sources.

2022 - The growth opportunity of the century

Are you ready for the ESG change?

How can we build a greener future?

Young people whose education has suffered during the pandemic will also be hit harder by global warming.

More look to their own finances to power a green recovery

A new research from Rathbone Greenbank Investments reveals that a quarter of UK people believe investing only in companies making a positive impact is one of the best ways to turbocharge the economy.

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