12/29/2020
Favourable ratings have become a priority as impact investments, which are designed to be both socially and financially rewarding, surge in popularity and many funds demand more accountability.
12/28/2020
Assets in impact funds swelled to $715 billion at the end of last year from $8 billion in 2012
12/22/2020
As we move into 2021, how will 2020’s effects shape the financial industry? What will emerge as break through themes and trends?
12/22/2020
MSCI ESG Ratings help institutional investors identify environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities within their portfolio.
12/22/2020
EU to drive surge with new regulations and issuances, says NN Investment Partners
12/18/2020
Managers are responding with fund products that look to meet these priorities.
12/18/2020
Through our Soapbox we will continue to shout about innovative companies that are making a difference while also resolutely calling-out behaviours that need to change.
12/16/2020
It is the second fund in ASI’s Sustainable Development Equity range following the launch of the Asian Sustainable Development Equity Fund in August this year.
12/16/2020
ESG preferences and MiFID suitability
Investment advisors and portfolio managers will soon be required to incorporate clients’ sustainablity (or ESG) preferences into their suitability assessments – what kind of challenges will this pose?
12/15/2020
Our latest monthly issue of UBS Sustainable Investing Perspectives discusses SI equity strategies, why exclusions shouldn’t be an exclusive strategy, and UK's 10-point green plan
12/15/2020
The FCCM is aimed at ensuring finance sector-focused initiatives are aligned with the objectives of next year’s COP26 climate conference in order to better coordinate efforts at mobilising financial institutions and service providers in support of c
12/15/2020
The fund has a particular focus on low carbon footprint, with the portfolio designed to be less carbon intensive than its index.
12/15/2020
The largest ecosystem on earth, the ocean is the lung of the planet, providing the oxygen for every second breath we take.
12/15/2020
The promotional agency, in collaboration with Ogier in Guernsey, has produced a guide for developing sustainable trust deeds, ‘Sustainable Investing for Private Wealth and Family Offices.’
12/14/2020
Climate change is one of the most pressing long-term issues that we face, and one that I expect to come further into focus as we look to the future.
12/14/2020
Investments will be in European non-investment grade infrastructure debt offering stable and predictable cash flows.
12/10/2020
In a new study published in Nature Climate Change, researchers investigate how different levels of mitigation affect global warming rates over a 'key period' for policymakers making adaptation decisions.
12/09/2020
BloombergNEF’s annual Climatescope survey illustrates investors’ pre-pandemic appetite for clean energy in developing markets; Chile finishes atop the market ranking
12/09/2020
This report focuses on how financial organisations can adopt ESG practices and contribute to helping the world achieve a low carbon economic future.
12/08/2020
The report is based on the 4 “pillars” of TCFD recommended disclosures, namely: Governance; Strategy; Risk Management and Metrics and Targets.