Managers of Wealth

UBS Asset Management and Aon launch emerging market climate transition fund

The fund aims to apply positive and negative ‘tilts’ to emerging market companies compared to a broad emerging market index.

ESG has become significantly more important for clients say wealth professionals

Advisors and wealth managers report increased focus on ESG credentials by clients but is the industry well placed to deliver?

ABN AMRO Bank N : Sustainable Impact Fund invests in Think Better Group

Think Better Group strives to provide consumers with alternatives to single-use plastic products within the consumer industry by prioritising the use of plant-based materials.

People and planet first: food systems under growing pressure to reform

At the same time, industrial agriculture is decimating biodiversity and exhausting the soil on which it depends.

Why the energy transition is becoming progressively challenging

Satisfying global demand is becoming progressively challenging.

Deutsche's Müller: Investors overlooking traditional energy's transformation potential

Deutsche Bank Private Bank’s ESG chief investment officer Markus Müller says traditional energy companies are crucial to the energy transition but undervalued compared to renewable energy players.

BNP Paribas AM to launch ESG world and infrastructure ETFs on Irish platform

The French asset manager will mirror its existing ETFs on its ICAV

Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund: 2022 Impact Report

Discover the 2022 Impact Report of Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund.

A great “forward leap”: seizing The Sustainability Revolution

So companies, in particular family firms, need to be ready to adapt their business models to the rapid changes taking place.

REYL Intesa Sanpaolo releases the second edition of its publication, FORWARD, on biodiversity

The report presents an overview of the current state of the earth’s natural resources as well as the scale of international commitments agreed during the COP 15 summit.

Some Private Bank CIOs Highlight Disconnect in Sustainable Investing, Emphasize Importance of Mining in Renewable Energy Transition

There is also scope to point out, according to some reports, that many investors are eager to exclude mining-related companies from their investment portfolios, overlooking the fact that these companies are essential for the renewable energy transition.

Fostering Climate Innovation in Switzerland

Under the Swiss CO₂ tax law, one third of the collected tax money is reimbursed to companies based on their annual payroll, which the members donate to the Foundation.

Paving the road for long-term, sustainable returns

Following the landmark climate agreement reached at COP 21 in 2015, climate concerns have shot up the agenda.

Towards an electric future: investors at the heart of a new industrial revolution

This means not only electrifying our energy supply, but also the demand.

Asset managers unite to urge European Commission to tighten ESG reporting rules

In a joint statement, they presented the shortfalls in the new law along with a series of recommendations for improvements.

Can SI shine in the second half?

Investors will face a balancing act between slowing economic growth, potentially stickier inflation that warrants further rate hikes, and a pickup in both asset volatility and dispersion.

Impax suffers £300m Q2 outflow as ESG falls out of favour

The sustainable investing specialist’s total AUM dipped 1% in the second quarter to £39.7bn.

Schroders gives UK investors access to Global Sustainable Food and Water fund

Launched in October 2021

Temperature record underlines opportunities in sustainable investment strategies

Seek out businesses that are ahead of their peers on ESG criteria and in the energy transition.

Architects take inspiration from nature to build sustainable future

Buildings account for nearly 40 per cent of global carbon emissions

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