05/07/2020
Investors voted remotely ahead of the meeting on two separate climate change motions - one backed by investor group ShareAction and the other by the Barclays board - with results due to be published later on Thursday.
05/05/2020
Advisers said, currently, there are a limited number of clients that view ESG as an important consideration in portfolios.
05/04/2020
If financial services firms were able to bury their heads in the sand on environmental issues before, they certainly can’t now.
05/04/2020
Amid fears some states could step back from funding pledges as coronavirus strains budgets, Germany appeals for international solidarity.
04/30/2020
Builds on Established Record of Reporting on Corporate Citizenship
04/30/2020
The outbreak of covid-19 poses a 'unique test' for governments in pursuing their environmental objectives
04/30/2020
Scaled investments in trusted climate solutions will help drive development of global standards and help fight climate change.
04/30/2020
This detailed analysis enables investors to track changes in a fund’s ESG profile over time, compare results on an absolute and relative basis, and compare asset managers’ scores against each other.
04/30/2020
The idea of “ethical” or “green” investing has gained ground in recent years, but it is hampered by a lack of quantitative definitions.
04/29/2020
Following global emergencies, the international community tends to revert to “business as usual,” rather than preparing for future disasters.
04/29/2020
The funds delivered the results, the managers earned their fees and investors saw mouth-watering returns.
04/27/2020
And as the pandemic starts to peak, thoughts are turning to how to help the economy to recover.
04/27/2020
BNP Paribas topped the rankings with a score of 63.2 per cent, and Lloyds was singled out as most improved, having shot up to second place after being deemed the worst offender in a prior edition of the survey published in 2017.
04/24/2020
The SFDR empowers the ESAs to develop Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the content, methodology and presentation of ESG disclosures both at entity level and at product level.
04/23/2020
Twenty years can see an incredible amount of change and that has definitely been the case in my own specialist field, sustainable investing.
04/22/2020
Dealing with the economic and social aftermath of the crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic will present formidable challenges.
04/22/2020
The world’s 300 biggest superyachts produce close to the same carbon footprint as the African nation of Burundi – but there may be one that even an environmentalist would find both appealing and sustainable
04/22/2020
The Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has set aside USD10 billion to combat climate change. If he wants to have the greatest possible impact, here’s where he should invest the money.
04/22/2020
The first Earth Day boosted environmental awareness and legislation.
04/22/2020
Another positive has been increased focus on the global wildlife trade, brought on by some reports suggesting coronavirus started in a wet market in China.