Managers of Wealth

Major blue chips make list of climate leaders

BT Group, Danone, Microsoft and Sony have been named on the influential list by the CDP

These Billionaires Made Their Fortunes by Trying to Stop Climate Change

They’re among the first to profit from climate solutions—but they won’t be the last.

‘Green Swan’: Bankers warn of climate change risks

Traditional backward-looking risk assessments and existing climate-economic models cannot anticipate accurately enough the form that climate-related risks will take.

You don’t know enough about ESG to demonstrate your value

Analyst says once advisors get past the confused definitions, they’ll be able to help clients

Is the sustainable Blue Economy investible?

The survey shows that while there are already opportunities in early stage, impact and fixed income investments, with infrastructure and listed equity allocations on the horizon, the main barriers for investors continue to be a lack of investment grade pr

4 Lessons From BlackRock's ESG Move

BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink charts an ambitious path which could push sustainable investing into the mainstream

KBI Global Investors welcomes BofA/Moynihan campaign to bring common standard to alignment of investments with SDGs

The Dublin-based manager aligned its investment strategies with the SDGs from their inception

Don’t expect the earth from fund managers on climate change

Decarbonisation is the responsibility of government, not altruistic businessmen

Aberdeen Standard Investments - 2020 outlook

Aberdeen Standard Investments sees structural growth opportunities in Chinese equities and emerging market bonds in 2020.

Understanding climate risk - McKinsey Global Institute

How could Earth’s changing climate impact socioeconomic systems across the world in the next three decades? A yearlong, cross-disciplinary research effort at McKinsey & Company provides some answers.

Mastercard and Partners Launch Priceless Planet Coalition to Act on Climate Change

Invites consumers and companies to join in to plant 100 million trees in five years

Mark Carney handed COP26 climate finance role

His key focus will be mobilising ambitious action from across the financial system needed to help achieve the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement.

EU Commission and Parliament commit to Green Deal Investment Plan

The Commission will closely monitor and evaluate the progress on this transition path.

Investor demand for ESG to grow through 2020, outlines Cerulli

At present in the equity space, the strategies available to investors range from broad ESG funds with exclusion policies to thematic funds, impact investing products, and strategies targeting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals."

The Cannabis Industry's Dirty Energy Secret By James Burgess, Oilprice.com

In fact, the growing of pot is so power-intensive that its ecological footprint is quickly becoming an environmental nightmare.

Falko Paetzold: «ESG is Too Complicated for Private Bankers»

That's often helpful in the area of sustainability, even more so earlier than it is today.

KBI Global Investors helps get trees planted in Ireland

The WEF was established by the Irish government in 2019 to boost forestation across the country to 18% of total land from 11%.

ESG considerations tilt financing landscape in 2020

Borrowers that banks are less willing to lend to for ESG reasons are facing pressure in capital markets

World’s largest asset manager BlackRock joins $41 trillion climate-change investing pact

With BlackRock on board, total assets under management represented by Climate Action 100+ now top $41 trillion.

The Global CIO Office releases its 2020 outlook today entitled “A World in Transition”.

The Global CIO team see ample opportunity to generate income streams of acceptable quality in global credit markets. Despite spreads being at their recent lows, they see scope for even lower spreads due to the weight of liquidity.

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