Managers of Wealth

MSCI launches new climate change indexes

They can be used as a stand alone index or as an overlay to an overall ESG strategy.

ICBC London Branch secures US$400 million green loan

The dual currency term loan facility in US dollars and British pounds marks the first-ever green loan principles compliant loan facility for a Chinese bank

CFTC to assess climate change risk and possible mitigation steps

Mr. Behnam noted that market regulators in other countries, some of whom were represented at the risk committee meeting, are taking steps to assess and mitigate climate change financial risks

Fresh air thinking: using electric vehicles to improve air quality

In the capital, around half of emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter come from transport.

Fixed Income is Redefining Sustainable Investing

Despite this tremendous growth, we believe it is still early days, in particular for ESG investing via fixed income.

ESG groups try to thin a thicket of sustainability metrics

As Americans demand ‘inclusive’ capitalism, companies say they are drowning in surveys

Drastic shift in city lifestyles urged to avert climate crisis

Cities need to at least halve their emissions by 2030, urbanites need to cut their meat consumption and fast-fashion has to be ditched to have a chance of keeping global warming to 1.5°C.

Porn Is Worse Than Pollution in Ethical Investing Portfolios

This is not the first time analysts have flagged shortcomings in ESG selection.

Ethical investment needs more transparency

Investors looking for moral options depend on accurate information

Sustainability Means Business

EIU Consulting is a bespoke service designed to provide solutions specific to our customers’ needs

This is why biodiversity is so crucial to protecting our planet

There are multiple hypotheses for what lies behind this trend, but the pattern is clear: species richness increases from the poles to the equator.

Gender-focused funds on rise but data scarce

It remains difficult to find gender data related to profit and loss at a company, according to AXA IM

UBP joins UK fund platform for impact investing

The Big Issue’, UBP will make its Positive Impact Equity fund available to UK retail investors.

Ex-AllianzGI EMD chief joins family office

This marks a return to the industry for Saichin

Can blue finance save the oceans?

Blue bonds and other novel financial devices may fund conservation projects that have until now been off-limits.

Chinese banks risk supporting soy-related deforestation, report finds

What’s more, Gillespy said, “These figures are only set to grow with China’s increasing reliance on soy imported from Brazil.”

HSBC GAM to launch EM green bond fund

The fund will have IFC as an anchor investor and the managers will look for non-financial sector green bonds issued by developing countries.

UK govt to help savers invest in good under new initiative

So-called impact investing - which marries social and environmental outcomes with financial returns – has grown rapidly over the past decade, but the sector tends to be mostly accessible to large or institutional investors.

Climate change could devastate financial system, experts warn

Van Lerven said that central banks need to “step up to the urgency” of their warnings on climate change.

The myth of climate wars?

This nuance is important, not least for the sake of accountability: climate change must not be used to duck responsibility for resolving or averting violent confrontations.

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