09/23/2022
SIX Commits to Net Zero by No Later Than 2050
The organization is part of global efforts to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Planet SOS
09/23/2022
Three Carbon-cutting Pitfalls – and How to Avoid Them
There is no ‘one-size-fits-all' answer in a space where investors bring very different priorities to the table.
09/23/2022
New Bonhôte Megatrend ESG fund launched today
Bonhôte stepping up commitment to sustainability with new Megatrend ESG fund investing in future-focused themes.
09/23/2022
Thorntons launches sustainable AIM IHT portfolio service
The Dundee-based wealth manager’s new Sustainable Future AIM Inheritance Tax Portfolio Service targets growing smaller companies.
09/23/2022
BlackRock told not to backtrack on climate commitments as New York City ups ESG pressure
New York City’s comptroller presses asset manager to recommit to achieving net zero emissions across its portfolio
09/22/2022
Credit Suisse finances debt conversion for marine conservation in Barbados
Barbados will direct the fiscal savings from the debt conversion, realized through lower debt service payments, to the Barbados Environmental Sustainability Fund (BESF) via a Conservation Funding Agreement.
09/21/2022
Fidelity launches biodiversity fund
Fidelity International has launched a new thematic strategy for Sustainable Water & Waste manager Velislava Dimitrova.
09/21/2022
Sarasin & Partners to hold auditors accountable for climate governance failings
Sarasin & Partners is a UK based subsidiary of J. Safra Sarasin.
09/21/2022
Private capital essential for 2030 sustainable development agenda
It found the 2030 agenda is being jeopardised by multiple intersecting crises: from the pandemic to climate change, to various conflicts including Afghanistan and Ukraine.
09/21/2022
Apex Group expands pioneering ESG offering with new Impact Investing Solution
Due to the multi-dimensional and complex nature of companies’ impacts, a range of qualitative and quantitative data is required for a comprehensive assessment.
09/21/2022
Revealed: Janus Henderson launches US sustainable fund for ESG duo
The ESG strategy will take advantage of regulatory changes in the US that promote clean technologies.
09/21/2022
Pictet launches ESG risk platform
The ESG data used to run the platform is sourced from three independent global providers and covers close to 20,000 companies worldwide.
09/20/2022
Mirova completes record fundraising for its fifth energy transition infrastructure fund
It then raised two further funds of €94m in 2008 and €354m in 2014 to open up to new geographies and technologies.
09/20/2022
HSBC AM launches Article 9 circular economy fund
Managed by Benedicte Mougeot
09/20/2022
IQ-EQ shortlisted in Real Deals’ inaugural ESG Awards
Key services include ESG health checks, reputational assessments, policy drafting assistance, and data consolidation and reporting.
09/19/2022
Partners Group to sell a 20% stake in 731.5 MW Dutch offshore windfarm
The windfarm is designed to generate 3,000 GWh of energy annually, which is enough to power approximately 825,000 Dutch households.
09/16/2022
Billionaire Patagonia Founder Gives Company Away to Fight Climate Change
Yvon Chouinard and his family are transferring ownership of the apparel company to a trust and nonprofit instead of pursuing a sale.
09/16/2022
Carbon removal: an historic investment opportunity
Impact Investor speaks to carbon removal experts to understand the investment opportunities in a nascent but fast-growing industry
09/15/2022
Asset managers are facing hundreds of ESG fund downgrades
A number of prominent asset managers have already resorted to downgrades following guidance from the EU.
09/15/2022
‘No client ever asked me if a fund is managed by a diverse team’
An advisor shares her opinion of Citywire’s Alpha Female Report 2022.