Managers of Wealth

Five questions you need to answer about your green bond strategy

Concerns about the costs of issuing a green bond sometimes deter potential issuers.

Investors call on Europe’s companies to address missing climate change costs in financial accounts

The companies also receive a copy of ‘Investor Expectations for Paris-aligned Accounts’ published today by IIGCC, setting out more detail on the steps investors require companies to take on the issue.

UBS named global industry leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for sixth consecutive year

The DJSI’s assessment covers everything from employee diversity to community engagement

Is ESG finally here to stay?

Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance has been in the public consciousness for a few years now – but it’s fair to say that 2020 has seen a huge uptick in awareness.

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index recognises CaixaBank as one of the world's most sustainable banks

The financial institution features in the global sustainability index for the ninth year in a row

Strong sustainability credentials can signal resilience

No company entered the pandemic with a detailed blueprint for how to respond.

Asset giants push European firms to include climate risks in accounts

JP Morgan, M&G and Fidelity were among 38 asset managers to sign a document urging major European companies to take account of material climate risks in their financial statements.

The Earth Convention: Creating a green transition in energy and finance

Finance has a huge role to play in influencing and supporting even greater efforts, be it through the enhancement of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment credentials, or the exercising of corporate voting power to advocate for change.

ESG Gains Popularity And Gathers Momentum, Leaders Said.

Investors often don’t understand the difference between ESG, which highlights three specific pillars (environmental, social and governance) and sustainable stewardship, a more blanket term applied to sustainable investing.

How the Platform on Sustainable Finance will help define our green future

There isn’t long for them to create and learn this shared language and find uniform ways of measuring climate change and taking concerted action, either.

Victory Hill seeking £400m in the initial placing

Victory Hill said in a statement projects must have the required grid access as well as land, planning, and regulatory consents to be considered investable.

CaixaBank issues its first Green Bond

With this issuance, CaixaBank will channel funds to finance projects that contribute to environmental sustainability, such as the reduction of greenhouse gases, the prevention of pollution and the adaptation to climate change.

ESG has reached a crucial tipping point

ESG has become a top priority for investors, corporates and alternative asset fund managers globally.

KBI Global Investors reaction to International Energy Agency latest statement on renewables overtaking coal

These stimulus packages will drive investment capex into more renewable capacity globally

FCA speech on role of financial regulation in tackling climate change

The PRA has published a statement on Covid-19 guidance for firms, which replaces previous guidance relating to Covid-19 measures for PRA-regulated firms, in light of updates from UKG.

Align your clients’ values to their investments via comprehensive ESG data

Act Analytics is now helping SS&C make this type of analysis available to its customers.

Fidelity finds higher ESG ratings linked to outperformance in 2020

The research timeframe covers both the market crash in March and the recovery April-onwards.

The time to push ahead on tackling climate change - speech by Andrew Bailey

Our goal is to build a UK financial system resilient to the risks from climate change and supportive of the transition to a net-zero economy.

The future is bright, the future is green

ESG indices are typically made up of fewer companies that are dependent on market cycles.

ESG inflows quadruple in 2020

Recent data from Morningstar showed global assets in sustainable funds hit £930bn in the third quarter of 2020, a record high.

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