Managers of Wealth

Green finance is having a moment in the sun

More investors are signing up for, and chances are they will stick to these principles

Leading the change: climate action in the financial sector - speech by Sarah Breeden

Given at the UK Finance Webinar held during London Climate Action Week

How regulation can level the ESG playing field

Jonathan Brooks, Head of Mining and Metals at European law firm Fieldfisher, discusses how legislation, rather than voluntary codes, will drive greater uniformity in ESG performance

Embedding ESG into banks’ strategies

Four key actions banks should be taking to prepare for the post-COVID-19 ESG mantra.

The Climate Financial Risk Forum publishes its guide to help the financial industry address climate-related financial risks

The objective of the guide is to help firms understand the risks that arise from climate change,

Hydrogen’s Role in the Green Economy

This natural gas-to-hydrogen pathway is the lowest-cost production method, but it does result in carbon emissions.

Climate change action should drive coronavirus recovery

It said environmental considerations can be built in to coronavirus recovery policy making.

What we’ve learned from how sustainability and sustainable companies have weathered the Covid-19 crisis

Businesses’ sustainability programmes better prepared them for the Covid-19 crisis and will become increasingly important.

KBIGI Publishes Latest Impact Measurement Scores for Natural Resources Strategies

Specialist asset management boutique KBI Global Investors was early to recognise the alpha to be derived from investing in companies providing solutions to numerous sustainability challenges

What impact investing needs as it grows

One lesson that will likely stay with us long after COVID-19 will be the realization of how connected we are.

Europe’s new reality: Go digital, go green

How scaling up green technology can help put Europe on the road to recovery.

UBS raises over CHF 400m for sustainable fund

The fund is registered for sale in Switzerland and is available to both retail and institutional investors.

Coutts pledges to cut carbon emission by 25%

To be a part of that change, Coutts has today also revealed that it has excluded four areas from its direct investments: Thermal coal extraction; thermal coal energy generation; tar sand; arctic oil and gas exploration.

E, S or G: Which drives outperformance?

Latest research by MSCI examines performance of E, S and G factors over different time horizons

3 Years and $3 Trillion Could Shift the Climate Change Narrative

A new report from the International Energy Agency details what it will take to lock in this year’s drop in emissions.

Guernsey Sustainable Finance Week webinars - the highlights

Thurs 11 June: Private equity key part of economic recovery from pandemic

26% of clients now seek responsible ESG investments

deVere Group reports that since the beginning of May, 26% of clients around the world are eyeing exposure to or are now part of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) “megatrend.”

Bridging the Gap in European Scale-up Funding: The Green Imperative in an Unprecedented Time

Digital Europe’s Innovate Europe report identified innovation funding for such companies as one of the greatest challenges facing European ecosystems and this report builds on that assertion.

A new dawn for sustainability

How will fund manager engagement energise the responsible investment agenda?

Latest Launches: Flurry of new funds from BlackRock, Aviva, BMO, Eaton Vance and Blackfinch

It has been a busy week of fund launches on the ESG scene

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