News & Analysis
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News & Analysis
Vast majority of UK businesses hit by new EU packaging rules
EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation introduces strict new frameworks for packaging circularity
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News & Analysis
UK sustainable funds return to inflows pulling in £173m in Q2
Return to positive flows followed redemptions of £610m in Q1 2026
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Opinion
Where next for battery storage?
One question comes up more than any other from investors: where does the growth come from next?
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PA Future Committee
Strength in numbers: Why investor collaborations still matter
Investor collaborations have long been an accepted part of responsible ownership
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News & Analysis
Sustainable funds continue rebound in Q2 with $3.7bn inflows
Global sustainable funds pulled in $3.7bn net inflows in the second quarter, continuing their modest rebound
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News
Stewart Investors calls time after 38 years
The business, formerly based in Edinburgh, effectively retired its brand name at the end of last year
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News & Analysis
What Earth Overshoot Day means for investors
It can present a good time to review portfolios and consider how the companies they invest in are preparing for a more sustainable future
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Opinion
ESG investing has a governance problem
But without strong leadership, accountability and shareholder oversight, meaningful progress on sustainability is unlikely to last
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PA Future Committee
The SpaceX question: Who do index providers serve?
The SpaceX IPO highlights a debate about index power, passive investing and market accountability
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News
Alquity Transforming Lives Foundation appoints three trustees
Julia Dreblow, Natasha Kwakwa and Bruce McCombie will help strengthen the foundation’s strategic direction
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News
Environmental factors just 5% of ESG scores at quarter of FTSE 100 firms
Often given substantially less weight than social and governance factors, according to analysis
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News & Analysis
AI trade entering more selective phase, says Man Group portfolio manager
Investors start to distinguish between winners and losers across tech sector, according to Sumant Wahi
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Opinion
Data drought: AI’s water problem
The technology sector has become a surprisingly large and growing water consumer
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News
Quinbrook raises £587m for Renewables Impact fund
The fund is Quinbrook’s fifth managed fund and builds on the strategy of its inaugural Renewables Impact fund, which closed in 2023
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News
Foresight Environmental Infrastructure manager steps down
Ed Mountney and Charlie Wright will continue to lead the trust as co-lead managers as Chris Tanner transitions to a new role
Data
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News & Analysis
Navigating sustainability regulation: Two key trends and what comes next
The challenge is operational as much as strategic
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Research (EU)
UK asset owners say ESG more important now than two years ago
UK asset managers stepping back from sustainability need a ‘reality check’ following Hymans Robertson research
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PA Future Committee
What populists can teach responsible investors
There are five lessons around clarity and credibility to learn from populists, says RLAM’s Ashley Hamilton Claxton
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News
Quilter: 43% of investors unsure if they own a responsible fund
This is despite 73% of customers being concerned about climate change
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Biodiversity & Nature
Natural capital moves from ‘impact’ to portfolio resilience lens
mallowstreet research finds allocations approaching ‘critical inflection point’
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Data Research
Bias in ‘opaque’ ESG rating methodologies could lead to underperformance
Research from Imperial College London shows bias towards preparation and commitments rather than concrete action
Climate & Planet
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News & Analysis
Vast majority of UK businesses hit by new EU packaging rules
EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation introduces strict new frameworks for packaging circularity
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Opinion
Where next for battery storage?
One question comes up more than any other from investors: where does the growth come from next?
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News & Analysis
What Earth Overshoot Day means for investors
It can present a good time to review portfolios and consider how the companies they invest in are preparing for a more sustainable future
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Opinion
ESG investing has a governance problem
But without strong leadership, accountability and shareholder oversight, meaningful progress on sustainability is unlikely to last
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News
Environmental factors just 5% of ESG scores at quarter of FTSE 100 firms
Often given substantially less weight than social and governance factors, according to analysis
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Opinion
Data drought: AI’s water problem
The technology sector has become a surprisingly large and growing water consumer
PA Future Committee
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PA Future Committee
Strength in numbers: Why investor collaborations still matter
Investor collaborations have long been an accepted part of responsible ownership
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PA Future Committee
The SpaceX question: Who do index providers serve?
The SpaceX IPO highlights a debate about index power, passive investing and market accountability
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PA Future Committee
Why Liontrust’s sustainable investment team avoided SpaceX IPO
SpaceX did not sufficiently align with the team’s sustainability themes, explains Peter Michaelis
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PA Future Committee
From climate to nature: The next integration challenge
True resilience depends on understanding how climate and nature interact, writes Gresham House’s Hyewon Kong
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PA Future Committee
In the age of AI, culture may become active management’s greatest differentiator
Bev Shah, co-CEO at City Hive, explains why accountability cannot be delegated to an algorithm
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PA Future Committee
Two funds helping investors navigate animal testing concerns
Recent HL survey revealed 50% of clients are uncomfortable investing in companies that conducted animal testing
