GFANZ transition finance measurement ‘fatally flawed’ NGOs claim
Nine groups say EER risks being used to justify high levels of finance for fossil fuel companies
Asia
Latest news and expert analysis on ESG investment topics for the Asia region.
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CFA Institute releases climate risk analysis certificate
Addressing the practical application of climate factors in investment decisions
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Investors call for ‘strong and robust’ Global Plastics Treaty ahead of talks
Nordea AM, LGIM and CCLA are among signatories of a letter to the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution
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Five takeaways from PRI in Person
This year’s conference in Tokyo looked at adapting to local contexts, the expanding role of private markets and more
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Materials set for multi-trillion dollar role in the low-carbon transition
Evy Hambro and Olivia Markham of the Thematic & Sectors team at BlackRock talk about the increasing importance and growth potential of materials companies across the transition to a low-carbon economy, and how they may offer investors an untapped source of alpha.
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STACS upgrades ESGpedia to plug Asia ESG data gap
To help financial institutions comply with regulatory requirements
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Climate action finance tops $1trn for the first time
CPI study finds flows will need to increase by at least five-fold annually by 2030
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Company revenue covered by net-zero targets hits $27trn
But credibility of targets is lacking and found not aligned with Paris Agreement
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CFA, GSIA and PRI unify definitions of responsible investment
Harmonised definitions to help investors ‘communicate with confidence’
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Working group set up to develop HK ESG code of conduct
ICMA will work with asset managers to set out baseline best practice
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Investors must be involved in structuring the post-SDG framework
Launching next year from the UN, the framework is too important for a collective investor voice to be missing
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Road to COP28: Clashes over omission of fossil fuels from climate talks
And global loss and damage climate talks end in failure ahead of this year’s conference