Latest news and expert analysis on ESG investment topics for the Asia region.
Nearly a third of private equity and hedge fund managers in the United States are still largely ignoring environmental, social and governance factors in their investment approaches, according to new research.
Russia and ethical investing are not typical bedfellows, but the country is beginning to embrace the global sustainability trend.
Encouraging biodegradable packaging and avoiding single-use plastics is becoming part of firms’ ESG criteria in the face of plastics’ destructive impact on oceans.
Most investors are unwilling to suffer underperformance in an environmental, social and governance-based strategy for more than 12 months, a poll has shown.
Redington’s Honor Fell tells ESG Clarity how consultants have adjusted their fund manager assessment methods, and why data holds the key to investor awareness.
More than a third of US investment advisers believe they have to sacrifice returns, to include environmental, social and governance metrics into investment portfolios, a survey has found.
Socially-responsible investing is not about short-term gains, says Union Investment’s sustainability chief Florian Sommer, it’s about divining future business trends and working out which companies are best able to adapt.
Blackrock has blamed index tracking products for its large stake in a contractor involved in child detention centres in the US.
Investors say they have insufficient tools to measure the financial impact of embracing ESG metrics in their investment strategies, according to a new poll.
Integrating ESG into the investment process is easier said than done and will vary from one team to another, according to industry experts.
Despite a raft of surveys trumpeting the benefits of sustainable investment policies, investors are still reluctant. So, what needs to change to secure their buy-in and is the revolution already underway?
Less than one fifth of European institutional pension investors are weighing up risks to their portfolio from environmental issues, a survey has found.
