ISS ESG unveils leader fund ratings
Prime funds outperform peers on a variety of sustainability factors.
Author: PA Future
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How shorts can support ESG investing
Paper focuses on carbon footprinting, describing how short positions in carbon-intensive businesses can lower footprint of a portfolio.
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Deutsche Bank presents new ESG research offering
dbSustainability will produce reports detailing the impact of ESG themes on the economy and individual companies.
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BlackRock engagement update since January ESG pledge
Investment behemoth ramped up its climate-related engagement with companies in carbon-intensive sectors.
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Impact investing in emerging markets
UBAM’s Mathieu Nègre and Yvan Delaplace say these countries have greater opportunities for impact investing than developed markets.
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SEC’s Roisman: Not ready to back mandated ESG disclosure
SEC commissioner Elad Roisman shared his thoughts on ESG in a speech to the Society for Corporate Governance.
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ESG Clarity debuts the Responsibility Ratings Index
Despite the indomitable rise of ESG investing there is as yet no universal benchmark for what constitutes such a fund. ESG Clarity’s Responsible Ratings Index intends to help.
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Crisis-related drop in green bond issuance ‘temporary’
Banks have been issuing fewer green bonds this year as a result of the coronavirus crisis, despite forecasts to the contrary.
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Former AXA IM CEO launches new ESG firm
Heidi Ridley, former CEO, with Kathryn McDonald, former head of sustainable investing, have set up Radiant ESG from their base in the US.
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Black Lives Matter – and that applies in the corporate world too!
In the midst of fighting a new virus, Etsy stands up to old prejudices in support of Black Lives Matter. Etsy’s CEO Josh Silverman not only comes out in support of Black Lives Matter but is also prepared to invest in the welfare of Black-led institutions.
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Fund managers on what helped ESG outperform during pandemic
It has been well documented that ESG holdings held up better than non-ESG peers during the coronavirus sell-off.
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Three questions answered on EU’s Ecolabel assessment of ESG funds
Amundi’s Thierry Bogaty explores how Ecolabel criteria for funds may look