Sustainability-linked bonds: A new platform for greenwashing?
By Paul Lukaszewski, head of corporate debt – Asia Pacific, Aberdeen Standard Investments
Author: ESG Clarity Asia
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GoldenSource tool to unearth greenwashers through portfolio analysis
Allows users to carry out portfolio screening, comparison and quality checks.
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Where is the demand for ESG coming from?
FE fundinfo’s Mikkel Bates says there is a groundswell of interest from end investors
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Pressure mounts to penalise non-sustainable bond issuers
Fixed income investors in Asia should avoid non ESG-compliant issuers amid efforts to drive a more sustainable future, agreed speakers on a panel as part of FSA’s “Spotlight On: Fixed Income” series.
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Investing in sustainable growth: Energy transition
Climate change is real and urgent. Arguably, it even presents an existential threat. The silver lining is that the call for climate change has simultaneously opened up new investment opportunities.
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Mercedes signs up to Amazon-led climate programme
The car manufacturer is to radically alter business operations to become carbon neutral by 2040.
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Influential sovereign wealth fund to publish voting intentions ahead of AGMs
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund sees the move as part of a broader transparency drive.
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HSBC GAM launches sustainable EM equity ETF
The new fund will track the FTSE Emerging ESG Low Carbon Emissions Select Index.
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Survey: ESG preferences probed in majority of adviser fact-finds
Intermediaries are now explicitly asking about a client’s environmental, social and governance preferences when conducting fact-finds.
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NB Private Equity Partners announces ESG policy
The fund has pledged not to invest in fossil fuel-driven energy producers, among other commitments.
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Kicking the habit: Nest sells tobacco stocks
The workplace pension provider has achieved its goal one year early after offloading all its tobacco stocks.
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CBOE launches S&P 500 ESG Index Options
Market participants, globally, are pursuing a sustainable investing agenda, says CBOE chairman Ed Tilly.