Consultants welcome trustees’ ESG U-turn
Pension trustees are thinking differently about the relationship between ESG and their fiduciary responsibilities
Author: ESG Clarity Asia
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Axa swoops for BMO’s Sustainable Investment boss
Axa Investment Managers has snapped up BMO Global Asset Management’s director of Governance and Sustainable Investment as its new head of ESG research and engagement.
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Seeing past green bond greenwash
Rathbone Ethical Bond Fund’s Noelle Cazalis on the ‘red flag’ issues that can disqualify green investments
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Companies withhold diversity data from investors
Just 15% of companies are compliant with new diversity requirements under the UK Corporate Governance Code, due to take effect on 1 January 2019
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Robo-advisers not ready to offer ESG portfolios
Three quarters of investors interested in ethical investing but online providers bemoan lack of suitable products
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Big Issue Invest appoints new chief executive officer
The new boss of Big Issue Invest will join from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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Report: ESG remains ‘peripheral’ to HK companies
Lack of short term returns are one reason why many Hong Kong-listed companies do not integrate ESG into strategic planning, according to a report by KPMG China.
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Candriam to divest from coal, tobacco and weapons
Candriam has outlined plans to completely divest from coal and tobacco by the end of 2018
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Poll acknowledges ESG link to financial returns
Nearly half of all investors globally recognise sustainable investing metrics as a driver of long-term financial returns, according to a new survey by HSBC.
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Asia and Europe slammed for lax bribery controls
Top offenders include China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Belgium and Denmark, which have ‘little or no enforcement’ of anti-bribery laws, according to Transparency International (TI).
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MSCI integrates ESG into risk systems
Index constructor and ratings agency MSCI has announced that ESG-metrics have now been integrated into its risk analytics systems.
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Gravis: Switch to cleaner fuel offers income opportunity
The trend for major companies to switch to cleaner fuels for their commercial vehicles is offering income investors a long-term diversification opportunity, according to a London-based investment boutique.