IOSCO firms up proposals for tighter controls of ESG ratings
Regulators should consider encouraging industry participants to develop and follow voluntary common industry standards
Natalie Kenway
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ISSB will be pivotal in achieving Paris Agreement
The outcome of this year’s COP negotiations leaves a significant hill to climb in the coming years to deliver on the Paris Agreement, despite making significant progress in many areas such as coal and deforestation. The Investment Association (IA) maintains that governments around the world must step up to deliver on climate actions needed to…
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Why investors see oil companies as part of the net-zero solution
‘You can’t just say, ‘I’m not going to give BP capital because they are a part of the problem’’
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Engagement vs exclusion in public markets
Should fund managers be blacklisting ‘sin’ stocks?
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New CEOs more likely to be women
However, global representation of women at the helm of a company remains low
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Just 5% of dads in asset management take full parental leave
On International Men’s Day, businesses are encouraged to support fathers in taking parental leave
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COP26 will lead to legal action
Morningstar’s Hortense Bioy discusses the implications of the commitments made at COP26 for firms that are greenwashing
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Chaos for Christmas? An ESG lens on the trucking crisis
‘Asset managers can put pressure on haulage companies to provide better deals for drivers’
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FTSE firms are referencing biodiversity ‘without substance’
Financials are ‘too distant’ from their impact on nature
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Renewable trust NAV declines are unnerving some investors
QuotedData’s James Carthew looks at how declining forecasts of long-term power prices are impacting renewable investment trusts
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Mention of fossil fuel in draft agreement applauded
For the first time, a draft agreement from COP references the phasing out of coal financing – but will it make the final version?
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Global sustainable fund assets almost double to near $4trn
Morningstar flows report shows SFDR boost, while Moody’s predicts sustainable bond issuance will top $1trn.