Four ways to check under the bonnet of ESG funds
It’s down to investors to research what they consider to be greenwashing
Natasha Turner
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Will the industry lean into honest performance reporting – warts and all?
Comprehensive reporting needs to focus on double, and context-based, materiality
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Provide more sustainable options to meet demand
Standard Chartered report finds 90% of investors want to allocate funds sustainably
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Switzerland tightens sustainable investment labels
Federal Council says products must align with or contribute to a specific sustainability goal
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GFANZ to mobilise $7.75bn for Viet Nam energy transition
Establishing working group to allocate private capital as part of country’s new JETP
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CCLA investor group calls out modern slavery in UK seasonal work
Statement from 10 investors with £806bn AUM says migrant workers are unfairly bearing recruitment costs
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‘I manage my college sustainability portfolio’
Colorado College student writes about the excitement and worry of sustainable investing, and his experience at COP27
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‘The ESG backlash is overblown’
Persefoni’s Kristina Wyatt says the regulatory landscape is important but other factors will drive decarbonization
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Fund in focus: Pimco GIS Global Bond ESG offers renewables exposure
First in a new series of fund deep dives by Morningstar on ESG Clarity Asia
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Anti-ESG funds benefit believers in sustainable investing
Having more choice undercuts the argument investment companies impose their will on market participants
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IIGCC and PRI unveil stewardship working groups
Focusing on bondholders, and firms’ engagement resources, respectively
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‘Nature positive’ will be as big as ‘net zero’
But biodiversity is an even tougher nut to crack than climate change