Charles Plowden: ‘ESG is still a bit of a jungle’
Baillie Gifford’s outgoing senior partner discusses ESG’s jungle of definitions, whether the sector faces a surplus of capital or a shortage, and investment’s higher purpose
Natasha Turner
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Podcast: ‘We are facing an existential threat’
In episode five of ESG Out Loud we talk to CISL’s Dame Polly Courtice and MSCI’s Remy Briand
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Big Society Capital invests £15m to house rough sleepers
A total £30m will fund buying move-on homes in Greater Manchester, London and Teesside
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Global ESG Summit: The pitfalls and opportunities in ESG data
The second UK/EU panel from the Global ESG Summit discussed why investors focusing on lack of ESG data could be missing out
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Shareholders pressure Morrisons to up healthy food targets
Investors send letter to supermarket chair ahead of AGM
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G20 countries ‘double down’ on fossil fuel funding for Covid recovery
The G20 had pledged $641bn to energy sector recovery funding, with 45% of this directed to fossil fuels
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Climate disclosures and tax commitments: What to expect from G7 summit
TCFD is on the agenda for G7 Summit which takes place in Cornwall 11-13 June
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Renewables present solutions to ocean pollution
Aberdeen Standard Investments’ David Smith says address the issue of microplastics and microfibres
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Diving into three funds for World Oceans Day
Funds from Impax, Wheb and TRIG can be found in the Tilney Sustainable MPS
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PRI CEO Fiona Reynolds to step down
‘Driving towards a more sustainable, green and just future has no doubt been a highlight of my career and indeed my life’
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FNZ’s Vian Sharif: It’s an incredibly fertile moment for solutions
Head of sustainability talks biodiversity, the TNFD and engaging savers with sustainability
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New data sources offer untapped ESG insights for EMs
Amundi and IFC report explores natural language processes as a way to enhance ESG reporting