Investors missing potential $23trn LGBT+ market
Some 85% of investment firms have not yet considered an LGBT+ lens internally, and data in the area is lacking
Natasha Turner
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Fidelity offers employees paid care leave
Employees globally can take at least five days paid leave per year for caring responsibilities
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Liontrust’s Parker: Dealing with company controversies
‘There is often a collective wince when we hear a company describe itself as having sustainability in its DNA’
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Rio Tinto and Glencore put climate plans to vote
Climate Action 100+ encourages the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters to take necessary action on climate change
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As co-host of COP26 the UK must lead by example
We need to develop a ‘whole economy’ approach to decarbonisation, says InfraRed Capital Partners director Richard Crawford
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BMO GAM’s Bakhshi: The challenge in 2021 is the roadmap to net zero
Committing to net zero, and joining initiatives such as Climate Action 100+ and Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, are welcome, but the roadmap needs focus, says responsible investment director Vicki Bakhshi
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Charities urge asset managers to vote in favour of ESG resolutions or be discredited
Charity networks find more than half their asset managers are yet to set climate change-related targets
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Coal divestment strategies must mitigate social impact
RWC’s John Teahan says effective carbon pricing and taxing should be introduced globally
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IA flags FTSE 350 companies lacking board ethnic diversity
The IA’s Institutional Voting Information Service will issue an ‘amber-top’ to those not disclosing or without a plan to improve ethnic diversity
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Newton’s Parry: Circularity is an opportunity open to all
Head of sustainable investment Andrew Parry says the circular economy is only the first step on the journey to true balance
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Podcast: Impact Investing Institute CEO Sarah Gordon on the ‘Wild West’ of reporting standards
The full interview from episode one of the ESG Out Loud podcast
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Four TCFD considerations for asset managers
TCFD Secretariat member Curtis Ravenel says targets and progress against climate-related metrics are now expected