Social background report pans ‘dominant culture of middle classism’ in financial services
Report finds respondents from lower socio-economic backgrounds take 25% longer to progress despite no link between job performance
Natasha Turner
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Taskforce shares 20 recommendations to improve stewardship
Led by the Treasury and supported by the Investment Association, the Asset Management Taskforce has released recommendations for asset owners
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Schroders and Big Society Capital launch social impact trust
Schroders announces plans to raise £100m for the BSC Social Impact Trust
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Morningstar finds low commitment to ESG in some big names
Vanguard and American Century fall short while Robeco, Calvert and Impax lead Morningstar’s ESG Commitment Levels
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Investors to double renewable energy infrastructure allocations
Octopus report finds global institutional investors plan to increase allocation from 4.2% to 8.3% in five years
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Industry says UK’s £12bn climate plan welcome but ‘not enough’
‘We definitely need to see more’, say investment commentators in response to Boris Johnson’s 10-point climate plan
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Managers jump on ESG bandwagon but the best are specialists
New ESG entrants are rushing in, but good managers are long-tenured experts
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Seed science, sanitation and seasoning: Nine opportunities in sustainable food
A number of sub-sectors underpin the ongoing sustainability revolution in the global food industry
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IA paper backs government’s TCFD plans
The Climate Change Position Paper presents three industry requests to the government
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Q&A: LGT’s Sneyers on moving from ‘intentions’ to ‘real-world outcomes’
LGT Capital Partners managing partner and UN PRI board member Tycho Sneyers says focus is ‘clearly shifting towards a stronger outcome orientation’
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Social bond issuance to hit $100bn this year
Governments, supranationals and corporations have increased issuance of social bonds in light of Covid-19
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Three ways to improve industry racial diversity
Willis Towers Watson’s Marisa Hall and Impax Asset Management’s Darren Johnson say it’s time to move the conversation on