Two-thirds of European companies have no net-zero targets
Accenture research finds just 5% of those that have are on track to reach their goals
Analysis (EU)
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‘Net zero accounting tricks would land people in jail if tried’
Sustainalytics conference hears flaws in decarbonisation calculations are rife and carbon price shock poses a material threat to companies’ returns
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Asset owners seek clarity on ESG standards and ratings
Investment professionals in Asia discuss barriers to ESG investing
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Corporates and investors face court over ESG failures
Litigation will increasingly become something to be added to investors’ toolkits, but fund groups should also be aware of how it can be used against them
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Good Money Week: What do private investors want to see from ESG?
What Investment editor Rory Palmer writes for ESG Clarity outlining private investors’ ESG aspirations and concerns
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Lessons from the pandemic for COP26
Can world leaders close the emissions gap? Schroders’ Keith Wade writes the pandemic has provided grounds for optimism, but also highlighted challenges of finding a global solution
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ESG data spending is growing 20% per year
Start-ups are snapping up market share
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Good Money Week: Three funds to build back better
Quilter’s Melissa Scaramellini shares her top fund picks for transitioning to a sustainable economy
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Social housing lender first in UK to publish ESG performance
The Housing Finance Corporation has reported against the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing metrics
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Ethnic minorities in finance find low commitment to inclusion
reboot. study finds ethnic minority employees in financial services are overlooked at work and two-thirds have experienced discrimination
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Black investors engaged with finance but not catered for
City Hive survey finds marketing, advertising and financial advice lacking diversity and inclusion
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Reporting gaps point to managers paying lip service on ESG
‘We would like to see these words being backed up more substantially by investment actions’