US Global ESG Summit: Greenwashing, regulation and client demand
Round up of the US-based portion of the recent Global ESG Summit
Analysis (EU)
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Place-based impact investing will become a main theme
The Good Economy CEO Sarah Forster sets out three steps for pension funds to invest locally
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How to tell if a fund group really integrates ESG
Square Mile’s John Fleetwood says selectors must go beyond ratings, commitments and marketing to assess ESG integration
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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
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Aegon’s Ryan: ESG is a paradigm shift not a bubble
After two decades of running the Aegon Ethical Equity Fund, Audrey Ryan gives her take on key market concerns
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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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Staycation with CGWM’s Justin Oliver: Beach cricket, Guernsey eateries and our #cando campaign
‘A five-minute walk to the beach is about as environmentally friendly as one could hope for!’
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Is there a Covid-19 ESG test for company behaviour during the crisis?
Comgest’s head of ESG reflects on company actions – from dividend cuts to community work – in response to the pandemic
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UNCDF’s Preeti Sinha: Avoiding the most dramatic market failure of our time
In her keynote at the Global ESG Summit, UNCDF executive secretary discussed risk, short-termism, MSMEs and human capital
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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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Mainstreaming ESG will take longer than we think
Refinitiv’s Detlef Glow says the investment industry has to do a lot of work to convince investors about the virtues of these investment strategies
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Three companies saving oceans from environmental catastrophe
Aegon AM’s Adam Hussain says the need to effectively collect waste material from our seas is of paramount importance