Nordea ‘quarantines’ Brazil sovereigns over Amazon fires
Nordea Asset Management has put bond purchases on hold because it claims the Amazon has lost more than 1,330 square miles of forest since Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro took office
Analysis (EU)
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Food production survey exposes investor risks
The world’s top meat and dairy producers are not matching the climate commitments of the high-street food companies they supply
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ESG disclosure is not one-way
Fund managers are also responsible for setting expectations on how companies should disclose ESG information, says SSGA
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Advisers told to open their minds to LGBT+ clients
Some ‘white, middle-class, middle-aged males’ not comfortable advising same-sex couples
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Fund firms predict strong growth in ESG demand
Asset managers say sustainable investing presents a huge opportunity for product development
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Biodiversity struggles to achieve momentum of climate funds
Dragon Capital launches biodiversity economics chair to price ecosystems
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Fund houses harness ESG boom
Research conducted by Morningstar shows dozens of ESG funds flooded the market in first half of 2019
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Should we worry about green bonds?
Do the rules applying to issuers need tightening and should we be concerned about greenwashing?
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The risks to investors from modern slavery
Fund firms are seeking to employ benchmarking tools to spot companies which are lagging behind
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Regulator says diversity push cannot be top down
FCA hopes to lead by example but other companies need to up their game
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ESG investors face recreational cannabis conundrum
More than 180 public companies are already exposed to cannabis
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What does Schroders’ acquisition tell us about the Impact market?
Swiss fund firm BlueOrchard focuses on inclusive and climate-smart growth in emerging and frontier markets