Funds holding Exxon silent on investor lawsuit
Oil major accused of misleading shareholders over climate risks
Analysis (EU)
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Be wary of ESG data, Templeton says
ESG disclosures from companies and data providers are backward-looking, argues Maarten Bloemen, Toronto-based portfolio manager and research analyst for global equities at Franklin Templeton Investments
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Clarity Clinic: Mario Knoepfel, UBS Wealth Management
UBS Wealth Management’s Mario Knoepfel outlines what is driving the growing interest in sustainable investing among Asian investors, and describes how UBS is responding
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Blind man’s buff on ESG
Selectors can be in the dark when it comes to verifying ESG credentials with no sustainable investment benchmark
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“Big Oil” stuns investors with commitment to tradition
Higher carbon prices and investor lobbying efforts are doing little to make oil and gas companies change their ways
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Investors tell firms to stamp out slavery
Investors, regulators and financial institutions have lost patience with companies turning a blind eye to issues in their supply chains
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Advisers may lose clients if they fail to embrace ESG
Thesis Asset Management now questions all clients about their ethical preferences
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Clarity Clinic: David Scott, LGT Vestra
As investors become increasingly interested in sustainable investment approaches, wealth management groups have responded. ESG Clarity caught up with LGT Vestra’s chairman, David Scott to ask about his company’s approach
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Should advisers probe clients’ ethical beliefs?
Investment intermediaries are still not identifying the core ethical beliefs of their clients, according to a prominent fund manager on sustainable investment issues
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Asset managers face legal heat over climate change
Pension funds urged to make climate risk measures public or face litigation
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Complete negative ESG screens not sustainable: panel
Reducing the carbon footprint in portfolios through exclusion alone is just a box ticking exercise
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Clarity Clinic: Andrew Parry, Hermes Investment Management
Hermes Investment Management’s head of sustainable investing warns companies of the stark economic implications of a society divided by the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’