UK asset owners commit to DE&I initiatives but gaps remain
Report says asset owners fail to engage underlying portfolio companies on DE&I
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Net zero business census ‘to provide insights on the UK’s net-zero journey’
The survey is open for participation by UK-based businesses until 30 June
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Calls for increased tech investment for heavy industries’ climate transition
With the help of increasing investments in market-ready technologies
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Over 50% of Asia Pacific economies rely on nature
Research from AIGCC and PwC highlights nature-related risks
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‘Empirical evidence’ that nature loss could knock 12% off UK GDP
Much worse impact than GFC and Covid-19 pandemic
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Sustainable funds pull in $900m for first quarter of 2024
US sustainable flows deplete by $8.8bn
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Business Benchmark on Animal Welfare relaunches with tougher criteria
Companies including Amazon Whole Foods, Domino’s Pizza and Müller rated ‘F’
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Finance for Biodiversity calls on governments to implement economic incentives to scale nature investment
Aligning financial flows with the Global Biodiversity Framework
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‘Deployment speed’ the biggest obstacle to renewables investment
Policy and regulatory uncertainty, as well as illiquidity, were also found to be barriers in AlphaReal study
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UK government ‘inconsistent and opaque’ in its approach to transport decarbonisation
More than half of major transport companies are or plan to move out of UK to a market more supportive of sustainability goals
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‘Unstoppable rise’ of passive climate funds
Morningstar’s overview of the climate funds notes passives’ popularity and flows into fixed income and transition strategies
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Earth Day: Five funds supporting reduction in plastics
Square Mile’s Jake Moeller explores five funds with exposure to companies that contribute to Earth Day’s plastics targets