Social bonds in demand among impact investors
In Europe the market had grown to €464bn by the end of 2022
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Expert commentary and insight on ESG investment research across global markets.
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Just 4% of ‘sustainable’ funds meet requirements across regions
Clarity AI finds ‘limited alignment’ between sustainability disclosure and labelling regulation in the US, UK and EU
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Social investment policies confined to ESG funds
Not part of firm-level strategies at 80% of asset managers
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Asset managers ignore climate pledges to invest $400bn in oil and gas
Carbon Tracker report finds 25 NZAM members invested in the sector
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Investors lack awareness of extraction project risks
RepRisk finds correlation between proximity of projects to environmental sites and an increase in risk incidents
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Just 17% of asset managers have a decarbonisation strategy
Redington looks at net-zero pledges two years on
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Article 9 ETFs underperform Article 8 counterparts on SFDR indicators
Study also finds misalignment with SDGs in Article 9 ETFs
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The most researched sustainable funds by advisers
FE fundinfo reveals the ESG funds advisers are looking up on its platform
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Sustainable funds see further outflows in Q1
Fund launches also slow but assets gain ground
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‘Strewn with ESG cowboys’: ESG APPG calls for joined-up UK government strategy
Group sets out recommendations for a unified approach, warning the UK will fall behind the EU
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Climate tech VC deals at slowest pace in three years
From its peak in Q3 2021, quarterly deal value for climate technologies has fallen more than 50%
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Human rights risks rising for EM sovereign ESG investors
Verisk Maplecroft finds middle-income countries that make up government debt portfolios deteriorating