Demand for sustainable thematic funds grows
76% of investors’ main reason for using thematic investing strategies is sustainability and ESG
Research
Expert commentary and insight on ESG investment research across global markets.
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Is the US closer to net zero than Europe?
Results impacted by higher tech weighting in the US and higher materials weighting in Europe
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Lack of standardised ESG reporting ‘biggest threat’ to effective disclosure
Businesses are using up to 14 different frameworks to report on ESG
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Climate news has negative impact on bond returns
Candriam and Kedge Business School study finds real estate, industrials and consumer discretionary most affected
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G7 indexes on ‘dangerous’ temperature pathways
UK and Canada indexes have joint-highest company emissions at 3.1 degrees Celsius
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Cybersecurity risks a growing ESG concern
‘Cybersecurity solutions are going to be key to help us protect ourselves’
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Deep dive into the shifting green bond universe
Morningstar analyses green bond funds and lays out the differences between them and conventional bond portfolios
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Japan is getting serious about going green
SuMi TRUST’s senior economist takes a look at Japan’s decarbonisation drive
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Net-zero future: How the oil and gas sector is evolving
O&G majors are generally more ambitious in their renewable energy policies but all are falling short of limiting global average temperatures
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How different are the top 20 largest ESG funds?
MSCI’s Mahmood says the ESG fund universe is anything but uniform
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UK scores low on gender equality
ASIRI’s new Gender Equality Index ranks 29 developed countries on policy and women’s empowerment
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Five ways UK can demonstrate leadership on transition to net zero
Aviva and WWF partner on net-zero paper calling for government action