Are private markets responding to ESG demands?
Sarah Broderick considers how transparency of sustainability factors in private markets has improved in recent years and discloses key findings of an investor survey
Research
Expert commentary and insight on ESG investment research across global markets.
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Will investors be hit by a waste war?
Investors are considering the potential for a ‘waste trade war’ as countries ban single use plastics
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Hong Kong investors snub ESG products
Misperceptions and a general lack of understanding of ESG products are the reasons for scant interest, according to a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association
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Education ‘main barrier’ to engaging in responsible investing
It is critical to convert millennial interest into action
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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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LGIM’s five laggards on climate change
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has named several companies it will vote against and divest across its entire range of equity funds for failing to address climate change. Click through the slides to find out who has been targeted.