Shareholders up pressure on Standard Chartered over fossil fuel funding
Climate resolution claims the bank has financed more than $31bn to fossil fuels since Paris Agreement
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KPMG earmarks $1.5bn for ESG expansion
Creating regional ESG hubs and focusing on talent and solutions
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Exclusive: Quilter promises not to discriminate against afro hair
Adopts the Halo Code ahead of Black History Month
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Ninety One teams up with Imperial College for climate learning
Three-week Climate Risk Programme rolls out for staff
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Big Society Capital to double social impact market by 2025
Investing in impact venture, social lending, social outcomes contracts, and social and affordable housing
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Exclusive: M&G advances net-zero efforts
Group commits to Race to Zero and Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance
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Barclays launches dedicated start-up accelerator for black founders
New Black Founder Accelerator is an immersive 12-week programme for 40 Black founder-led tech businesses
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Schroders to include sustainability data in value assessments
AoV reports will also include insights around active ownership
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German firms hit with European human rights criminal complaint
ECCHR files a criminal complaint against brands such as Hugo Boss and Lidl for ‘profiting from alleged forced labour’
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$3.2trn investor group to target chemicals sector
ShareAction report poses questions for investors to ask in order for the sector to decarbonise
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Exclusive: Pimfa collaboration to launch ESG academy for wealth managers
Pimfa, MSCI, Fidelity and Farrer & Co to run three online modules on ESG investing, opportunities, regulation and tools
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DWS issues statement amid greenwashing reports
The German asset manager stands by its ESG disclosures in annual report