BlackRock engagement on human capital jumps three-fold
BlackRock’s Q2 Global Quarterly Stewardship Report reveals greater focus on societal themes as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Scottish Widows seeds BlackRock’s Climate Transition fund with £2bn
The Authorised Contractual Scheme (ACS) Climate Transition World Equity fund will be managed by Jonathan Adams
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Refinitiv increases corporate scrutiny with reputational risk data partnership
Partnering with organisation providing reputational risk data based on information from activist campaigns
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Asset managers collaborate to create Net Zero Investment Framework
A blueprint for asset managers to maximise their contribution in tackling climate change and achieving net zero emissions by 2050
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RWC aims to raise £300,000 for Covid-19 charity initiative
Employees have been running, cycling and attempting tricky handstands to raise money for charity
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ESG Clarity and Square Mile unveil IFA educational initiative ESG Pathway
Beginning in September, ESG pathway will support advisers with education and integration
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Big Society Capital reveals action plan in response to review
Big Society Capital ‘in a strong position to take stock and consider how it might build on successes’
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Baillie Gifford and Liontrust rake in record sales as investors pile into sustainable funds
Baillie Gifford Positive Change and Liontrust Sustainable Future range among fund groups’ top sellers
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Lazard report: ‘Operating with a sustainability lens is everyone’s job’
Annual Sustainable Investment Report reveals ESG integration and engagement in 2019
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Nest announces plans to reach net zero goal by 2050
Divesting from thermal coal, oil sands and arctic drilling by the end of the year
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Diversity Project sets 50% female fund managers target
Refocusing efforts in a bid to halve investment industry’s gender pay gap by 2030
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Invesco sets out ambitions in inaugural climate change report
‘Our clients are increasingly placing climate issues at the centre of their investment decisions’