FCA gets tough on greenwashing: Next steps for asset managers
Financial services law firm provides advice on the regulator’s Guiding Principles for sustainable funds
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Gold, silver, bronze: Japan ESG funds in focus
Morningstar looks at the effect the country’s revised governance code has had on three sustainable funds
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Investors call for increased fund board transparency
Survey finds ESG interest driving scrutiny on fund governance
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UK clarifies Sustainability Disclosure Requirements
Investment industry welcomes Greening Finance report that lays out roadmap to sustainable financing including more detail on data collection
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UK social impact investing exceeds £6bn
Big Society Capital report finds investment reached £6.4bn in 2020, an eightfold increase from £833m in 2011
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Q&A with Mercer: ‘Young people’s sustainable values are an inspiration’
Sarika Goel discusses greenwashing, the need for better stewardship and leaving the planet in a better state than we found it
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How to measure and reduce modern slavery risks
With awareness of forced labour issues growing, a report from AB says investors must know how to engage on it with portfolio companies
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COP15: China commits $232m to biodiversity fund
Delegates hear developing nations will still struggle to meet commitments after pandemic causes ‘unprecedented’ scarcity
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UK must launch a just transition commission
UKSIF CEO says government must take on recommendations from the Financing a Just Transition Alliance
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UK asset managers among market leaders for ESG reporting
EY has analysed sustainability data from 1,100 financial firms around the world
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Raising the price of carbon: The EU’s strategy for meeting its climate goals
WisdomTree’s Mobeen Tahir looks at how the EU will reach carbon neutral by 2050
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ESG is ‘nothing more than value alignment’
ESG Clarity’s Natalie Kenway chairs a panel on greenwashing