Why is nuclear energy not an ESG priority for asset managers?
When it comes to sustainable energy, both logistical and emotional considerations make nuclear power the elephant in the room
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RBC GAM votes against management 100% of time on gender pay gap
Shareholders are increasingly asking investee companies to disclose gender pay gap ratios
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Is a bubble forming in ESG investing?
RWC’s Graham Clapp says the huge sum of capital flooding into ESG stocks is distorting share prices but does the industry agree?
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Big Issue Invest makes landmark social housing investment
Big Issue Invest awards £3m to Scotland’s first social enterprise letting agency Homes for Good
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Will asset managers divest entirely from fossil fuels?
Refinitiv’s Detlef Glow says if fossil fuel companies are shunned, there will be no incentive to embrace renewables or a more sustainable future
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Federated Hermes urges investors to take action on biodiversity
‘The coronavirus pandemic has brought our fragile relationship with nature sharply into focus’
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FRC issues early review of UK Stewardship Code reports
Early review will help applicants prepare effective and clear stewardship reports
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Majority of investment firms failing to take action on Amazon deforestation
Despite issuing a call for action on Amazon deforestation last year, most investment companies are failing to follow through with their own policies
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Let us learn from the lessons of Covid as we ‘build back better’
Change approach to investment for the better, says Patron Capital’s Keith Breslauer
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PRI details ESG data strategy for signatories
PRI proposes three-point framework to help understand how companies are managing sustainability risks an opportunities
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ESG engagement – the client perspective
Square Mile head of consulting and ESG Clarity editorial panellist Diane Earnshaw says consultants have an important role as industry evolves rapidly
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UN SDGs five years on: Covid-19 pandemic should be catalyst for action
While the pandemic means some SDGs will not be achieved by 2030, Covid-19 has increased awareness