Franklin Templeton offers actively-managed Euro green bond ETF
Ucits ETF will offer European investors exposure to bonds supporting projects aligned to a low-carbon future
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Real ESG mandate ‘a decade away’ in Asia
Pictet Wealth Management discusses ESG, the launch of an Asia bond discretionary mandate and its fund selection process.
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ESG policies now common at global stock exchanges
Trading venues are encouraging listed companies to disclose corporate performance on ESG
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Fund firms urge pensions to do more on climate change
Asset managers believe that pension schemes should manage climate change through their investment portfolios
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Banks sign up to Anglo-Chinese sustainability code
The City of London Corporation and China’s Green Finance Committee revealed the companies involved at a ceremony in Beijing
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Companies still oblivious to climate costs
Research conducted by State Street Global Advisors finds a worrying trend among global businesses
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Big tech drags US down ESG rankings but EM nations rise
The surprising winners and losers of Morningstar’s ‘Sustainability Atlas’
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Should investors rebel against Schroders on leadership and pay?
Proxy adviser Glass Lewis is calling on investors to vote against proposals to appoint a family member to the board
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MetLife to track suppliers’ emissions levels
The move was one of several sustainability plans announced in the company’s Global Impact report
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PRI seeks feedback on future framework
Chief executive Fiona Reynolds says “it’s now time to re-evaluate the reporting framework”
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China is the ESG backmarker while Europe sets the pace
China’s listed firms make it the global laggard on environmental, social and governance factors while Big Tech is dragging on the US score. Global ratings firm Morningstar has just published a Sustainability Atlas examining and rating 46 country equity indices on ESG criteria. Morningstar researchers analysed the firm’s entire suite of global equity indexes, representing…
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ESG bond engagement improving with corporates
Pimco’s latest ESG investing report finds that corporate issuer engagement rates are improving worldwide