Investor feedback sought on Seafood Stewardship Index
The World Benchmarking Alliance is seeking feedback on its approach to a new index that ranks seafood producers on their sustainability credentials
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Clarity Clinic: Mario Knoepfel, UBS Wealth Management
UBS Wealth Management’s Mario Knoepfel outlines what is driving the growing interest in sustainable investing among Asian investors, and describes how UBS is responding
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Pension funds largely ignoring climate risks
The world’s largest pension funds have focussed efforts on carbon engagement, but have ignored other important approaches to climate risk management
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BlackRock predicts ESG ETF growth to $400bn
Sustainable investments in exchange traded funds will rise from the current level of $25 billion to $400 billion by 2028, the fund manager predicts
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BNP Paribas AM swoops for US engagement veteran
BNP Paribas Asset Management creates new “head of Stewardship” role in the Americas, as ESG talent race sees no sign of slowing
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ESG reporting in Hong Kong is just box-ticking
Investors in Hong Kong have interest in sustainable investing, but among locally-listed companies a ‘box-ticking attitude’ toward ESG reporting remains prevalent, according to industry reports
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Fund firms in ESG echo chamber, poll suggests
Research conducted with more than 3,000 UK consumers shows tiny awareness levels of ESG
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Blind man’s buff on ESG
Selectors can be in the dark when it comes to verifying ESG credentials with no sustainable investment benchmark
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£9bn UK pension fund adopts multi-factor index for climate strategy
The Merseyside Pension Fund is to use a FTSE Russell index for its Climate Risk strategy
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Government seeks fund managers to run Clean Growth fund
Fund managers are being invited to pitch to run the new clean tech fund
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UBP launches impact fund
Measurement of non-financial performance alongside financial results will be one of the strategy’s key characteristics
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Commerzbank raises €500m from inaugural green bond
The issuance will help finance on and offshore wind and solar projects in Europe and the Americas