EQ Investors builds process to track impact
Boutique wealth manager EQ Investors has developed a system to map the impact of its investments, amid growing investor demand
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Do ESG investment approaches generate alpha?
A global survey with hundreds of investors suggests many are still unconvinced about a link between alpha generation and incorporating ESG metrics in an investment approach
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Should advisers probe clients’ ethical beliefs?
Investment intermediaries are still not identifying the core ethical beliefs of their clients, according to a prominent fund manager on sustainable investment issues
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Asset managers face legal heat over climate change
Pension funds urged to make climate risk measures public or face litigation
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Rathbones bond fund on why Unilever raised red flags
“Many companies claim a bond is green or ethical,” says Noelle Cazalis
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Report: ESG financial link depends on benchmark
While many have tried to establish a link between ESG and financial returns, a new report suggests this may purely be dependent on the reference benchmark index
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Complete negative ESG screens not sustainable: panel
Reducing the carbon footprint in portfolios through exclusion alone is just a box ticking exercise
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City of London Corporation launches SDG unit
The City of London Corporation unveiled its new Sustainable Development Capital Initiative at the United Nations General Assembly
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MSCI launches tobacco exclusion indexes
The flurry of investors seeking to exclude tobacco from their portfolios has led MSCI to launch a new set of indexes
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Companies still failing to translate climate impact
While many companies now recognise that climate change will affect their business in the longer-term, few are reporting on the likely financial impact, according to the TCFD
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Clarity Clinic: Andrew Parry, Hermes Investment Management
Hermes Investment Management’s head of sustainable investing warns companies of the stark economic implications of a society divided by the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’
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UN calls for increase in sustainable infrastructure investment
A joint report from the World Bank, the OECD and the UN Environment has recommended that public and private investments in low-emission and sustainable infrastructure are “scaled up” to mitigate global warming