S&P Global Q&A: Clear frameworks for disclosure needed to progress with SDGs
S&P Global Sustainable’s Richard Mattison highlights challenges in incorporating the UN SDGs into investment portfolios
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Apex ESG and MJ Hudson merge to form data and reporting partnership
New firm headed by Emma Bickerstaffe
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Natixis affiliate appoints sustainability lead
Will focus on developing Flexstone’s in-house ESG investing framework
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‘Natural capital’ strategies now offered by over 50 asset managers
Searches for ‘natural capital’ managers across the Bfinance platform outpace searches for real estate managers
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Asset managers backsliding on ESG commitments in key shareholder votes
ShareAction report highlights ‘worst result seen from asset managers in recent years’
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Toolkit launched to help farmers’ navigation of nature markets
Supporting farmers in unlocking access to nature markets including carbon credits, biodiversity net gain and nutrient neutrality
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Forced labour found in nearly half fashion companies’ supply chains
Economic instability has exacerbated the risk of forced labour
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S&P Dow Jones launches two SDG-linked indexes
Investors can track companies’ alignment with specific UN sustainability targets
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Stewardship Insights: Developing an escalation approach
abrdn’s Andrew Mason shares how the firm sets clear milestones for firms and monitors their progress in this new series
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Passives to be ‘significantly underrepresented’ in SDR labels
Morningstar analysis shows high number are not within the scope of FCA labelling regime
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Green Dream with Allspring’s Pacquement: Headwinds and tailwinds for fixed income in 2024
Allspring’s Henrietta Pacquement reflects on 2023 and explains the ‘interesting tailwinds’ for green bonds
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Fuelling the impact bond market
Rosl Veltmeijer, fund manager of the Triodos Sterling Bond Impact fund, discusses investing in social trends and outlooks for bond markets