CCLA to update UK mental health benchmark
15 companies have used benchmark recommendations so far
EU
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Impact investing is moving beyond a niche
‘Crucially, impact investing does not confine investors to small, high-risk businesses in nascent sectors’
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Social bonds in demand among impact investors
In Europe the market had grown to €464bn by the end of 2022
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Franklin Templeton grows global sustainability strategy team
Shaw joins from State of Connecticut’s Office of the Treasurer
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L&G Capital appoints former MP as social impact investment head
Julia Goldsworthy served as a Liberal Democrat MP and Treasury special adviser in the coalition government
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IA’s Cummings: Further regulation on sustainability is not appropriate
A one-size-fits-all approach would ‘stifle innovation’ and competitiveness
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Schroders launches carbon offset share classes
Equating to the Scope 1 and 2 emissions of the portfolio companies in each
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AXA IM hires ESG and sustainability head
Marie Luchet will work within its private markets fund-of-funds business
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Cazenove Capital sets out voting best practice for asset managers
Schroders-owned wealth firm pens six-point letter to 93 asset managers overseeing £30trn AUM
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Just 4% of ‘sustainable’ funds meet requirements across regions
Clarity AI finds ‘limited alignment’ between sustainability disclosure and labelling regulation in the US, UK and EU
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SFDR flip-flopping doesn’t inspire confidence despite ‘clarifications’
‘I would be surprised if any group were in a hurry to change the disclosures of its funds again until there is stability’
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Asset managers to develop avoided emissions database
Impax, abrdn and Mirova are among 13 firms putting a call out for interest in the project