News & Analysis
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News
NZAM suspends activities in the wake of BlackRock’s exit
The initiative will conduct a review to ensure it remains ‘fit for purpose in the new global context’
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News
Aegon to close its UK Sustainable Opportunities fund due to weak growth
Co-fund managers, Audrey Ryan and Sajeer Ahmed, will remain at the firm
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Analysis
Fixed income outlook 2025: Ample opportunity for sustainable active managers
Green and social bond markets expected to continue to grow in 2025, but serious questions around the survival of sustainability-linked instruments
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Themes
Tracker Group appoints Chow as CEO
Christine Chow brings 27 years’ worth of experience in sustainable and impact investing
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News
EdenTree renames government bond fund and adds SDR label
The firm’s Global Sustainable Government Bond Fund will adopt the Sustainability Focus label
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News
SJP equity fund aligns with SDR Sustainability Focus label
The external fund manager will also change, with Schroders taking over as the fund’s sole manager
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News
PensionBee launches product for customers to invest in line with Paris Agreement goals
The Climate Plan aims to hit a 10% year-on-year reduction in carbon intensity for Paris-aligned Benchmarks
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News
Climate change is clients’ ‘top engagement priority’ as global warming exceeds 1.5°C for the first time
Climate-fuelled disasters shine a spotlight on the material risks linked to global warming
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News
Invesco appoints head of EMEA sustainable and impact investing distribution
Arun Kelshiker is tasked with helping to mobilise capital in sustainable and impact-focused investment strategies
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News
Aegon to apply Sustainability Focus SDR label to two funds
Three of Aegon’s ethical funds will remain unlabelled with sustainable characteristics
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Analysis
Sustainable fund flows: Challenges, opportunities and the road ahead
Fund selectors reflect on fund flows into sustainable strategies, barbell approaches to investment, and where they will be allocating to in 2025
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Interviews
New Era: Biggest challenge for fund buyers is responding to the huge amount of change in sustainable investing
EdenTree’s Charlie Thomas explains why he would put a mandatory pause on all further regulation
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PA Future Committee
Urgency and agency
Rebecca Kowalski says junior professionals have the capacity to maximise the potential of sustainable finance
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News
Cyber resiliency should be a ‘top priority’ for investors
Railpen and RLAM’s latest report provides guidance for investors on cybersecurity risks
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News & Analysis
Global sustainable equities outlook 2025: Volatility will create opportunities
Even though managers highlight Trump may withdraw from sustainable initiatives, opportunities remain in green energy, healthcare and industrials
Data
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Research (EU)
Majority of large-cap companies fail to quantify impacts of their decarbonisation efforts
Several sectors also rely on controversial decarbonisation levers according to the Clarity AI study
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EU
One-fifth of companies ready to report in line with TNFD recommendations by 2025
The TNFD are expected to unveil the next cohort of adopters at London Climate Action Week
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Research (EU)
Two-thirds of companies ‘very confident’ about reporting in line with CSRD
PwC report said CSRD will unearth the companies leading on sustainability
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EU
US tech giants ignore savers’ calls to address AI risks
As pension savers become more wary of the ethical and operational risks of artificial intelligence
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Research (EU)
KPMG: Just 29% of companies are ready for ESG data verification
‘The goal line is continually evolving,’ says report from KPMG
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Opinion (EU)
ESG remains largely neutral, even for online investors
Morningstar’s behavioural scientists research investor use of ESG terminology online
Climate & Planet
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Themes
Tracker Group appoints Chow as CEO
Christine Chow brings 27 years’ worth of experience in sustainable and impact investing
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News
Climate change is clients’ ‘top engagement priority’ as global warming exceeds 1.5°C for the first time
Climate-fuelled disasters shine a spotlight on the material risks linked to global warming
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News & Analysis
Global sustainable equities outlook 2025: Volatility will create opportunities
Even though managers highlight Trump may withdraw from sustainable initiatives, opportunities remain in green energy, healthcare and industrials
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News & Analysis
How can fund managers tackle the plastic pollution investment gap?
In the absence of a legally binding treaty, engagement and transparency are key
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Interviews
New Era: Our asset manager engagement is lifting stewardship ambitions and long-term value creation
Louisiana Salge shares the ‘triumphs’ in from asset manager voting records, and a COP Christmas wish
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News & Analysis
‘Sustainability has certainly not passed its peak’
CEOs at Edelman Smithfield Investment Summit discuss greenhushing and regulation for real-world outcomes
PA Future Committee
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PA Future Committee
Urgency and agency
Rebecca Kowalski says junior professionals have the capacity to maximise the potential of sustainable finance
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PA Future Committee
What’s in a label?: The double-edged sword of SDR labelling
Although SDR cannot be considered a damp squib, it needs to evolve with industry feedback and practical realities, writes Jake Moeller
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PA Future Committee
The legacy and future of ‘ESG’
‘ESG’ as a term is no longer in vogue, but it could still be used for data purposes, writes CFA Institute’s Chris Fidler
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PA Future Committee
Electricity: The past five years – and the future
While it has been a sunnier picture for renewables overall, the picture is more nuanced for other areas, writes Liontrust’s Appleby
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PA Future Committee
Transition will not stop despite being de-prioritised
Hortense Bioy says there are still reasons to be optimistic despite COP29 outcome
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PA Future Committee
Turning the page on the UK Stewardship Code
Carlota Esguevillas reflects on the strengths of the current Code, and details what EdenTree would like to see in its next iteration