UN SDG funding gap rises by 10% to $136trn
Force for Good highlights nine big actions needed to progress on SDGs
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FTSE Russell survey highlights growing confidence in sustainable investment data
Passives have also overtaken actives as the sustainable investment instrument of choice
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Financial services staff disappointed with firms’ race riot response
Very little has changed since BLM movement, Reboot survey finds
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Just 20% of asset managers track social mobility
Diversity Project research also finds ratio of women in asset management declines with seniority
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Investing in Women Code signatories outperform market for a fourth year
The IWC helps female entrepreneurs access the finance they need to thrive
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More rigorous ESG fund classification necessary as uncertainty remains
CFA Institute report sets out to clearly define what an ESG fund is, as ambiguity around the terms persists
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94% of investors consider defence stocks ESG friendly
ESG investors have stopped divesting from defence stocks and started buying them since the invasion of Ukraine
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Investment firms urged to review ESG policies as evidence grows of inadvertent divestment from EMs
The World Benchmarking Alliance and participating asset owners say asset managers need to reassess sustainable strategies
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Investors urged to strengthen investment policies around protected biodiverse areas
ShareAction report says asset managers have ‘significant room for improvement’ in protecting against biodiversity risk
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Firms identify key barriers to business decarbonisation
Net zero a priority but firms point to ‘substantial challenges’ in the UK Net Zero Business Census
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Over 1,200 UK funds facing ‘urgent compliance deadline’ for SDR naming and marketing rules
The 2 December SDR deadline is for funds seeking to utilise sustainability-related terminology in fund name
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Four steps for investors to take action on nature
Embracing nature-positive investable solutions to protect biodiversity could create £7.6trn in new business