Increased AI adoption around ESG, but investors still wary
Report highlights concerns over risks around data protection and privacy
Analysis
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Autumn Budget wishlist 2024: Windfall tax changes, sustainable housing and National Wealth Fund updates
‘A whole systems thinking approach’ is needed to be successful in accelerating the transition to a green economy
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Impact investing market has grown by more than $400bn since 2022
‘Growing mainstream acceptance’ of impact investing, according to GIIN
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Assets within biodiversity funds more than doubled in three years
‘It’s still early days for biodiversity investments’
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Fossil fuels and other extractive industries pose an urgent threat to vital ecosystems
Latest analysis from Earth Insight reveals extent of industrial overlap with important areas of conservation
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Women could add $3.2trn to markets in ‘wealth boom’ – if investment industry wasn’t complacent
Female investors could up financial service revenues by $700bn, but wealth managers are overlooking this untapped demographic
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Mainstreaming gender-lens investing in the private sector
Private market investors are realising the potential to ‘unlock social and financial change’ in the various approaches to gender-lens investing
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Two thirds of investors say FCA labels will increase trust in sustainability claims
Sustainability Focus label is most likely to be used for screening purposes, says AIC research
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How can investors carry out modern slavery due diligence?
Businesses that fail to address modern slavery risks face increasing legal, reputational and financial consequences, according to First Sentier report
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Barclays paper urges UK to accelerate transition finance policies to meet decarbonisation goals
The UK is expected to require as much as £60bn of capital investment each year through the late 2020s and 2030s
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Private enterprise: The specific skillsets for sustainable investor
Private markets are particularly well suited for sustainable investments, but clients should be aware this area requires a specific skillset
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Leap in investor interest in corporate governance
Increased investor interest in governance, transparency and disclosure, according to the annual ESG Attitudes Tracker