Three out-of-the-box metrics from fund managers
Fund managers are looking at more obscure metrics in their investment analysis
Analysis
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Urgent need for consensus around stewardship practices with rise of ‘engagement washing’
‘More activity’ has become the dominant narrative but this misses the point, according to WHEB’s white paper
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NZAOA members reduce financed emissions by at least 6%
Annual progress report details progress towards decarbonisation targets among asset owners
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Climate technology set to surpass tipping points
Solar PV, wind and utility-scale batteries set to outcompete incumbents
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Green, social and sustainability bond issuance surpasses $5trn
GSS bond issuance has experienced its most active period since the market’s inception
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Increased AI adoption around ESG, but investors still wary
Report highlights concerns over risks around data protection and privacy
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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