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Square Mile appoints industry veterans to newly created sustainability board
Bev Shah, Neville White and Alan Whittle join internal members from Square Mile
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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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Leading change: How are fund managers walking the walk?
Those not flexing their stewardship muscles are getting called out, writes Jake Moeller
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Three models to improve health reporting in portfolios
Food manufacturers ‘continue to make big excuses’, says ShareAction
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£1.6trn investor group write to UK’s largest companies calling for urgent response on climate transition plans
Letter sent to 76 FTSE 100 companies including Schroders and Hargreaves Lansdown
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What to expect in SFDR overhaul
Simplicity and precision should be the highest priorities, says CFA Institute’s Chris Fidler
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FCA scraps work on stewardship effectiveness metrics
Forthcoming FRC Stewardship Code consultation now ‘vitally important’ to defining stewardship effectiveness
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Industry welcomes FCA extension to SDR naming and marketing rules
Firms can have until April 2025 to comply with the rules in ‘exceptional circumstances’
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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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Robeco launches high income green bond product
Amid growing investor interest in green bonds
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COP29 launches climate transparency platform for developing countries
COP29 heads of transparency announced as well as regional workshops
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Asset managers should aim to ‘stay one step ahead’ of SFDR amid 2025 amendments
Ocorian predicted five key SFDR changes expected in the next update
