Q&A: Increasing sustainability transparency
Financial models need to change or risk missing important nuances
Benchmarks
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Human rights due diligence spots investment risks earlier than ESG
BSR report authors say once risks are material, it’s too late
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Human rights due diligence spots investment risks earlier than ESG
BSR report authors say once risks are material, it’s too late
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Growing complexity of ESG products puts pressure on fund selectors
ESG analysis is harder than for other funds but this is no excuse
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Lengthening the ESG investment horizon
ESG Clarity Committee member and CIO EMEA for Morningstar IM Dan Kemp looks at past and future returns of ESG portfolios
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SDGs: Top Trumps of sustainable finance?
Scale and ambition of the goals risks getting lost in the investment community’s attempts to silo and simplify them
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Is the US closer to net zero than Europe?
Results impacted by higher tech weighting in the US and higher materials weighting in Europe
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ESG and performance: Time for a shift in focus and mindset
Hilbert’s Francois Zagamé says abandoning an ESG strategy based on short-term performance is premature
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New benchmark to ‘root out impact-washing’ finds room for improvement
BlueMark study launches new impact benchmark and finds follow up with investees on impact performance to be lacking
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Citi launches global ESG indices
The Citi ESG World Indices were created using ESG ratings provided by Arabesque.
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Data goldrush: Abundance of ESG data does not mean better information
Industry has seen a proliferation of new data providers but this does not necessarily mean knowledge and understanding has improved
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CFA seeks industry views on new ESG disclosure standard
The consultation comes days after Barclays researchers called on portfolio managers to be “more transparent” about their products.