Evolution of ESG ETFs
Client demand should continue to drive the move into smaller asset classes and a focus on specific issues
Climate Change
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Fulcrum climate-aligns absolute return equity allocations
Aims to only invest in stocks with an ‘implied temperature’ of below 2°C
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Climate court cases doubling puts investors at risk
UNEP report finds ‘courts are beginning to assess the responsibility of financial institutions for the climate dimensions of their investments’
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LGIM launches fossil fuel exclusion fund
In partnership with The National Trust
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Progressive policy at COP28 will define the ambition investors can take
Global Stocktake and New Collective Quantified Goal are key developments to watch at this year’s conference
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Road to COP28: Food in focus and ‘kick up the backside’ for renewables
‘Strongest push ever given to food systems and agriculture in the COP process’
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Big Six accountants accused of ‘failing on climate reporting’
Auditors say they are in compliance with standards but ‘urge stakeholders to bring about change’
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ClientEarth accuses Big Six accountants of ‘failing on climate reporting’
Auditors say they are in compliance with standards but ‘urge stakeholders to bring about change’
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Keep calm and tell clients ‘sustainable investing is in your best interests’
Elevations Credit Union financial adviser Scott Herrmann on switching to sustainable, educating clients and which fund houses he invests with
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ClientEarth climate case against Shell thrown out again
Lawyers say decision ‘will not sound the death knell for shareholder ESG activism’
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Green Dream with Newton IM’s Niklasson: Identifying funding gaps
The global head of sustainable investment discusses the complexities of climate change and the upcoming tipping points
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Road to COP28: Urgent calls for climate finance to reach Global South
UAE still focused on tech to reduce emissions rather than phase out production of fossil fuels