How will ESG investing weather a recession?
A cross section of industry commentators give their views
Climate Change
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Attacking carbon projects distracts from real corporate accountability on climate change
‘Generalisations about carbon credits as corporate greenwashing are potentially harmful’
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Homegrown solutions key to developing country transitions
Relying on ‘technological aid’ drifting towards the Global South will not be sufficient
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Aviva Investors names climate policy head
Nick Molho joins the firm in June in newly created role
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BlackRock and Vanguard lag on votes for lobbying transparency
Vanguard and BlackRock supported less than 20% of the resolutions
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Attacking carbon projects distracts from real corporate accountability on climate change
‘Generalizations about carbon credits as corporate greenwashing are potentially harmful’
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Extreme weather is impacting real estate portfolios
Heatwaves, floods and storms are becoming very common in many parts of the world
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Aviva donates £10m to Woodland Trust
It will fund projects that will remove around 330,000 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere
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‘No evidence’ pension fund TCFD reporting driving change on climate
Some pension funds ‘only viewing it as a compliance obligation’
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Global Returns Project partners with UK wealth firm on climate portfolio
Leading Edge will now be able to offer GRP’s portfolio of climate philanthropy investments
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Indonesia identifies first coal plant to retire early
The country is the world’s biggest thermal coal exporter and heavily reliant on the fuel for electricity
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The top companies to invest in using a refugee lens
Researchers at RII say the refugee crisis poses a clear systemic risk