Beginning or ending with governance
Without top-down leadership, some self-governance may be necessary, writes Rebecca Kowalski
Environment
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Responsible investment progress ‘stagnating’, warns ShareAction
Investment firms ‘are failing to consider the long-term interests of asset owners’
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EAC urges UK government to reiterate its support for Biodiversity Net Gain
Fears the UK may not meet its pledge to protect 30% of land by 2030 without substantial private investment
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ESMA study finds adding ESG-related terms to fund names increases inflows
Inflows increased by as much as 8.9% in the year after a fund’s name changes
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Delay to CSRD and CSDDD ‘creates legal uncertainty and blunts EU leadership’
A deciding vote on the delay is set for 3 April
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Investing in solar amid increasing political uncertainty
Challenges include new trends requiring adaptation and new technologies to understand – investment is vital
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CFM launches energy transition and green hydrogen fund
The fund has secured £124m from European donors, and focuses on emerging markets
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First Sentier Investors’ Lee: Action we are taking to meet our ambitious nature targets
Joanne Lee shares the firms’ progress on its new nature targets and her predictions for future nature-related themes
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Compass launches platform to amplify stewardship efforts
The SaaS platform helps support decision-making, including fund monitoring, stewardship, and reporting
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ShareAction decries ‘worst voting performance yet’ on environmental and social resolutions
Just 1.4% of shareholder resolutions tackling environmental and social issues received majority support in 2024
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Green Dream with Evenlode’s Sawan Wadhwa: ‘It’s a good time for NZAM to review itself’
Evenlode’s head of stewardship explains the firm found the NZAMi framework useful to assess the transition plans of investee companies
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Young people want to see authenticity around financial firms’ social claims
A firm’s approach to social justice influences young people’s decision on where to bank, invest and spend, report finds