Gold, silver, bronze: Japan ESG funds in focus
Morningstar looks at the effect the country’s revised governance code has had on three sustainable funds
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Institutional investors new to ESG say it outperforms
Nearly three in 10 of those surveyed increased the incorporation of ESG as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Half of FTSE 100 companies link bonuses with ESG
Alvarez & Marsal report finds 47% have a specific ESG category for remuneration
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Good Money Week: Divestment movement has empowered stewardship
SRI Services’ conference talks active ownership and the risks of assets falling into the wrong hands
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Liontrust’s Michaelis: ‘Performance is critical to success of sustainable investment’
Square Mile conference delegates discuss appealing ESG to clients, simplifying sustainability and upcoming regulation
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Factor investors increase ESG integration for performance upside
‘If you are the only one who is not looking at ESG it is quite likely you will underperform’, finds Invesco research
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Women more likely than men to become heads of sustainability
Credit Suisse report also finds women represent almost 24% of corporate boardrooms globally
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Vanguard’s own goal: Carbon-heavy holdings and $3trn climate risk
Think tank Universal Owner claims asset manager is doing harm to the market on which it depends
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Asset managers overtake pensions to lead on ESG
BNP Paribas survey on attitudes to ESG shows it is more deeply embedded than ever with active ownership strategies driving progress
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Gap takes BlackRock’s top spot as most diverse firm
Refinitiv’s annual index shows diversity and inclusion progress stalled in some areas despite it rising up the agenda
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Key takeaways from Climate Investment Summit: Global carbon pricing, offsetting and de-risking
Copenhagen conference brought together speakers from policy, industry, pensions and investments
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Exclusive: Pimfa collaboration to launch ESG academy for wealth managers
Pimfa, MSCI, Fidelity and Farrer & Co to run three online modules on ESG investing, opportunities, regulation and tools