FCA plans to extend TCFD disclosures and target greenwashing
UK regulator’s Business Plan 2021/22 sets out ESG and D&I aims
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Demand for sustainable thematic funds grows
76% of investors’ main reason for using thematic investing strategies is sustainability and ESG
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Too much regulatory oversight seen threatening ESG growth
Concerns about greenwashing could lead regulators to be too rigid, investors warn.
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Fund houses under ESG spotlight
Asset managers need to practice what they preach in implementing and integrating sustainable investment policies, according to Aviva Investors.
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Podcast: MSCI’s head of ESG on piling on net-zero pressure
The full interview from episode five of ESG Out Loud
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US Global ESG Summit: Greenwashing, regulation and client demand
Round up of the US-based portion of the recent Global ESG Summit
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How to tell if a fund group really integrates ESG
Square Mile’s John Fleetwood says selectors must go beyond ratings, commitments and marketing to assess ESG integration
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Charles Plowden: ‘ESG is still a bit of a jungle’
Baillie Gifford’s outgoing senior partner discusses ESG’s jungle of definitions, whether the sector faces a surplus of capital or a shortage, and investment’s higher purpose
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UK government sets up group to tackle greenwashing
Will oversee Taxonomy and greening of economy
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COP26 countdown: Pledges without action will be exposed
Expect net-zero announcements to creep even higher as we approach the Glasgow climate change summit in November
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EC should extend sustainable regulation to social and governance
Refinitiv’s Detlef Glow says investors may be left disappointed by funds focused just on the ‘E’
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The challenge of SFDR for property
Greenman Investments CEO says SFDR can be complicated for light green funds