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
Greenwashing
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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
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Advisers want ESG-branded products
NextWealth study finds although integration is important in the long term, specific ESG-badged solutions are preferable right now
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For real change to happen everyone needs a seat at the table
Util CEO explains what we can learn from ex-BlackRock CIO’s damning critique of sustainable investing
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CISI launches sustainable investment course
The CISI Sustainable and Responsible Investment Professional Assessment is intermediate level and aimed at wealth and investment managers
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SFDR may deter the greenwashers but will it be the source of more confusion?
Concerns over ‘vague and imprecise’ detail in new sustainable disclosure legislation but still an ‘important step’
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SFDR may deter the greenwashers but will it be the source of more confusion?
Concerns over ‘vague and imprecise’ detail in new sustainable disclosure legislation but still an ‘important step’.
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Liontrust’s Parker: Dealing with company controversies
‘There is often a collective wince when we hear a company describe itself as having sustainability in its DNA’