UK energy plan: ‘Short-term sticking plaster’?
Finance commentators respond to Liz Truss’ plans to cap energy bills and lift fracking ban
Hargreaves Lansdown
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Is Truss up to tackling climate and cost of living crises?
Investment commentators say new UK PM’s support for fossil fuels and fracking ‘worrying’
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Investors snap up sustainable funds as UK heatwaves continue
‘This year has made a lot more people think about climate change’
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In pictures: Industry celebrates Pride 2022
Celebrating a more inclusive workplace
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UK windfall tax extraction incentive a ‘big mistake’
Energy Profits Levy allows oil and gas companies to avoid the new tax if they invest in UK fossil fuel extraction
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Latest launches: Stewart Investors adds European sustainability fund
Lorna Logan and Rob Harley to run the European (ex UK) Sustainability Strategy
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Good Money Week: Renewables popular as responsible flows increase
interactive investor shares ethical long list and Hargreaves Lansdown sees flows into responsible funds increase 17%
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Plastic use causes greenwashing concerns for fast fashion
Half of items listed on sites such as Boohoo, ASOS and PrettyLittleThing are entirely made from petrochemically-derived polymers
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Industry experts divided on new UK green bond plans
Questions surrounding vague details, interest rates and issuance amount but a ‘good start’ nonetheless
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UK responsible funds grow 66% to £57bn
This compares with just a 7% rise across funds overall
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Asset management industry has moved from ESG 1.0 to Sustainability 2.0
‘Integrating ESG across the whole investment approach is key to success’
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HL reveals inflows into ESG products up 25-fold since 2016
Millennials not the only demographic investing in sustainability, with growing interest from pension investors