Square Mile appoints industry veterans to newly created sustainability board
Bev Shah, Neville White and Alan Whittle join internal members from Square Mile
HSBC
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What is the most ‘under-used stewardship tool’ by wealth managers?
EQ Investors has attended seven AGMs this year to question boards on green financing targets and human rights impacts
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Morningstar introduces LGBTQ+ Leaders index
Index holds 100 companies with strong LGBTQ+ inclusivity practices
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FCA called to investigate greenwashing at UK high street banks
In light of the FCA’s new anti-greenwashing rule and guidance
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Shareholders ramp up pressure on Barclays, HSBC and Amazon this AGM season
Investor groups have questioned Barclays’ and HSBC’s sustainability policies, while Amazon called to consider workers’ rights
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Time for asset managers to hold banks accountable for inconsistency in net-zero targets
Comes as HSBC publishes targets covering only 33% of facilitated emissions
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As governments roll back on green pledges, will the clean energy outlook improve from here?
Cash-strapped governments around the world are balking at the cost of green measures
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Judge banks on what they do, not what they say
Banks need to walk away from key clients to put oil and gas policy into practice
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Just eight asset managers achieve Morningstar’s top ESG rating
Majority of firms have improved their practices
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Climate Asset Management appoints trio of independent directors
Andrea Abrahams will chair Nature Based Carbon Fund investment committee
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Aegon appoints global climate solutions lead
Anne Scott will take on the newly created role
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Hong Kong prices world’s first tokenised green bond offering
Part of move to develop into a virtual assets hub