The due diligence crisis threatening sustainable investing’s credibility
Asset managers present ‘sustainable’ strategies in pitch meetings, but their processes can be alarmingly superficial, writes Francois Zagame
Impact
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Born to rewild: How nature shares are aiming to restore biodiversity to the UK
Michael Nelson reports from depleted farmland on the Castle Howard estate, which is set to provide ‘nature shares’ to the credit market
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M&G partners with Swiss impact manager for first sustainable bond launch
Fund will be co-managed by Mario Eisenegger and Ben Lord
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Nuveen expands impact range with global credit strategy
Co-managed by portfolio manager Jessica Zarzycki and Stephen Liberatore
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How investment managers can make a greater impact: Sharing revenues with environmental charities
TT International’s Thomas suggests investors should share revenues with charities to deliver direct impact
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Mirova launches responsible investment research centre
They also announced two strategic partnerships focused on blended finance and maximising the positive impact of listed investments
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Q&A: Nordea’s Bech on the ‘long journey’ of diversity engagement
Engaging with companies that are willing to make progress and have a greater impact
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Robeco launches high income green bond product
Amid growing investor interest in green bonds
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#TalkAboutBlack details progress in initiatives for Black talent
The campaign aims to build a pipeline of Black industry leaders
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Private equity ‘by far the most popular way investors access the impact space’
Blue Earth Capital’s Impact Survey says three-quarters of respondents believe impact investing will become mainstream in the next 10 years
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SDR: Those who take action now ‘will be best prepared for the next deadline’
Naming and marketing requirements for labelled funds must be met by 2 December
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Green Dream with Morningstar’s Bioy: We’ve only scratched the surface in terms of climate change investment opportunities
Bioy would like to see less traditional asset classes made more accessible to investors