MSCI adds climate action indexes
Selects companies based on SBTi targets, green revenues, climate risk management and track record
Selects companies based on SBTi targets, green revenues, climate risk management and track record
The two index providers announce a suite of nine ESG indices covering China fixed income
Companies that don’t meet UN standard on human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption are excluded
There is a struggle to define ESG, and opponents are using that to their advantage
Demand for passive ESG funds is outpacing active ones
19% of active, climate-focused funds use no benchmark and 73% use market capitalisation index rather than a climate index
19% of active, climate-focused funds use no benchmark and 73% use market capitalisation index rather than a climate index
Firms including Fidelity International, Legal and General, BlackRock and M&G awarded ‘gold standard’ in first round
Group developing ETF aims to channel capital and resources towards refugees
‘The FS Race to Equality Index serves as a tangible benchmark for the fund management industry’
Building a positive impact portfolio involves the use of both negative and positive screens, as well as the consideration of trading issues and portfolio weighting
More than 500 global companies were assessed on their commitments