Financial services execs boost staff sustainable finance skills amid climate concerns
60% of c-suite acknowledge concern about their organisation’s ability to deal with climate change
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IA welcomes IFRS commitments but calls for clarity
Investment Association’s Woodfield backs the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation’s climate-first approach but asks for a roadmap on a wider range of issues
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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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Global leaders call for harmonised approach to climate amid regional inconsistencies
Mark Carney, Christine Lagarde, Janet Yellen and Mairead McGuinness highlight ‘information gaps’ between geographies
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Global leaders call for harmonised approach to climate amid regional inconsistencies
Mark Carney, Christine Lagarde, Janet Yellen and Mairead McGuinness highlight ‘information gaps’ between geographies.
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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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FCA steps up ESG focus with new hire
LGIM’s Sacha Sadan is joining FCA in newly created role of director of ESG in ‘important shift’ at the regulator
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New EC measures in wake of European Climate Law
Host of measures intended to enable ‘investors to re-orient investments towards more sustainable technologies and businesses’
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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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FE fundinfo’s Bates: SFDR implementation is just the start
The three ESAs have set out the timeline for future implementation of the next phases of SFDR
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Jupiter sustainable fund’s net-zero strategy: Mitigation and adaptation
Abbie Llewellyn-Waters outlines how the Jupiter Global Sustainable Equities strategy aims to be aligned with net zero by 2050
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Biden’s approach to ESG will likely diverge from the UK’s: A new gold-standard is imminent
The tension between these two approaches, pan-Europe versus the US, will be interesting to watch, writes Entelligent CEO Thomas Stoner