What are the limitations of measuring impact?
Hilbert Investment Solutions’ Zagamé (pictured) and Briant say assessments should examine the entire investment process
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Investors call for mandatory reporting in food sector
£2.8trn investor group responds to UK government’s National Food Strategy
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UK launches impact investment taskforce
The independent Impact Taskforce will look at reporting standards and mobilising capital at scale
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Carney: We won’t shrink our way to net zero, we need to invest our way there
Mark Carney says investors are ‘lining up’ money for climate action but are held back by unclear reporting
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Will pension trustee boards meet proposed governance requirements?
Only half of boards currently review their effectiveness from a governance perspective annually
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UK pension schemes to align with TCFD this summer
Pension trustees have welcomed DWP’s consultation outcome on addressing climate change risks and opportunities
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BMO GAM multi-manager team to run ESG due diligence service for Lestrade
ESG assessments will assist pension funds and other institutional investors
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Less than half of asset managers are decarbonising portfolios
CDP report urges finance sector to ‘step up’ as many are underreporting climate risk
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CFA consults on ESG disclosure standards
Sets out general principles for investment disclosure
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BNPP AM and CDP team up to create biodiversity framework
The groups plan to come up with a ‘new norm’ of reporting on biodiversity
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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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EFAMA outlines six ways EU can improve sustainable disclosure regime
In response to a joint ESA consultation, EFAMA calls for consistency, social inclusion and a transition period