Active managers will deliver superior ESG strategies for now
Capco’s Sincock expects to see an ongoing split between investors willing to pay for a ‘purer’ ESG and those who choose lower fees but ‘potentially questionable’ ESG credentials
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Aegon’s Ryan: ESG is a paradigm shift not a bubble
After two decades of running the Aegon Ethical Equity Fund, Audrey Ryan gives her take on key market concerns
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Is there a Covid-19 ESG test for company behaviour during the crisis?
Comgest’s head of ESG reflects on company actions – from dividend cuts to community work – in response to the pandemic
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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
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UK offers supportive environment for ESG investors
EdenTree’s Ketan Patel says UK companies are ESG leaders
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EC should extend sustainable regulation to social and governance
Refinitiv’s Detlef Glow says investors may be left disappointed by funds focused just on the ‘E’
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ASI to shut impact fund
Was revealed to have invested in Boohoo last year
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Q&A: Making business operations sustainable on Earth Day and every day
Three considerations companies must make in assessing all elements of their sustainability in the supply chain
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Funds aren’t ESG unless they consider diversity
ESG fund managers must look at diversity when making investment decisions, and more of them should be women themselves
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Sustainability isn’t free
MFS’ Rob Almeida and Rob Wilson discuss how efforts to become more sustainable will challenge many companies over the long term and perhaps even bankrupt some of them
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What do we do about population growth?
Tim Cockerill says we can raise the standard of living for the poorest through empowerment and education
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Investors missing potential $23trn LGBT+ market
Some 85% of investment firms have not yet considered an LGBT+ lens internally, and data in the area is lacking