UK All Companies sector review: A space ‘ripe for thoughtful, forward-looking strategies’
The UK holds promise for investors seeking to balance financial returns with positive societal impact, writes Square Mile’s Jake Moeller
Sustainability
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Eurosif regulatory roadmap highlights need for private finance to plug sustainable investment gap
It outlines five key recommendations for EU policymakers to make this happen
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Impax Environmental Markets receives Sustainability Impact label
The label will come into effect on the 27 November
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Empowering SMEs: The key to a climate-resilient future
SMEs are often absent from the global climate discourse despite representing 90% of businesses globally, write COP29 champions
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Faith-consistent investing guide launched
Church Investors Group pushes for investments to align with mission and values
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Fidelity International to adopt FCA Sustainability Focus label for three funds
Label will apply to Fidelity’s sustainable UK, global and European Equity funds
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SFDR reform: A call for enhanced comparability and third-party assurance
PwC Luxembourg’s Marcassoli says third-party sustainability assurance embedded within SFDR would set a benchmark for ESG integrity
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FRC drops references to environment and society in stewardship definition update
Consultation opens on revised UK Stewardship Code as commentators warn on ‘sending the wrong signals’
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Green, social and sustainability bond issuance surpasses $5trn
GSS bond issuance has experienced its most active period since the market’s inception
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EdenTree launches government-focused ESG bond fund
Fund targets government or government-related bonds working towards lowering carbon emissions or providing community support
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Academic research is the key to unlocking better environmental outcomes
Closer collaboration between investors and academia could help build a more robust financial system, says Insight Investment’s Sawbridge
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Has trust in ESG claims hit rock bottom?
The FCA has provided a window of opportunity to turn perceptions around, writes the AIC’s Nick Britton