Pricing carbon emissions to reach net zero
Importance of financial incentives in reducing carbon emissions addressed at UKSIF event
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UKSIF’s Alexander: We need to avoid using the term ‘ESG’
At Good Money Week, James Alexander and Julia Dreblow emphasised ‘language matters’
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Raising the red card on misunderstood terminology
Ensuring values and risk appetite are reflected in portfolios, and five tips for advisers
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Industry welcomes UK government’s decision to not fight oil field legal challenges
Although the decision is ‘significant’ there is still no guarantee the development won’t go ahead
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Next equal pay dispute demonstrates ‘material risk’ for investors
Industry reacts as Next failed to show sales consultants being paid less than warehouse workers was not sex discrimination after six-year legal battle
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Asset managers still grappling with communications as anti-greenwashing deadline looms
UKSIF and PwC report flags concerns around SDR definitions, increasing regional divergence and threshold clarity ahead of first deadline
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UKSIF and IA publish guidance for SDR consumer-facing disclosures
Investors should include information such as labels as well as sustainability objectives and metrics
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Pressure mounts on UK government to accelerate net-zero plans with asset manager campaign
IIGCC, with members representing $65trn, have called on policymakers to move ahead with legislation in five key areas
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Supportive policy and regulation could boost UK sustainable finance by £100bn AUM
UKSIF report warns the UK’s position as a world leader in green finance is under threat
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‘Empirical evidence’ that nature loss could knock 12% off UK GDP
Much worse impact than GFC and Covid-19 pandemic
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Industry welcomes FCA’s anti-greenwashing guidance but will need to ‘rush’ to meet 31 May deadline
Some firms were hoping for a longer transition period, commentators say
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UK government ‘inconsistent and opaque’ in its approach to transport decarbonisation
More than half of major transport companies are or plan to move out of UK to a market more supportive of sustainability goals