Amundi, Norges Bank and Union Investment call for an end to arms exports to Israel
Investors and companies ‘at risk of being complicit in international law violations’
Weapons
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World at war: ‘Responsible investors should shun countries using force for territory expansion’
Risk of exposure to Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Gaza conflicts
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Armaments avoidance ranges across all ESG-style funds
This is unlikely to change, and reflects a diversity of views
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FTSE Russell launches ESG-risk adjusted indexes
FTSE UK ESG Risk-Adjusted Index Series applies product and conduct exclusions
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MSCI’s Vanston: Mandatory climate targets needed as listed companies on course for 2.9°C
MSCI’s Sylvain Vanston highlights issues with current decarbonisation regime
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BlackRock launches Article 8 ESG multi-asset fund
Will use principles of existing Global Allocation Fund but with ESG embedded through investment process
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Investors have guns in their sights
Confronting guns in portfolios requires advisers to be informed about the politics
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Ukraine: In an ESG world companies are expected to be moral actors
As ESG investors doing the right thing should line up with your duty to shareholders
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EU social taxonomy is right to exclude weapons
Platform on Sustainable Finance proposals under scrutiny due to Ukrainian crisis
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AllianzGI expands exclusion policy
Withdraws from coal and controversial weapons
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AllianzGI expands exclusion policy
Investee companies must have cap on revenues from coal and controversial weapons.
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Asset managers are ‘neglecting human rights abuses’
ShareAction found asset managers are putting a very limited effort into engaging with companies on human rights and at worst, contributing to them