Teenagers are green. Both an environmentally-conscious generation as well as new to the banking world, Gen Zers are a customer segment, ready for digitally-forward products that have an impact in the real world. The starting point? Green credit cards for teenagers. Reading Time: 2 minutes When did you get your first credit card? For most … Read more
European wealth managers are expecting to increase their allocations to impact funds and funds aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the next year, according to research from MA Financial Intelligence. They will also be looking at where they can increase exposure to ESG-themed funds, ESG core bond funds and ESG core equity … Read more
Climate Action 100+, the investor engagement initiative on climate change involving 700 investors and $68trn in assets under management, has launched an updated version of its Net Zero Company Benchmark assessment tool. Benchmark 2.0 is the third iteration, and according to CA100+ will continue its role “informing and supporting investors in their engagements with companies … Read more
Currently, only 23% of B Corporations in the UK are owned or led by women. The world of business remains male dominated, while the gender pay gap and disparity of opportunities remains. The challenges are only exaggerated for people of colour, the LBGTQ+ community, the disabled and neurodivergent. That’s nothing you don’t know already, but … Read more
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is upping its requirements of ESG funds in a bid to clamp down on greenwashing and the risk of mis-selling. Last week, the regulator approved a host of new measures for ESG funds, including requiring them to invest at least 65% of listed entity AUM in companies … Read more
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has launched a disclosure framework for carbon credits as well as core principles for what counts as being high quality. The assessment framework requires “comprehensive and accessible disclosure” by programs on how each project calculates and quantifies its emissions impact, and how it assesses additionality, and social … Read more
The amount of rubbish produced in the world has reached truly horrifying levels. The global population generates an estimated 2 billion tonnes of waste every year and well over a third of it is not managed in a way that is safe to the environment. With around 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic rubbish in the … Read more
In Europe alone, the number of Say on Climate votes have more than tripled over the past two AGM seasons, asking shareholders to greenlight the climate plans of companies. This trend is expected to continue, as more companies seek to put out plans to tackle climate change. Climate-related proposals have appeared on AGM agendas for … Read more
It has been two years since MA Financial brands ESG Clarity, International Adviser, Portfolio Adviser and Expert Investor launched the Campaign for Better Governance. At that time, the industry, and its investors, were reeling from the collapse of Woodford Investment Management and other events where investor interest didn’t appear to be at the heart of … Read more
JP Morgan Private Capital has appointed Alex Bell as a partner of its Sustainable Growth Equity (SGE) platform. Bell brings close to two decades of private equity experience with a focus on energy and climate technology. Based in New York, he will support SGE platform’s climate solutions investing efforts. Bell was previously head of North … Read more