Relying on ESG ratings has been called into question by commentators in light of the news that MSCI will be downgrading many ESG funds. Last week the Financial Times revealed that, according to a client note from BlackRock’s iShares arm, the number of European ETFs with a AAA ESG rating from MSCI is set to … Read more
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has proposed a tiered approach to disclosure metrics, and adopted a ‘Scopes’ approach like that used for climate reporting in its fourth and final draft framework. Released today, the final draft outlines a tiered approach of leading indicators, many drawn from existing standards, with the aim of making … Read more
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has proposed a tiered approach to disclosure metrics, and adopted a ‘Scopes’ approach like that used for climate reporting, in its fourth and final draft framework. Released today, the final draft outlines a tiered approach of leading indicators, many drawn from existing standards, with the aim of making … Read more
Thailand is increasing the transparency of its carbon credits market by using software that will prevent things such as double counting and improve access to good quality data. A new partnership between the official implementing agency on greenhouse gas emission reduction in Thailand, the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation (TGO), and the ESG fintech firm … Read more
Muriel Wood, Susan Shaw, Hilary Root, Anthea Gaukroger, Audrey Geddes and Elisabeth Rivers-Bulkeley are names that few of us are immediately familiar with. However in 1973, these six women led what is arguably the most significant gender breakthrough of the investing industry when they became the first women to be admitted to the trading floor … Read more
Redington, the independent investment consultancy, has launched a platform designed to enable asset holders to take control of their stewardship activities, and to “hold their investment managers to account”. The Enhanced Stewardship Platform (ESP), which is underpinned by Redington’s proprietary technology platform Ada Fintech, will focus on reporting, assessment, and engagement as it aims to … Read more
As Adani Group stocks tanked last month, following revelations of fraud and market manipulation at the Indian conglomerate, some investors in ESG-focused funds were surprised to find themselves exposed to losses. Adani Enterprises, with its history of misdeeds, from strip mining Indigenous lands to doing business with genocidal regimes, is just the sort of group these funds seem designed to … Read more
There appears to be little difference between Article 8 and Article 6 French bond funds when it comes to their exposure to fossil fuels, French financial regulator the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has found. In a report published last week, the AMF looked at the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) requirements of approximately 10,600 … Read more
A possible 60% of food systems emissions, and 20% of global emissions, could be cut by 2030 if financial institutions engage for change with the companies they invest in, according to a climate think tank. Planet Tracker has analysed more than 400,000 companies, across 160 countries, including some of the world’s biggest brands such as … Read more
The top 50 greenhouse gas emitters in Asia Pacific have broad climate ambitions, but this is not quite matched by action taken so far, according to Barclays’ research team. Its recent study, The Asia 50: Biggest corporate emitters can improve on climate actions, looked at the 50 largest greenhouse gas emitters in the region among … Read more