Mission Zero, the review into the UK’s approach to reaching net zero by 2050, provides a welcome pathway for how the UK can achieve its legally-binding climate targets. It has never been clearer that the economy and climate change are inextricably intertwined – the only future economy is a green one. Former energy minister Chris … Read more
A technology platform has been launched for fund managers and asset owners to get a centralised view of investment notes as well as share ESG engagements, reports, ratings and research. The Impactive Platform has been founded by Mais Callan (pictured), former stewardship lead at NEST and co-chair of the 30% Club UK Investor Group. She … Read more
Global sustainable fund flows rebounded in the final quarter of 2022, attracting $37bn of net new money, a 50% jump on the previous quarter and a vast contrast to the $200bn withdrawal of cash seen in the wider fund universe. However, Morningstar’s Global Sustainable Fund Flows: Q4 2022 showed the rebound only occurred in three … Read more
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has updated its reporting framework in an attempt to better align it with global reporting processes. The PRI has the largest voluntary responsible investment reporting process in the world, although signatories are required to report annually. PRI reporting first took place in its current form in 2012 and is … Read more
Global sustainable fund flows rebounded in the final quarter of 2022, attracting $37bn of net new money, a 50% jump on the previous quarter and a vast contrast to the $200bn withdrawal of cash seen in the wider fund universe. However, Morningstar’s Global Sustainable Fund Flows: Q4 2022 showed the rebound only occurred in three … Read more
More women, more money. That much is clear. But what women count, and how does the counting happen? That’s not clear, at all. Advocates and investors pushing for gender representation in corporate leadership are pressing harder for transparency related to the presence of women at key levels. After all, you can’t garner the results of … Read more
Global sustainable fund flows rebounded in the final quarter of 2022, attracting $37bn of net new money, a 50% jump on the previous quarter and a vast contrast to the $200bn withdrawal of cash seen in the wider fund universe. However, Morningstar’s Global Sustainable Fund Flows: Q4 2022 showed the rebound only occurred in three … Read more
Despite nine in 10 institutional investors considering ESG as a factor in real assets investment decisions, many do not see climate as the biggest material risk. In its fifth annual Real Assets Study, Aviva Investors canvassed views from 500 institutional investors around the world, including pension funds, insurers, global financial institutions and official institutions, together … Read more
BNY Mellon Investment Management has added an emerging market debt impact fund managed by Insight Investment to its global funds range. Responsible Horizons EM Debt Impact Fund looks to invest in securities and issuers that will have a positive impact across three themes – people, planet and prosperity – in line with the UN Sustainable … Read more
The Women in Finance Climate Action Group (WFCAG) has created a framework to integrate a gender lens into climate investing to ensure women are seen as key stakeholders in solutions, and a more impactful and shorter just transition. Research by WFCAG found women are disproportionately impacted by the negative effects of climate change, yet they … Read more