Results from the latest round of Climate Action 100+’s (CA100+) Net Zero Company Benchmark assessments show that most focus companies are not on track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and reduce investor risk. Implementing an updated and more ambitious benchmark to assess focus companies on their net zero transition plans, CA100+ found … Read more
Asset owners’ total financed greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) fell 3.5% to 213.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2022, according to the latest progress report from the UN-Convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. The alliance said this is despite the number of members growing from 74 to 86 over the past year, now representing $9.5trn in assets. … Read more
Green bonds are propelling the worldwide ESG debt market, according to analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence, with issuance up 8% so far in 2023 on last year. The resilience of the green bond market in the first nine months of the year saw issuance exceed $505bn, or 48% of total sustainable issuance. Social bond issuance has … Read more
The sustainable investment industry is going through a “healthy workout period”, giving investors a chance to truly understand where the “different flavours of sustainability” sit within their portfolios, according to Regnan’s Tim Crockford. In this video interview, the manager of the Regnan Global Equity Impact Solutions fund, a high conviction, diversified, global multi-cap portfolio, discussed the … Read more
MEPS have reaffirmed their commitment to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) after a vote in the European Parliament confirmed that mandatory sustainability reporting will now apply to 50,000 companies from January 2024 onwards. According to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and EFRAG, the body mandated to develop the ESRS, a high level of interoperability … Read more
In the ever-evolving landscape of sustainable finance, European fund groups have been wrestling with a perplexing question: Which sustainability disclosure pathway under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) should they tread? Article 6, 8, or 9? Do they actually have a choice, given that these aren’t fund classifications, and the criteria have undergone more twists … Read more
Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM) has today expanded its green bond range with the launch of a new Article 9 fund. The Luxembourg-domiciled Nikko AM Global Green Bond UCITS fund provides investors access to green and sustainability bonds through a diversified and actively managed portfolio. It will invest in a broader investment universe beyond sovereign, … Read more
What should a biodiversity fund look like? It’s a question that’s going to attract increasing attention with the recent Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures hopefully opening the door to better data from companies on their impact on nature (or at the very least, nature’s impact on them). The number of mutual and exchange-traded funds focused … Read more
Last month’s launch of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) represents a significant milestone for risk management and opportunity that perhaps couldn’t have been envisaged just three years ago. This ground-breaking initiative, akin to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), is likely to transform the way investors assess and manage risks associated … Read more
HSBC Asset Management has added to its suite of thematic ETF offerings with the launch of its Climate Technology ETF, in partnership with index provider Nasdaq. The HSBC Nasdaq Global Climate Tech UCITS ETF will track the Nasdaq CTA Global Climate Technology Index, aiming to offer investors broad exposure to the climate technology ecosystem through … Read more