The sustainability advisory firm Chronos Sustainability has appointed Pins Brown as leading human rights expert. Brown brings 25 years’ experience in corporate responsibility and supply chain ethics, the firm said. Most recently, she was director of human rights at Natura & Co where she led the firm’s human rights policy and strategy. This October, Brown … Read more
The financial industry came together last night to celebrate the best diversity & inclusion initiatives at the third Pimfa D&I Awards in London. LGT Wealth Management picked up a trio of gongs at the ceremony, while HSBC, Legal & General Investment Management and Lloyds were also recognised for shining a light on “excellent, often untold … Read more
CFA Institute has launched the UK edition of its voluntary diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) code for the investment profession designed to support organisations seeking to accelerate change by fostering a commitment to DEI. Signatory firms would commit to six metrics-based principles under the DEI Code intended to enable the greater inclusion of wider viewpoints … Read more
Companies and individuals that can put their head above the parapet and show continued dedication in trying times is something that should be showcased and celebrated. The past two years have been a trickier period for the responsible investment industry. More challenging market conditions have affected fund performance and flows, new regulation has tested firms’ … Read more
In this new series for ESG Clarity Asia, we’ll be exploring the opportunities and challenges for sustainable fund selectors in each country in Asia and highlighting the regulation and policy that could affect them. Changes sustainable fund selectors should know about Corporate governance has been a particular hot button issue in Japan for some time, and … Read more
Funding from major developed market investors is concentrated in the downstream stages of the textile supply chain, shielding them from the negative harms taking place across the rest of the value chain, according to Planet Tracker’s latest research analysis. Just four US asset managers, BlackRock, Vanguard, Fidelity and State Street, make up a fifth of … Read more
Public expectations for authentic and urgent action on environmental and social issues remains high despite cost-of-living pressures, according to the third annual ESG Monitor from SEC Newgate. Although the term ESG is not well understood among the UK public, expectations for corporate action on ESG issues has reached a tipping point, suggesting that the need … Read more
As markets emerged, blinking into the light of day towards the end of the Covid crisis, equities saw a rotation in style leadership. Growth went out, value roared in, then oil and gas went through the roof… and sustainable funds also saw their outperformance (in aggregate, at least) ebb. Is this simply a style effect—and … Read more
Schroders is transitioning its SISF Short Duration Dynamic Bond fund into a sustainable global sovereign product, ESG Clarity can reveal. The SISF Sustainable Global Sovereign Bond fund will provide investors with exposure to green and sustainability-linked government and government-related bonds, as well as to supranational and agency issuers, particularly multilateral development banks, that the firm … Read more
Mental health awareness within a professional environment continues to grow globally, with 95% of companies acknowledging the topic as important to business, CCLA Investment Management’s report found. Its second annual report, released on World Mental Health Day, details that while almost all companies show a value for mental health, only 17% of CEOs have displayed … Read more