Jake Moeller, senior investment consultant at Square Mile, is looking forward to announcements at COP28 to “reaffirm and re-establish” the messages and ambitions around decarbonisation and a just transition. In this video interview for ESG Clarity’s video series the Green Dream, he said he hopes companies and governments will become more proactive and not be distracted … Read more
Milltrust International, an investment manager co-headquartered in London and Singapore, has launched a global sustainability-focused multi-family office with the aim of protecting and investing assets for families who prioritise sustainability and impact. East West Private Wealth (EWPW) is an independent advisory and investment management platform designed for families and entrepreneurs to provide long term financial … Read more
Clarity AI has launched a sustainable investment index and ETF methodology, which aligns with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). According to the sustainability technology platform, the methodology will help index and ETF providers build, define and market products falling within the European Union’s definition of sustainable investment, outlined in Article 2(17) of the SFDR. … Read more
Global investors are attempting to harness the investment opportunities provided by the energy transition by expanding into private assets, according to Schroders’ latest Institutional Investor Study. The annual study, which surveyed 770 investors who hold $34.7trn in assets, identified that decarbonization, deglobalisation and changing demographics are driving investors to change their portfolio allocations, and, over … Read more
Protecting biodiversity, and the need to reduce demand for natural resources while strengthening the supply of natural capital, has become a high priority for asset managers, with many new funds coming to market to address demand for investment in this space. According to the 2021 Dasgupta review on the economics of biodiversity, construction, road building … Read more
“Shall we all just move to France?” I messaged Hargreaves Lansdown’s ESG analysis team this week, a mixture of jest and despair, as the French president Emmanual Macron doubled down on his commitment to net zero, after a series of rollbacks this side of the Channel. Macron has recognised that as well as improvements in … Read more
Despite the “remarkable” growth in the number of climate funds on the market over the past five years, Morningstar has found the most common stocks held within these portfolios are not aligned with 1.5C and have “difficult-to-manage” carbon emissions. In the annual report Investing in Times of Climate Change, Morningstar reported the menu of climate-focused … Read more
There are many different ways to approach sustainable and impact investing, so what happens when a merger or acquisition brings two firms’ approaches together? US firm Ark Invest recently acquired specialist ETF issuer Rize ETF from AssetCo in a bid to expand into Europe and the UK. Speaking to ESG Clarity shortly after the announcement, both … Read more
Allspring Global Investments has launched a fixed income fund investing in global best-in-class companies transitioning to a lower-carbon world. The Allspring (Lux) Worldwide Climate Transition Global Buy and Maintain fund will use proprietary climate transition credit research to deliver a portfolio that balances financial and climate considerations. It is suitable for institutional investors who are … Read more
