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By investing in earlier-stage companies and having controlling ownership, private equity has the potential to tackle ESG considerations effectively, according to Jennifer Signori, managing director, Neuberger Berman. Here, Signori discusses creating value, engaging with companies and calculating portfolios’ carbon footprints. How does ESG create value within private equity? Private equity investors are uniquely positioned to … Read more

The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) is opening a chapter of its organisation in Japan next month to support local financial institutions transitioning to net zero. Part of GFANZ’s broader Asia-Pacific network launched last year, the Japan chapter will be headquartered in Tokyo and be advised by Masamichi Kono, former deputy secretary general … Read more

Capturing opportunities driven by climate change such as climate solutions businesses is as important as mitigating risk. But it can be less straightforward to identify quality businesses in emerging markets. For public equity investors, positioning allocations for lower levels of carbon intensity can potentially reduce exposure to climate transition risk. Reassuringly, at an index level, … Read more

ClientEarth and its supporters are “extremely disappointed” with the UK High Court’s decision not to permit its case against Shell’s board of directors to proceed and will be considering its next steps. In February this year the non-profit filed what it called a world-first lawsuit against directors for failing to manage the material and foreseeable … Read more

Climate change is real but does not pose serious financial risk, Federal Reserve System board of governors member Christopher Waller has said. Speaking at the IE University-Bank of Spain-Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis Conference, ‘Current Challenges in Economics & Finance’, in Madrid last week, Waller said the risks posed by climate change “are not … Read more

Despite a challenging macro environment in Asia and around the world leading to outflows in equities and bonds, some sustainable strategies appear to be bucking the trend, according to Jean Ryan, senior vice-president – business development and client services for Asia at KBI Global Investors. Here she tells ESG Clarity Asia what’s on the regulatory … Read more

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should not expect all financial services firms to embed sustainability-related considerations in their business objectives and strategies, industry respondents to the UK regulator’s latest sustainability discussion paper have said. The deadline for responses to the FCA’s discussion paper Finance for Positive Sustainable Change closed this week in which the regulator … Read more

In March the UN held a conference in New York to discuss water. It was the first time the conference had been held since 1977. Despite some 2 billion people lacking access to safe drinking water and 40% of the world’s population affected by water scarcity, little attention has been paid to this sector. More … Read more

Social policies are on the rise at asset managers, but a fifth of firms confine them to their ESG or similarly mandated strategies, a ShareAction report has found. In part three of its Point of No Returns study, which assesses the policies and practices of 77 of the world’s largest asset managers, who collectively manage … Read more

Barrow Hanley Global Investors’ managing director, responsible investing and portfolio manager Ross Campbell was drafted into the Dallas-based firm six years ago to build out its ESG capabilities. Here, he talks to ESG Clarity US about partnering with companies to bring about positive change, the challenges of tilting towards greener investments and what motivates him … Read more