Japan is undergoing a sea change as the country’s government pushes savers to become investors, opening up opportunities for better corporate governance to emerge in the upcoming AGM season. Prime minister Fumio Kishida unveiled his flagship initiative 18 months ago aimed at boosting economic growth and addressing social challenges, based on a strategy of persuading … Read more
Redwheel has appointed Amanda O’Toole (pictured) to roll out two strategies within the firm’s newly created sustainable growth franchise. The Redwheel Clean Economy fund will focus on high-quality, growth-oriented companies that have a positive impact on the environment. Meanwhile, the Redwheel Biodiversity strategy will seek to invest in companies that have a positive impact on … Read more
Korea is taking the lead on the clampdown on greenwashing in Asia as the country is poised to become the first nation in Asia to hand out fines for the practice. A new law is currently making its way through Korea’s National Assembly, which would see companies that are deemed by the country’s Ministry of … Read more
Invest in our planet is the theme for Earth Day 2023. Decarbonising our energy system is an essential part of protecting the environment, moving away from polluting fossil fuels and towards renewables to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Here, we consider the crucial role of the financial sector in the energy transition. Banks making positive … Read more
Francesco Conte, portfolio manager, JPM Climate Change Solutions Fund The IRA will lead to opportunities across a broad range of climate change solutions. We’re focused on three key areas. First, the IRA aims to accelerate the transition to clean energy while also re-shoring renewable technologies. This directly benefits clean energy providers, and we have investments … Read more
The ocean covers almost two-thirds of the earth’s surface. It provides more than half of all oxygen on the planet while also absorbing massive quantities of carbon dioxide as one the world’s largest carbon sinks. However, despite the ocean’s importance for humanity, only 1% of the high seas have been under any protection protocol and … Read more
If we rewind 30 years, 60% of the electricity consumed by a UK home was derived from coal, 10% was from oil with the balance from nuclear and hydro. Today, renewables and natural gas are roughly equal at 40%, while coal has declined close to zero, only being used in times of extreme shortage. The … Read more
The European Commission needs to close the loophole in its green taxonomy that allows fossil fuels to be included, if it wants to avoid the legal challenge it currently faces, an investor group has said. Four environmental NGOs are taking the European executive to court to stop the EU labelling fossil gas as ‘sustainable’ in … Read more
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) is developing a suite of sovereign ESG index funds using data and analysis from Verisk Maplecroft. The asset manager will use Verisk Maplecroft’s sovereign ESG analytics, which draw on thousands of different geospatial, unstructured, structured and expert-scored subnational and national indicators, to create products “that seek to materially diverge … Read more
Impact investment specialist CIRCA5000 is to launch a range of UCITS ETFs to the European market focused on five themes linked to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The B-Corp-certified business has 150,000 existing customers on its direct-to-consumer platform and is intending to bring the five ETFs to market in summer 2023. In partnership with … Read more