ESG Special Reports – Page 11
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Special ReportFive reasons pension funds are considering indexing for sustainable investing
Sustainable indexing gives pensions the clarity they need to build more sustainable portfolios, for the following reasons:
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Special ReportClassification: not for everyone
In May 2020, BlackRock, State Street Global Advisors, Invesco, Charles Schwab Investment Management and Fidelity Investments set out a new idea that would, they said, re-classify certain types of exchange-traded products and benefit investor transparency.
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Special ReportEU sustainable finance: Impact uncertain
New EU climate benchmarks are getting industry take-up but not everyone is embracing them
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Special ReportEU sustainable finance: Commission renews green vows
The EU is proposing a taxonomy for non-sustainable industries following the publication of the green taxonomy last year
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Special ReportEU sustainable finance: The promise of disclosures
New EU sustainability reporting requirements for investors could drive companies to improve disclosures. But making the new standards useful for end-investors could still be a challenge
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Special ReportChina: ESG with Chinese characteristics
Pressure from international and domestic investors is driving an upsurge in ESG adoption by Chinese companies
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Special ReportEU sustainable finance: Tentative steps on green classification
The first investors are already applying the EU’s green taxonomy but there are questions about the applicability of the Ecolabel to ESG funds
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Special ReportChina: Just a pit stop on the BRI journey
China has taken its foot off the pedal of its Belt and Road Initiative temporarily to deal with domestic issues and COVID-19
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Special ReportNorway: Sustainability and retirement age under review
The government convenes a panel of experts to assess the state of the country’s pension industry in light of the 2011 reforms
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Special ReportPrivate and green: Non-listed sustainable debt
The market for non-listed debt with green or sustainability features is growing fast
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Special ReportTransition bonds: Questions of transition
The market for sustainable investments is growing exponentially
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Special ReportGreen bond issuance: Denmark's split offering
The Danish government is keen to employ tradeable green certificates, which are designed to broaden the appeal of environmental debt, in its initial green bond issuance
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Special ReportClimate benchmarks: Brown to green
Brown to green - Index providers are making the first steps towards adoption of the new EU climate benchmarks
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Special ReportESG: A new dawn
How can private equity firms avoid suspicions of greenwashing as the industry embraces ESG?
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Special ReportESG: The long quest for comparable data
A growing band of institutional investors and other financial actors is seeking better and more comparable inputs to financials statements in areas like carbon emissions
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Special ReportRisk metrics jigsaw
Moves to promote useful climate risk disclosure among companies are hampered by highly variable risk metrics and a lack of cohesive standards
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Special ReportBrydon Review: Call for deeper, wider audits
UK review reveals stakeholders would like more information on company prospects and risks
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Special ReportCredit Ratings: Good credit, bad behaviour?
Rating agencies and asset managers are starting to integrate ESG in bond portfolios
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Special ReportArtificial Intelligence: Solving the riddle with AI
Artificial intelligence is making it possible to glean better ESG information about companies
