All articles by Sophie Robinson-Tillett – Page 11
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Special ReportNatural capital: Asset owners start to engage
Two new global initiatives are under way to help investors focus on issues such as deforestation, while some managers have been on track for a while
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NewsThreefold rise in asset managers holding board responsible for ESG
Alongside NNIP and PGGM, the investors that took the biggest tumble down the rankings since 2020’s survey were State Street Global Advisors, PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors
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NewsInvestors should pay more attention to people, says Federated Hermes
EOS will next year expand its requirement for FTSE100 companies to have at least one director from a minority ethnic group to the FTSE350
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NewsEU standards for ESG benchmarks could give funds ‘automatic’ pass under SFDR
Index providers will often direct clients to third-party data houses if they want more details about ESG
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NewsThe fight over SFDR’s role as a sustainability label
‘In the absence of an EU-wide labelling regime for ESG funds, some managers have also used Articles 8 and 9 as proxy labels for communication purposes,’ ESMA says
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NewsNZAOA, BTPS, Church of England back climate performance tool
‘There is no rating or ranking or investment advice, just free, comparable data points for investors to use as they wish,’ says Barron
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Opinion PiecesTime for honesty in the face of the ESG backlash
Sustainable finance is a broad church: it covers small investors whose clients want their capital to benefit society through to big managers who only consider environmental and social issues if they stand to make money.
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FeaturesWill the US pushback against ESG slow global progress?
Hostility towards asset managers embracing climate action and stewardship is raising questions on both sides of the Atlantic
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NewsWorld’s biggest asset managers rein in support for ESG-related proposals
BlackRock and Vanguard blame boom in ‘overly prescriptive’ resolutions in 2022
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NewsPRI adds biodiversity to global climate policy forecast
FSP+N assesses the likelihood of ‘forceful responses’ by rulemakers seeking to address climate change and biodiversity loss out to 2030 and 2050
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Asset Class ReportsFixed income: Transition plans and green bonds
Should companies publish climate plans before they can issue green bonds?
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Opinion PiecesCOP15: Biodiversity develops investment ecosystem
Biodiversity is fast catching up with climate change as a priority for investors and supervisors, and developments last year have set the stage for a productive 2023.
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NewsCOP15: Landmark deal agreed on biodiversity
New regulation and incentives expected that could “encourage companies to change their business models”
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Investors launch ‘CA100+ for biodiversity’ at COP15
AXA Investment Management, Storebrand and BNP Paribas Asset Management are among 11 founding partners of Nature Action 100
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Poor climate plans will trigger votes against board members in 2023, Railpen warns firms
Railpen said biodiversity and social implications of the climate transition were important considerations in transition plans
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More than 200 investors throw weight behind human rights engagement initiative
Sector strategies will be developed to identify priority topics for different types of business
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Investors must work with EM governments on climate plans, says Allianz board member
Biggest stumbling block for institutional investors keen to allocate capital to climate projects in emerging markets is the lack of suitable projects
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Asset Class ReportsEquities – Is tracking error key to carbon reduction?
Passive investors may have to rethink their tracking error limits in the net-zero environment
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Opinion PiecesCOP27: more questions than answers but reasons to hope
Despite the cynicism around COP27 last month, there were some potentially major developments for investors. Excitingly, a number of them address what’s often ignored in climate finance discussions: moving money.
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Special ReportProspects 2023: How important are the carbon markets?
Carbon pricing is key to investment in green technology
