Asset owners seek to standardise disclosure, incorporate diversity and inclusion into manager selection.
Over a third of all assets managed via SFDR Article 8 and 9 vehicles.
ShareAction CEO Catherine Howarth reflects on the revival of active ownership and points to ESG’s “next big wave”.
The European Commission faces two possible paths for a taxonomy prioritising ‘S’ alongside ‘E’.
Morningstar report highlights diverse approaches to classification, resulting in similar fossil fuel exposures across fund categories.
Firms encouraged to address “compulsive homogeneity”, but investor influence for change limited by own challenges.
Jo Holden, Global Head of Investment Research at Mercer, says ESG is taking a much higher priority for European asset owners.
Investment, expertise, disclosure all lacking, says WBA; Reclaim Finance challenges gas, nuclear lobbyists.
New tools are helping farmers and investors to understand sustainability impacts more precisely, but policy frameworks still lag.
Biennial survey reflects “industry in transition”, with higher standards and expectations reducing status of negative screening.
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