Sustainable Investor
EMEA
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New Guidance on Integrating Climate Change in Investment Process
September 29, 2020CFA Institute says 75% of global C-level executives in the investment industry believe climate change is important, but only 40% incorporate it in their investment process.
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Institutional Demand, ESG Funds to Drive European ETF Market
September 28, 2020“Robust and Diversified ESG Value Propositions” Needed to Compete in Crowded Market
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One-third of Asset Managers still not Engaging on Climate Change
September 24, 2020Managers need to step up their game to address environmental impacts with more transparency.
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European Central Bank Accepts Sustainability-Linked Bonds as Collateral
September 23, 2020Bank’s Move to Support Liquidity as New Market Develops.
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BIS Report Proposes Carbon Intensity-based Rating System
September 21, 2020A new report proposes a system for labelling issuers for firm-level greenness based on carbon intensity, the ratio of carbon emissions to revenue.
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SEB Launches Green Technology Venture Capital Unit
September 18, 2020Nordic bank aims to direct up to SEK1 billion to early stage ‘greentech’ firms.
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Standard-setters Kick Off Initiative to Harmonise Sustainability Reporting
September 14, 2020The IFRS Foundation is proposed as the body that is “optimally positioned” to lead and coordinate the creation of a new sustainability standards board.
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Active Funds not Necessarily Superior to Passive for ESG Investors
September 11, 2020Specialised and generalised engagement seen as effective agents of change.
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IOSCO to Harmonise Global ESG Disclosure Frameworks – Report
September 10, 2020A new IOSCO taskforce will work to identify commonalities across sustainability disclosure standards from across the world to develop principles-based guidelines.
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NGFS Publishes Two-year Work Programme, New Charter
September 7, 2020A new NGFS workstream being created will identify missing data items needed for effective climate-related and environmental risk analysis.
