As the urgency of the climate crisis escalates, investors are under pressure to divest rather than engage with the oil and gas sector.
Paris-alignment scores are useful indicators of net-zero progress, but data shortages raise questions around accuracy.
Initiatives backed by major insurers seek to rebalance ‘blue economy’ away from extractive industries to more sustainable models.
Paul Fahey, Head of Investment Data Science at Northern Trust, says emerging technologies will help investors to integrate ESG factors and to track the impact of their decisions.
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Blackrock, UOB, Storebrand AM, AMX, Aegon, GFFI, and Invesco.
New framework helps firms align near- and long-term climate action with 1.5°C pathway.
Expectations on climate policy and net zero strategies issued to help peers assess credentials of asset managers.
The fund will help channel central bank reserves to green projects in Asia Pacific, complementing two other green bond funds already launched by the bank.
Lindsay Hudson, Head of Inclusion and Diversity at Aegon Asset Management, says managers must understand the business benefits of diversifying human capital.
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including EQT, Credit Suisse, BlackRock, JPM AM, DWS, Bloomberg Philanthropies and ISA.
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