Sustainable Investor
Industry
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Policymaker Inaction on Climate “Eroding Investor Confidence”
March 22, 2023Investors increasingly unsure what is required to meet Paris Agreement targets.
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Investors “Head Over Heels” for GSS+ Bonds
March 16, 2023In an oversubscribed market, greater opportunities for investors lie in social, sustainable, SLBs and blue bonds.
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Consultation on Measuring ‘Investor Contribution to Impact’ Launched
March 13, 2023Impact Frontiers and the Predistribution Initiative seek to create a common approach to reporting on and managing an investor’s negative and positive contribution to impact.
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Managers not Committing to “Most Impactful” Stewardship Measures
March 13, 2023Despite strong progress by asset managers on stewardship since 2020, voting data disclosure and new policies “are not being matched by real-world action”, reports ShareAction.
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Voting, Collateral in Focus for ESG Securities Lending Framework
March 8, 2023Update to 2021 framework reflects growing integration between ESG investing and securities lending, but concerns remain over transparency.
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ESG Training Courses Breaking Down Silos
March 6, 2023AICPA/CIMA and Oxford University’s new sustainability programme for accountants among the latest initiatives aiming to plug the ESG skills gap.
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New Standard for Sustainable Finance Launched
March 3, 2023The British Standard Institute has launched a sustainable finance standard to help ‘demystify’ principles for the market.
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Investors’ Audit Gap
March 1, 2023Investors rarely engage on improving the audit function, but this sorely needs to change, say stewardship proponents.
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Climate Science Vital to “Fill the Gaps” in Scenario Analysis
February 24, 2023Ahead of the NGFS’ deadline for feedback on its climate scenarios, experts argue models must be more realistic and robust to give investors decision-useful insights.
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Industry Divided on ‘Pass-through Voting’
February 24, 2023The ‘Big Three’ asset managers are offering services to clients to vote their own shares, but some experts say investors should be holding them to account on stewardship instead.
