Sustainable Investor
News
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ESG Funds’ Blurred Lines Persist Despite SFDR
July 28, 2021Morningstar report highlights diverse approaches to classification, resulting in similar fossil fuel exposures across fund categories.
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“Distorted” Recruitment Processes Hampering UK Board Diversity
July 27, 2021Firms encouraged to address “compulsive homogeneity”, but investor influence for change limited by own challenges.
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ESG Ratings, Data Need Greater Scrutiny from Users and Supervisors – IOSCO
July 26, 2021Consultation offers guidance to asset managers, but highlights ongoing challenges for regulators.
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Japan FSA Consults to Boost Social Bonds
July 26, 2021Regulator aims to promote issuance of social bonds by private sector, but prevent ‘social washing’.
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New Tool Helps Investors Put the S in TranSition
July 23, 2021Investee companies’ climate strategies can no longer be viewed solely through an environmental lens, says new report.
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This Week’s Fund News: NJ Scheme to Invest in Paulson’s US$5 Billion Climate Fund
July 23, 2021ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including TPG Climate Rise, Lyxor, Bridgewater, Brunel PP, Neuberger Berman, Oaktree, CQS, M&G, GSAM and more.
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This Week’s People Moves: PRI CEO Lands New Role Down Under
July 23, 2021ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector including Conexus Financial, Fitch Ratings, Arabesque AI, Oaktree Capital Management, Finance for Tomorrow and KGAL Group.
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Oil and Gas Sector Underfunding Low-Carbon Transition
July 22, 2021Investment, expertise, disclosure all lacking, says WBA; Reclaim Finance challenges gas, nuclear lobbyists.
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Call for Sustainability Goals to be Built into Fiduciary Duties
July 22, 2021PRI-commissioned report identifies ways investors navigate the law to align sustainability impacts with financial performance.
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US Investors Urged to Dig Deeper on D&I
July 21, 2021Company disclosures insufficient to assess effectiveness of policies and initiatives aimed at greater equity.
