Sustainable Investor
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Guidance Seeks to Boost UK Pensions’ Social Grasp
March 7, 2024Trustees and advisors offered voluntary framework for embedding social factors in policies and processes; taskforce calls for regulators to set expectations.
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Trump Presidency Could Hike US Emissions by 4bn Tonnes
March 7, 2024As Biden and Trump emerge victorious from Super Tuesday, a report compares America’s chances of reaching net zero under each of them.
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Deep-sea Mining Deemed Financially Unviable
March 7, 2024The fledgling industry could lead to an estimated half-trillion dollars in losses, with investors being urged to protect Earth’s “last frontier”.
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Matthews Transitions Asian Funds to Article 8
March 7, 2024Re-categorisation marks latest shift to bolster sustainable investment and analytical resources, as focus on smaller firms offers greater impact for investors.
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US Environmental and Social Proposals Hit New Heights
March 6, 2024More than 370 votes were held last year, breaking a record for the third consecutive year, but shareholder support has been receding.
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Too Much Leeway Offered by Updated ASEAN Taxonomy
March 6, 2024Second version of the voluntary guidance limits utility to investors by allowing companies and countries to “pick and choose”.
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UK Stewardship Code to be Fine-tuned
March 4, 2024Review welcomed as an opportunity to streamline, clarify and raise standards, including greater tilt toward portfolio-level approaches.
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EU Nature Law Could Catalyse Sovereign SLBs
March 4, 2024Investors, NGOs and think tanks have welcomed the contentious EU Nature Restoration Law, but criticise weakened proposals. The new EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL) has set a “powerful underlying policy foundation” to scale allocations from fixed-income funds into low-risk...
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EU Faces Pressure on Human Rights Law
February 29, 2024Dutch MEP and CSDDD rapporteur Lara Wolters accuses governments of “political posturing” as the directive faces further delays.
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Apple AI Proposal Galvanises Investors
February 29, 2024Growing pressure from shareholders for robust ethical guidelines and governance structures seen as sending signal to policymakers.
