Sustainable Investor
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Commentary
Investing to Move the Date: Earth Overshoot Day 2021
Derek Ip, Vice President, Responsible Investment at BMO Global Asset Management, says investors should rise to the challenges represented by Earth Overshoot...
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Industry
Study Outlines Circular Economy Opportunities for Investors
High levels of alignment with circularity principles lower risk of default and improves risk-adjusted returns among companies.
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30.4KFeaturesFog Begins to Lift on Net-Zero Transition
Multiplicity of tools present challenges for investors, exacerbated by lack of consistency on companies’ carbon emissions data.
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6.0KEMEACharting the Course for a Social Taxonomy
The European Commission faces two possible paths for a taxonomy prioritising ‘S’ alongside ‘E’.
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EMEA
ESG Funds’ Blurred Lines Persist Despite SFDR
Morningstar report highlights diverse approaches to classification, resulting in similar fossil fuel exposures across fund categories.
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EMEA
“Distorted” Recruitment Processes Hampering UK Board Diversity
Firms encouraged to address “compulsive homogeneity”, but investor influence for change limited by own challenges.
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News
ESG Ratings, Data Need Greater Scrutiny from Users and Supervisors – IOSCO
Consultation offers guidance to asset managers, but highlights ongoing challenges for regulators.
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Asia-Pacific
Japan FSA Consults to Boost Social Bonds
Regulator aims to promote issuance of social bonds by private sector, but prevent ‘social washing’.
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Industry
New Tool Helps Investors Put the S in TranSition
Investee companies’ climate strategies can no longer be viewed solely through an environmental lens, says new report.
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2.4KEMEAThe ESG Interview: Reaching a Tipping Point
Jo Holden, Global Head of Investment Research at Mercer, says ESG is taking a much higher priority for European asset owners.
