US pension fund’s selection of ESG-tilted Nordea fund to manage US$450 million of equity investments highlights integration and engagement priorities.
Investors admit that challenges with ESG data remain, but quality is rapidly improving as regulation advances.
Fabrizio Ferraro, Professor of the Strategic Management Department at IESE Business School, considers sustainability-focused engagement in the face of the anti-ESG movement.
UK regime considered more robust, but ideal framework should be based on three value propositions, says new report.
Nicola Williams, Partner at Eversheds Sutherland, says the UK’s proposal to regulate ESG ratings could support transformative sustainability investments.
Most of North America’s largest investors have made net zero pledges and are able to demonstrate headway.
Investors’ measurement and management tools need to better account for environmental and societal outcomes, says Oxford University.
BlackRock and its US peers may be pulling back from ESG voting and engagement, but European managers still have clout.
New metrics allow investors to factor chemical risks into ESG strategies with more precision.
Two US right-wing think tanks responsible for 75% of this year’s anti-ESG shareholder resolutions say they are just getting started.
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