Archive

  • BMO to oppose Barclays' shareholder resolution

    05 May 2021

  • ESG news round-up: BMO secures engagement mandate, NextEnergy makes maiden Portuguese investment, IETA urges UK ETS and more

    12 October 2020

  • HSBC faces criticism after Paris-aligned finance pledge

    09 October 2020

    Banking giant HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to align its financed emissions - the carbon emissions of its portfolio of customers - to the Paris Agreement goal to achieve net zero by 2050 or sooner.

  • BMO hails success of engagement strategy

    07 April 2020

    BMO Global Asset Management's engagement with more than 5,500 companies over the past two decades has contributed to over 3,700 "instances of change", according to CEO Kristi Mitchem.

  • BMO sets climate change as key engagement priority

    03 February 2020

    BMO Global Asset Management has pledged to intensify its engagement with companies this year on the topic of climate change.

  • BMO launches three sustainability-focused multi-asset funds

    11 December 2019

    BMO Global Asset Management has launched three environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused multi-asset fund portfolios.

  • Meat, fish and dairy producers not addressing sustainability risks, says FAIRR

    04 September 2019

    The vast majority of meat, fish and dairy producers have not meaningfully addressed basic sustainability risks, according to a report by investor network FAIRR.

  • Trium Capital to launch emissions impact fund

    27 June 2019

    UK-based alternative asset manager Trium Capital plans to launch a European collective investment scheme (UCITS) "impact" fund that actively engages with companies in high-emitting sectors to reduce their carbon footprint.

  • SDGs drive engagement success, says BMO

    13 May 2019

    BMO claims that a more sophisticated use of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its 2018 engagement strategy ‘contributed significantly’ to 237 instances of positive change in companies’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies.

  • IIGCC publishes climate scenario analysis guide

    22 November 2018

    Investors who use scenario analysis will be better equipped to respond to early warning signs, such as a rising carbon price, and take more informed investment decisions as the low-carbon transition evolves.