Archive

The dark side of AI investment

The fast-growing but loosely regulated artificial intelligence industry offers the potential for strong returns - but at what risk, asks Rob Langston

Support for HSBC chair slips after 'climate backsliding'

HSBC must take action to halt "further climate backsliding" if it is to rebuild confidence with sustainability-focused investors, after some investors withdrew support for some board members at the bank's AGM.

'Stewarding AI firms will be very hard', warns pension fund

Sustainable investors will have a role to play in ensuring that the wave of AI companies expected to list on public markets in coming months have governance structures that give investors a voice, a conference heard.

Church of England pensions to support climate resolution at Volvo

The Church of England Pensions Board will support a resolution at Volvo Group to publish an annual review of its climate-related policy engagement.

Church of England pensions to vote against banks for climate backtracking

The Church of England Pensions Board plans to vote against directors at Santander, NatWest and HSBC, as it looks to take action against banks that have "materially backtracked" on their climate commitments.

Support responsible mining to achieve transition goals, says investor coalition

Investors must work with the mining sector to encourage responsible operations and support the roll-out of clean energy, a group of investors with combined assets of $18 trillion has warned.

UK impact investing 'being held back by lack of common language'

The absence of a common language to define impact investing has hindered its progress, an endowment fund told Environmental Finance.

People Moves, 17 October: Church of England Pensions Board; Osmosis; Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management ... and more

COP16: $2.5trn investor group urges governments to step up on biodiversity

Investors representing $2.5 trillion assets under management have urged governments to take more ambitious action on biodiversity at COP16, including introducing mandatory nature disclosures.

Fair Reward Framework launches exec pay tool

Asset owner-led Fair Reward Framework has launched a tool that will help investors assess whether FTSE 100 executive pay is 'fair and proportionate'.