Archive

  • ESG data files: Part five - the impact of the EU's taxonomy

    04 October 2019

    Will the EU's sustainability taxonomy reduce the reporting burden on companies, or could it be another weight on their shoulders? Michael Hurley reports

  • ESG data files: part two - non-reported data

    05 July 2019

    What are the uses of, and potential, for non-reported or alternative data sources, asks Peter Cripps

  • ESG in Fixed Income Europe, featuring Green Bonds

    03 July 2019

    Nearly 400 delegates attended the conference, now in its ninth year`

  • FTSE Russell to launch climate government bond index

    28 June 2019

    FTSE Russell will next month launch what it believes to be the first sovereign bond index to specifically integrate climate risk considerations, in what is set to be its first venture since buying data and analysis firm Beyond Ratings.

  • Dutch pension fund allocates €5.8bn to SDG index

    27 March 2019

    A Netherlands-based pension fund has allocated €5.8 billion ($6.5 billion) – more than a quarter of its entire portfolio – to a newly-created ‘sustainable’ benchmark index.

  • ESG indexes get smarter

    15 March 2019

    Combining factor investing and ESG, and adopting AI-based ESG data are among the hot trends in sustainability-focused indexes, writes Peter Cripps

  • People moves: SASB, J.P. Morgan AM, Chronos, Ramboll

    01 March 2019

    Madelyn Antoncic has been named chief executive of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Foundation.

  • FTSE Russell and Solactive launch ESG indices

    04 February 2019

    Two new environmental, social and governance (ESG) indices have been launched. FTSE Russell has created a new equity ESG index, and Solactive has collaborated with ISS ESG to produce a series of ESG indexes covering both equities and fixed income.

  • FTSE Russell launches Chinese Green Bond Index Series

    21 January 2019

    FTSE Russell has launched a Chinese Green Bond Index Series in response to strong growth in the country's green bond market.

  • People Moves: GIIN and FTSE Russell

    16 November 2018

    Sean Gilbert has been appointed as director of membership at the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).