Legal Framework for Impact to fundamentally reshape finance, says Generation IM
The forthcoming Legal Framework for Impact "will fundamentally reshape the way finance and business is conducted in coming decades", according to Generation Investment Management.
Time is ripe for US asset managers to engage oil majors
Domestic asset managers have been largely absent from climate engagement with US oil majors, but the Church Commissioners for England tells Ahren Lester that this could finally be changing.
Generation IM plots AI path around ESG data limitations
Digital technologies have opened up many new possibilities for collecting and processing data that should spark a ‘revolution’ and make environmental, social and governance (ESG) data more accurate, Generation Investment Management has claimed.
ESG in fiduciary duty debate is over, says PRI
The debate about whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are part of fiduciary duty "is now over", according to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
PRI to study ‘fundamental legal questions’ on impact investing
‘Fundamental legal questions’ surrounding impact investing will be the subject of a far-reaching study commissioned by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
Generation Investment Management closes $1bn impact investing fund
Generation Investment Management LLP (GIM) has closed its $1 billion impact investment fund, Sustainable Solutions Fund III.
Generation forms long-term partnership with Canada’s CDPQ
Generation Investment Management has formed a novel partnership with a leading Canadian asset owner to pursue sustainable investment opportunities with a time horizon of eight - 15 years.
Losing faith in fossil fuels
The Church of Sweden Pension Fund applies strict fossil fuel exclusion criteria to its investments and allows scope for a relatively large tracking error in its pursuit of sustainable returns. Carl Cederberg, the fund's CEO, explains why to Michael Hurley
Mandatory US climate disclosure law proposed by leading Democrat
Every publicly listed company in the US could be forced to make climate-related disclosures, under new legislation introduced by a senior Democratic Party senator.
People moves: Generation Investment Management, S&P Global Ratings, Ceres, Crowell & Moring and Global Thinkers Forum
Generation Investment Management has appointed John Bernstein as partner and chairperson of its growth equity investment committee.