Archive

  • Impact: Six areas to watch in 2021

    07 January 2021

    A legal framework for impact, harmonisation of reporting frameworks and the rise of impact indexes could shape 2021, writes Michael Hurley

  • Planet Tracker identifies deforestation risk behind ETFs

    18 December 2020

    Exchange traded funds (ETFs) from asset managers including BlackRock (iShares), Vanguard and State Street hide entrenched deforestation risk from investors, according to sustainability think tank Planet Tracker.

  • EU climate benchmarks complete regulatory journey

    03 December 2020

    Two closely watched EU climate benchmarks intended to address the risk of 'greenwashing' are set to come into force before the end of 2020 after officially entering the official journal of the bloc.

  • News Round Up: MSCI, Sumitomo Life, British Standards Institution, and more

    02 December 2020
  • News Round Up: Kepco, Barclays, MSCI, and more

    30 November 2020
  • News Round Up: Bezos Earth Fund, MSCI, GRESB, ETFs, and more

    17 November 2020
  • News round-up: US sustainable investment boom, human rights disclosure fail, CIP, and more...

    16 November 2020
  • Brunel moves beyond ESG risk mitigation with £1.2bn equities fund

    28 October 2020

    Brunel Pension Partnership has launched a £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) listed global equities fund that moves beyond mitigating environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, and is focused on investing in companies that make a positive contribution to society.

  • GPIF predicts equity boost and bond pain from more stringent climate policies

    08 October 2020

    The largest pension fund in the world has estimated its equity portfolio could experience an accelerating valuation boost if more stringent climate policy restrictions are introduced to reach global targets, whereas its corporate bond portfolio could suffer deeper losses as policy tightens.

  • MSCI launches SDG alignment data product

    16 September 2020

    Data provider MSCI has launched a tool it says will help investors more closely scrutinise the claims by their portfolio companies of contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).