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Investors increasingly withhold support for companies' climate plans

Asset managers are increasingly withholding support for say-on-climate votes, as scrutiny over sustainability plans continues to ramp up, Morningstar has found.

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Morningstar launches innovative transition indexes

Morningstar has launched a series of transition indexes it hopes could prove a turning point for the integration of climate considerations in investors' equities allocations.

Scope 3 disclosure resolutions 'an area of significant contention' in the US

Shareholder resolutions on Scope 3 disclosures remain an "area of significant contention" among US asset managers, Morningstar has said, as it reveals support for ESG-focused resolutions in the country is likely to continue falling.

Companies with higher biodiversity risk may be 'systemically overpriced', says Morningstar

Model portfolios with a lower land use and biodiversity risk score significantly outperformed those with higher risk, Morningstar has found, warning investors that many companies have not yet developed an adequate risk management strategy.

Flows to European ESG ETFs continued to fall in 2023

The amount of capital flowing into environmental, social and governance (ESG) exchange-traded-funds (ETFs) in Europe declined in 2023, data from Morningstar has shown.

ESG resolution support among US asset managers slumps in 2023

Key environmental, social and governance (ESG) shareholder resolutions at US firms in 2023 were backed by just half of major US asset managers, according to Morningstar - significantly falling behind their European peers.

Funds with about £110bn in AUM to opt for UK FCA labels, Morningstar estimates

About 300 investment funds, which collectively manage about £110 billion ($140 billion), are set to adopt new UK sustainability fund labels this year, according to estimates by Morningstar.

COP28: What can we take away?

The agreement has increased transition risks, writes Anya Solovieva

Morningstar fined by regulator in anti-greenwashing action

Morningstar has paid the Australian financial regulator AUD29,820 ($19,612) after it alleged the company retained exposure to weapons manufacturers via its ESG-themed funds despite claiming it excluded such companies.