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

    11 March 2024

    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

    18 January 2024

    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

    15 January 2024

    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

    11 January 2024

    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

    09 January 2024

    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?

    08 January 2024

    The agreement has increased transition risks, writes Anya Solovieva

  • Morningstar fined by regulator in anti-greenwashing action

    08 December 2023

    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.

  • Expect more fossil fuel meddling at COP28, says Morningstar

    29 November 2023

    It is unsurprising that the UAE reportedly sought to use COP negotiations to further fossil fuel interests - and it is likely that oil and gas companies will look to further change the narrative in their favour at this year's conference, according to Morningstar.

  • Climate adaptation work at COP28 can learn from biodiversity, Morningstar says

    13 November 2023

    With a growing focus on climate adaptation expected at COP28, there are lessons to be learnt from assessing the inherently local nature of impacts and dependencies on biodiversity, Morningstar has said.

  • COP28 cannot 'succumb to doomism' on 1.5°C

    09 November 2023

    COP28 must not "succumb to doomism" on the 1.5°C target and risk losing much-needed ambition, Morningstar has warned.