Archive

  • Robeco applies SDGs to credit portfolios

    15 May 2019

    Dutch asset manager Robeco has developed a screening process to measure bond and credit portfolios against the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • UBS's Baldinger: Don't over-regulate sustainable investments, the market is already on steroids

    25 April 2019

    UBS Asset Management's head of sustainable and impact investing has cautioned against regulating the market in the near future, calling the EU's work to develop a taxonomy of sustainable investment "worrying".

  • 'Don't divest from palm oil', WWF urges financial institutions

    09 April 2019

    Environmental NGO WWF has urged financial institutions not to divest from palm oil stocks, but to engage with companies to make the sector more sustainable.

  • ESG index launched based on S&P 500, followed by UBS ETF

    09 April 2019

    S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) index which seeks to closely replicate the risk and return profile of its flagship US index, the S&P 500 index.

  • RobecoSAM rocked by resignation of both co-CEOs

    05 April 2019

    Both co-CEOs of RobecoSAM have resigned, the sustainability-focused asset manager revealed today.

  • Shell sets first short-term climate targets

    15 March 2019

    Oil major Shell has set short-term targets to reduce its carbon emissions for the first time, in a move that has been welcomed by investors as a significant landmark for climate-related engagement.

  • Robeco steps up palm oil engagement with exclusions

    11 March 2019

    NN Investment Partners (NN IP) and Actiam have joined Robeco in urging palm oil producers to improve the sustainability of their operations, as the latter steps up plans to exclude investments in the worst-performing companies.

  • People Moves: Morgan Stanley Investment Management, AP6, SEB Investment Management, Geneva Association, Robeco and IETA

    08 February 2019

    Vladimir Demine has been promoted to head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM).

  • Funds of 2018: RobecoSAM Smart Energy

    29 January 2019

    It was a difficult year for alternative energy funds, but the prospects for the theme remain bright. Elena K Johansson reports

  • People Moves: Transition Pathway Initiative, GRI, Credit Suisse, IETA, CalPERS, Hermes EOS, CGC, Robeco and DZ Bank

    25 January 2019