Paris-aligned benchmarks boom but are they helping the transition? Part two
Asset owners are placing money in Paris-aligned benchmarks at a quickening rate but questioned whether they facilitate the transition. Michael Hurley reports
Paris-aligned benchmarks boom but are they helping the transition? Part one
Asset owners are placing money in Paris-aligned benchmarks at a quickening rate but questioned whether they facilitate the transition. Michael Hurley reports
News round-up: Aviva, S&P, Germany
S&P DJI to launch German ESG Index
S&P hopes ESG-focused US mid- and small-cap indexes will drive reporting
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) hopes that the launch of small- and mid-cap indexes to its environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused range will help drive greater sustainability reporting and action among these smaller firms
Planet Tracker identifies deforestation risk behind ETFs
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
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.
Use our Taxonomy as a framework for economic recovery, urges EU's TEG
Policy makers and the private sector have been urged to use the tools developed as part of the EU's sustainable finance action plan to guide the rebuilding of economy following the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis.
S&P Dow Jones launches Paris-aligned index family
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has launched a family of climate-focused European indexes which are consistent with the specifications of the EU technical expert group on sustainable finance (TEG) report.