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  • BlackRock launches $430m unconstrained ESG bond fund

    01 May 2020

    BlackRock has launched its first environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused global unconstrained total return bond fund, opening with over $400 million in assets under management (AUM).

  • BlackRock announces expanded sustainable investment measures

    14 January 2020

    BlackRock has pledged to make sustainability its "new standard of investing," as it announced sweeping changes to its practices, including reducing exposure to thermal coal firms.

  • People Moves: Columbia Threadneedle, Natixis, NBIM, BMO Capital Markets, Hong Kong Green Finance Association, FRC, Pattern Energy and NextEra Energy Partners

    04 January 2019

    Columbia Threadneedle boosts responsible investment team

  • Standardisation of ESG data may not be a good thing, says Yale academic

    15 November 2018

    Standardisation of data on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues may hinder rather than help investors, according to a researcher at Yale University.

  • TCFD: A full disclosure

    20 March 2017

    Will the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report change the landscape for investors, asks Hamza Ali

  • UK pensions face biggest ESG risk from climate change

    21 February 2017

    Physical climate change risks caused by energy use and greenhouse gas emissions have an effect on more industries than any other environmental, social and governance (ESG) issue in a typical UK pension scheme's defined-contribution (DC) default fund portfolio, according to a new report

  • Meehan steps down at GRI

    08 July 2016

    Michael Meehan has stepped down as CEO of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), with immediate effect - just days ahead of the closing of a consultation period on its latest set of standards.

  • Inconsistency of ESG data can help boost investment returns, says Calvert

    14 June 2016

    The inefficiency of the market in environmental, social and governance (ESG) data creates opportunities for investors who understand these issues to boost returns without adding extra risk, according to research from Calvert Investment Management.

  • 93% of US-listed companies 'affected by climate risk'

    10 February 2016

    Climate risk affects 93% of the US equities market, according to a report.

  • Investors push for mandatory ESG reporting

    29 October 2015

    Calls for companies to be forced to report non-financial indicators have been growing, and IOSCO and the WFE now need to take concerted action to drive the agenda forward, argues Tracey Rembert