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  • Oil firms unattractive without climate targets, say fund managers

    30 April 2019

    Oil companies will no longer appeal to investors unless they adopt business models that support the Paris climate targets, says a report by the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and the Climate Change Collaboration, a group of charitable trusts.

  • Award-winning ESG analyst moves to new firm

    02 September 2016

    An award-winning environmental, social and governance (ESG) analyst is to move to a new employer, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • Howard Boyd is new chair of ShareAction

    25 February 2015

    Emma Howard Boyd will take over as chair of responsible investment charity ShareAction in April.

  • Kepler Cheuvreux retains top spot in SRI awards

    17 July 2014

    Kepler Cheuvreux retained the top spot in a leading social and responsible investment (SRI) survey, winning the title of leading brokerage firm in the space.

  • SRI firms call on UK government to clarify 'fiduciary duty'

    07 July 2014

    The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) is calling for a change in the law to make clear that pension fund trustees can take environmental and other non-financial issues into account in their investment decisions.

  • HSBC Pension Trust CEO says sustainable investment "must move up the agenda"

    06 June 2014

    The CEO of HSBC Bank Pension Trust has called for pension funds put their weight behind sustainable investment.

  • Investors demand review into climate change and resource depletion

    16 July 2013

    An alliance of investors has demanded the launch of an inquiry into why the UK Treasury scrapped plans for a review of the impact of resource depletion and climate change on growth prospects.