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The growing importance of social issues for commercial real estate

More investors and developers are considering how real estate can be used to achieve positive social change, Cara Imbrailo writes

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

FTSE Russell launches UK ESG index

People moves 5 May: Brown leaves Impax for Conduit

BP faces shareholder rebellion over climate action climbdown

BP is to face a growing shareholder backlash at its AGM today over concerns the oil giant is scaling back its climate ambition.

Asia 'by far the most important region for the climate transition'

Asia has a key role to play in helping combat climate change, a webinar heard. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Tech stocks buck trend of declining emissions, NZAOA study finds

A decline in greenhouse gas emissions of listed equities globally in recent years was stunted by a rise in emissions from technology stocks, analysis conducted for the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has found.

ESG industry 'has become a bit lazy'

Providing environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and investment products is "a contact sport, not an exercise one can do from a desk," according to a sustainable finance expert,...

We must go 'back to basics' on carbon emissions data

The problems with carbon emission disclosure and estimation data remain significant. Only mandatory reporting can solve the issue, Jaakko Kooroshy tells Ahren Lester.

Solactive launches ex-fossil fuels Index

Solactive has partnered with Osmosis to launch a fossil fuel-free index, which has £200 million ($270 million) of seed investment from East Sussex Pension Fund.