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Starmer's UK is 'back in the race to net zero'
05 July 2024Sustainability-focused investors reacted positively to the landslide victory for Keir Starmer's Labour party in the UK's general election, amid claims that "the UK is back in the race to net zero".
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UK investors hit pause on sustainability labels
03 July 2024The "painful" process of applying for a sustainability fund label in the UK has led some asset managers to pause applications, Michael Hurley reports
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WHEB warns regulation is creating 'unintentional stewardship stampede'
01 July 2024The sustainable finance market is facing an avalanche of disclosures, which is reducing the quality of reporting, WHEB Asset Management has warned.
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Navigating policy uncertainty in sustainable investing
26 June 2024Despite the risk of policies being dialled back, the issue is speed rather than direction, writes Victoria MacLean
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FCA confirms start date for anti-greenwashing rule
23 April 2024Financial services companies in the UK will be bound by anti-greenwashing rules from June, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed as it issued further guidance.
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Avoided emissions - The new tool powering green investors
07 September 2023Identifying companies that 'enable' others to decarbonise should be a focus for investors, Seb Beloe writes
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'Recycling becoming a geostrategic necessity', says WHEB
02 December 2022WHEB Asset Management expects companies it invests in under its circular economy theme to be boosted because recycling is becoming a "geostrategic necessity".
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Energy efficiency outperforms amid 'enduring appeal'
24 June 2020Resource efficiency-focused investments have outperformed since the start of 2020, WHEB Asset Management tells Ahren Lester, as customers and investors recognise their "enduring appeal" despite the economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic
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Green energy investment resilient despite economic shock
08 June 2020Investment in green technologies is holding up better than its fossil fuel rivals, reports Ahren Lester, despite the unprecedented economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic slashing 2020 forecasts
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ESG data has 'lost the plot when it comes to impact'
24 May 2018The environmental, social and governance (ESG) data industry has lost the plot when it comes to assessing sustainability and impact, a leading sustainability-focused fund manager has claimed.