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  • FCA confirms start date for anti-greenwashing rule

    23 April 2024

    Financial 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.

  • Wheb introduces climate adaptation theme following hottest year on record

    25 January 2024

    Impact investor Wheb Asset Management has introduced a climate adaptation sub-theme, as global warming pushed temperatures to another record year in 2023.

  • Engaging on biodiversity

    20 December 2023

    Rachael Monteiro explains how WHEB has been engaging with companies to put biodiversity on their sustainability agenda

  • UK sustainability disclosure rules unveiled in 'important moment' for tackling greenwashing

    28 November 2023

    The publication of UK sustainability disclosure requirements (SDRs), sustainable investment labels and an "anti-greenwashing rule" has been hailed "an important moment" in building trust in sustainability claims by investment funds.

  • UK prime minister under fire from industry for weakening climate policies

    20 September 2023

    UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced he would delay a ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars and the phasing out of gas boilers, drawing a wave of criticism from investors and corporates who say the move harms plans for the transition.

  • Avoided emissions - The new tool powering green investors

    07 September 2023

    Identifying companies that 'enable' others to decarbonise should be a focus for investors, Seb Beloe writes

  • 'Recycling becoming a geostrategic necessity', says WHEB

    02 December 2022

    WHEB Asset Management expects companies it invests in under its circular economy theme to be boosted because recycling is becoming a "geostrategic necessity".

  • WHEB snaps up transitional companies amid market sell-off

    04 July 2022

    WHEB Asset Management (AM) has swooped on "high-value" sell-offs for companies involved in transitional technologies, such as electric vehicle (EV) components and semi-conductor chips.

  • WHEB launches Rothschild-backed Environmental Impact Fund

    19 January 2022

    WHEB Asset Management has launched a new fund with a dedicated focus on the environment, which has attracted seed investment from Rothschild & Co Wealth Management.

  • Wheb's AUM trebles in a year

    22 October 2021

    Wheb Asset Management has seen its assets under management (AUM) treble in a little over a year, as it rides a boom in demand for impact investing.