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  • 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.

  • Flows to European ESG ETFs continued to fall in 2023

    15 January 2024

    The amount of capital flowing into environmental, social and governance (ESG) exchange-traded-funds (ETFs) in Europe declined in 2023, data from Morningstar has shown.

  • ESG resolution support among US asset managers slumps in 2023

    11 January 2024

    Key environmental, social and governance (ESG) shareholder resolutions at US firms in 2023 were backed by just half of major US asset managers, according to Morningstar - significantly falling behind their European peers.

  • Dedicated transition funds 'needed to drive change'

    09 January 2024

    Dedicated "transition" strategies can help "preserve clarity" in the sustainable investment sector and drive real change in the economy, said Altius Asset Management (Altius AM),...

  • Mirova bullish about European renewables as it trumpets wind exit

    09 January 2024

    Mirova said it continues to see opportunities in the European renewables market despite the macroeconomic outlook, as it exited a wind project investment that saw its valuation boosted by higher energy prices.

  • Barclays: UK 'Sustainability Improvers' fund label risks being 'catch-all'

    04 January 2024

    The 'Sustainability Improvers' label under the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) voluntary fund labelling rules risks being a "catch-all" investment category, warned Barclays.

  • Winners of the 2023 Impact Awards revealed

    13 December 2023

    The winners of Environmental Finance's 2023 Impact Awards have been announced.

  • SGX: 'Uneven' Singapore climate disclosures a 'reality check'

    23 November 2023

    Climate-related disclosures by Singapore-listed firms remain "uneven" after the recent roll-out of requirements by the Singapore Exchange (SGX), but the stock exchange hopes data from the first round of reporting will spur improvement.

  • Columbia Threadneedle upgrades SFDR status of ten funds

    20 November 2023

    Columbia Threadneedle Investments has upgraded ten of its funds under the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) - two to Article 9 and eight to Article 8.

  • Moody's launches corporate net-zero assessment scores

    10 November 2023

    Moody's Investors Service has published a framework for its net-zero assessments (NZAs) for corporates, which scores their contribution to global climate goals.