Jennifer Forrest

Reconomy extends waste management business to US

Consultants must not 'mark their own homework' on sustainability

Investment consultants should be better regulated, given the amount of influence they have on asset owners' allocation decisions, particularly when it comes to sustainability, it has been argued.

BlueOrchard looks to insurers for $250m BII-backed blended climate finance fund

The British International Investment (BII) has awarded a mandate for a new climate-focused fund, targeting life insurers for capital commitments to impact investor BlueOrchard.

KKR global impact strategy backs Japanese firm take-private

No new sustainability opportunities for UK pensions, says Fidelity International

The UK government is not creating many new sustainability investment opportunities for pension funds, Fidelity International has argued, with a recently launched major initiative just raising awareness of existing projects.

People Moves, 7 November: S&P Global Sustainable1, Arcmont and M&G

UK's Smart Pension to cut green bonds, diversify sustainable debt exposure

UK workplace pension scheme Smart Pension is to cut its green bond holdings in its default strategy from 10% to around 3-5% to invest in a broader range of sustainable debt, Environmental Finance has learned.

Fiduciary duty must include long-term climate resilience, says NZAOA

A transition-focused approach must be embedded throughout a fund manager's operations, otherwise asset owners may develop trust issues, Allianz Investment Management has said.

Taking the shackles off will let UK pensions invest sustainably, says Fulcrum

The consolidation of UK pension funds, as outlined by the Mansion House Accord, "doesn't make a lot of sense" and could limit the number of sustainable investment opportunities available to them, Fulcrum Asset Management has warned.

'Partnership, not prescription' for LP reporting targets, says Gresham House

Standardisation of sustainability reporting between private equity fund managers and their capital allocators will require 'partnership, not prescription', according to UK asset manager Gresham House.