Peter Cripps

CT responsible strategy to apply for sustainability focus label under UK SDR

CT responsible strategy sells down CrowdStrike following 'embarrassing' outage

Columbia Threadneedle's Responsible Global Equity Strategy trimmed its position in CrowdStrike following the "bluescreen of death" debacle last week but said the investment case has not been eradicated.

'A standard for what good looks like for transition plans would help'

UBS's Judson Berkey has backed the idea of a global standard for transition plans, with the ISSB being a natural home for such a standard.

UK's Modern Slavery Act 'a huge disappointment', claims RepRisk CEO

The UK's Modern Slavery Act (MSA) has been a "huge disappointment", argued the CEO of RepRisk, adding that he expects the EU's incoming Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) to have more impact.

The key trends shaping ESG data

The ESG data landscape is evolving at pace as it pushes into new fields, driven by regulation and technology. Peter Cripps reports

Starmer's UK is 'back in the race to net zero'

Sustainability-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".

Moody's to close ESG Solutions business following MSCI tie-up

Moody's has confirmed that it will close its ESG Solutions business, as a result of its tie-up with MSCI.

MSCI and Moody's join forces in 'ground-breaking' partnership

MSCI and Moody's have teamed up in a "ground-breaking" strategic partnership that will grant them to access to each other's sustainability and business data.

Belgian regulator hopes SFDR review leads to labelling scheme

A senior figure at Belgium's financial regulator said she hopes the EU's fund disclosure rules are reimagined as a labelling scheme.

$15trn of investors back PRI's deforestation engagement initiative

Investors including UBS and APG have joined the Principles for Responsible Investment's (PRI) newly launched nature engagement initiative, SPRING, which will target 40 companies globally on their deforestation lobbying activities.