Comment: Why impact is the word of the moment
Measuring impact is increasingly a preoccupation of investors in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) space.
ESG,Investment
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Measuring impact is increasingly a preoccupation of investors in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) space.
ESG,Investment
The Principles have been designed to help meet the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals. But how will they be implemented? Peter Cripps reports
ESG,Policy
Meeting the EU's ambitious 2030 target for energy efficiency improvements will require more private finance, better data and standardisation, reports Peter Cripps
ESG
With more than 100 environmental shareholder resolutions already filed, it is financial firms as well as the oil & gas majors that are in the firing line, reports Joe Walsh
ESG,Investment,COP
A multi-stakeholder collaboration is needed to stamp out the use of child labour in the mining of cobalt for lithium-ion batteries, says Benedikt Sobotka.
ESG,People
Will the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report change the landscape for investors, asks Hamza Ali
Carbon,ESG,Investment
Innovation in financial technology should aim to address sustainability challenges in the real economy, says Andrew Voysey
ESG,Investment,Policy
Are credit ratings subprime when it comes to integrating ESG risks, asks Hamza Ali
ESG
Responsible investing is increasingly mentioned in the investment process, and insurers certainly wear their ESG principles as a badge of honour. But, despite the talk, does ESG really influence investment policy? Sarfraz Thind reports
ESG,Investment,Insurance
If Donald Trump really wants to 'get America winning again', he ought to seize opportunities presented by the transition to a low-carbon economy, argues Fenella Aouane.
Carbon,ESG
An uptick in investors' interest in environmental-themed equities, following the Paris Agreement, helped make 2016 a 'vintage' year for the Impax Environmental Markets (Ireland) Fund, reports Hamza Ali
Corporate,ESG,Equity
After the celebrations sparked by the Paris Agreement in 2015, followed by its earlier-than- expected ratification, Donald Trump has delivered a shock to the system, says Peter Cripps.
ESG,Policy,COP
Climate considerations are central to a pension fund's fiduciary duty, says ERAFP's Philippe Desfossés. Joe Walsh reports
Carbon,ESG,People
Insurers are increasingly factoring climate change into their investment decisions. But they are only at the start of a long learning process, finds Peter Cripps. This is the second part of a three-part series on how insurers are dealing with climate change
ESG,Investment,Insurance
Natural catastrophes are becoming increasingly common and costly. But more can be done to help protect society against their impacts argues Robert Muir-Wood
Carbon,ESG,Investment
The auto enrollment pension scheme set up by the UK government has put ESG at the heart of its investment processes, and is now thinking about how to deal with the transition to a low-carbon economy, says Paul Todd
Debt,ESG,Equity,Investment
The Principles for Responsible Investment plans to name and shame the leaders and laggards among its signatories, as it enters its second decade. Graham Cooper reports
Debt,ESG,Equity,Investment,Policy