New benchmark 'could be bellwether index' for sustainable finance

A new index that combines material ESG data with climate transition data could become the "bellwether…

ESG,ESG Data,Equity

$120bn assets adopt 'ground-breaking' BlackRock proxy voting service

Equity,Investment

Bank of Canada encourages regulator to tighten climate disclosure rules

The Bank of Canada has urged the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) to tighten climate risk disclosure…

ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment,Policy

$1trn asset owner group launches equal voting campaign

Equity,Investment,Policy

'Drastic' increase in US Paris-aligned passive fund quality needed

The World Resources Institute (WRI) has argued that a "drastic increase" in the quality and size of Paris…

Equity,Investment,Policy

Amazon vote a 'seismic shift' on tax transparency

A fifth of independent Amazon shareholders backed a "historic first" shareholder resolution requiring…

Equity,Investment,Policy

Vanguard sets 'laughable' net-zero pledge

$8 trillion asset manager Vanguard has emphasised its "extreme laggard" status through its initial 'net-zero'…

Debt,Equity,Investment,Policy

Green Century's Samuelrich awaits McDonald's board vote

A sustainable investment specialist will tomorrow learn whether she has won her bid for election to the…

Corporate,Equity,Investment

Nomura AM expects to file first climate resolution

Nomura Asset Management expects to file an ESG-related shareholder resolution for the first time ever…

Asia Pacific,ESG,Equity

ESMA: ESG funds cheaper and outperform conventional peers

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds outperformed their conventional non-ESG peers while…

Debt,Equity,Investment

IFC, UN strengthen sustainable stock exchange collaboration

Asia Pacific,Corporate,ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Markets,Policy

Nomura, Mitsui build stakes in natural capital manager New Forests

Japanese financial services firm Nomura has acquired a 41% stake in Australian natural capital management…

Asia Pacific,Equity,Investment,Natural Capital

M&G to relaunch fund as 'Paris-aligned'

M&G Investments will next month rename the £503 million ($600 million) M&G UK Select Fund as the M&G…

Equity

26% of global passive ETFs launched as ESG funds

More than a quarter (26%) of all passive exchange traded funds (ETFs) launched globally in the first…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment

Generation launches $1.7bn sustainable, growth equity fund

Generation Investment Management has launched a $1.7 billion fund focusing on companies that provide…

Equity,IMPACT,Investment

Half of independent Berkshire Hathaway shareholders back climate vote

Equity,Investment

BMO GAM targets biodiversity engagement escalation

BMO Global Asset Management (GAM) said it will widen its corporate engagement on environmental and biodiversity…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment,Natural Capital,Policy

Boeing shareholders back 'say on climate' resolution

ESG,Equity,Investment,Policy

New York State Retirement Fund supports proposal to stop underwriting fossil fuels

The New York State comptroller has pledged to support of shareholder proposals that ask three insurance…

Equity,Insurance,Investment

National Pension Trust commits £1bn default fund to ESG investing

ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment