Governance factors had the highest impact, while environmental factors generally deemed irrelevant to supranational credit ratings.
New body will address issues preventing asset managers from going against trustee voting positions.
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria.
ShareAction analysis of proxy voting records reveals wide variations in support for sustainability measures among investee companies.
Outperformance by ESG indices versus parents stems from “better financial performance and/or higher investor valuation of constituents”.
ESG-focused funds prove resilient; pandemic encourages private markets' adoption of sustainable strategies.
Investing in gender equality will be gateway to tackling other areas of diversity.
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria.
Pan-European report shows extensive use of exclusion and integration strategies, greater focus on stewardship.
Governance the most frequently cited ESG factor, across all issuers, but pandemic brings social and environmental issues to the fore.
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