Technology & Data
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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Dow Jones Targets Asset Managers with ESG Data Set
January 21, 2022ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Dow Jones, Arabesque, Snowflake, Qontigo, Util, ESGdatapoint and RightShip.
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Over Half of Large Companies Refusing Investor Demands for Data
January 20, 2022CDP-led engagement campaign for corporate environmental disclosures makes limited progress.
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Asset Owners Prioritising ESG Impact Over Risk
January 14, 2022New reports suggest growing appetite for impact investing options, but challenges remain on metrics.
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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: RepRisk Extends Contract with Norwegian SWF
January 14, 2022ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including RepRisk, MSCI, GIST, S&P Global, The Climate Service, Natwest Trust and Depositary Services and Diligent.
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Inconsistent Scope 2 Reporting Endemic by Companies
January 12, 2022Study recommends changes in methodology around calculating and presenting Scope 2 emissions data to combat poor quality.
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Vigilance Needed Against Online Lobbying, Climate Denial
January 7, 2022Not enough investors are aware of lobbying, misinformation via social media and paid search, says InfluenceMap.
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ESG Scoring Systems are Giving Way to ‘Intelligent’ Analysis
January 7, 2022Diana Rose, ESG Research Director, Insig ESG, explains how artificial intelligence can expose evidence of empty promises and hold companies to account.
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Time to Grasp the Nettle on Scope 3
January 7, 2022Stuart Lemmon, Northern Europe MD at EcoAct, an Atos company, says firms must respond to investor calls for action on value chain emissions.
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FCA’s TCFD Rules for Asset Managers to Allow for Data Gaps
December 20, 2021Product-level disclosures to users can be limited for transitional period where proxies deemed insufficient.
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ICYMI, the Era of Impact is Upon Us
December 17, 2021There’s been more disagreement than goodwill to all in the final weeks of the year.
