All posts tagged "ASSET OWNERS"

• Commentary

  Act Naturally

  Environmental reforms will require asset managers to manage and report on a wider range of risks and opportunities, says Simon Witney, Senior...

• Asia-Pacific

  Asian Investors Embrace Net Zero Commitments

  AIGCC study finds international frameworks more widely adopted as institutions set interim decarbonisation targets.

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  Features

  From Ambition to Delivery

  While pushing for public policy action in support of COP26 commitments, private sector actors must accelerate their low carbon transition, say experts.

• Industry

  Investors, Policymakers Urged to Raise Ambition Ahead of COP15

  Private sector capital must be mobilised to protect biodiversity, reports say, while GBF needs to set targets for “transformative change”.

• Fund Solutions

  Varma Racing Towards 2035 Carbon Neutrality

  Sustainability-related themes dominate active ownership efforts.

• Commentary

  ICYMI, Everyone’s in the Firing Line

  Financial institutions faced the flak this week, with investors among the casualties.

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  Beyond Disclosure

  Eli Kasargod-Staub, Founder of Majority Action, says asset managers’ proxy-voting policies need to demand positive action from investee firms. 

• Industry

  This Week’s People Moves: New Investment Director for OnePlanetCapital

  ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including OnePlanetCapital, Cardano Advisory, Marsh, Brown Advisory and Xpansiv.

• Fund Solutions

  Pension Funds’ Net Zero Plans “Not Yet Fit for Purpose”

  Thinking Ahead Institute report highlights key sustainability themes for asset owners this decade.

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  Explainer

  Regulating Ratings

  ESG ratings have been criticised for inconsistency and opacity, but will regulation improve their value to investors?