All posts tagged "ENVIRONMENTAL"
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News
Finance Sector Must Align Better to Net-Zero to Support UK Transition
Advisory group calls for mandatory net-zero targets on path to “world’s first net-zero financial system”.
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Industry
Companies Worth US$15 trillion on CDP 2020 ‘A List’ of Environmental Leaders
Disclosure organisation reveals 45% increase in top-rated firms, “welcomes growing environmental awareness”.
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EMEA
CDSB Highlights Limited TCFD Compliance, Calls for Further NFRD Reforms
Lack of progress on climate-related disclosures means TCFD recommendations should be “explicitly” embedded.
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Industry
Climate-First Global Standard Could Unite Sustainability Frameworks
Climate-first strategy should not be to detriment of investor awareness of broader ESG risks.
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Fund Solutions
ESG Factors Rarely Influence Ratings of Supranational Issuers – Fitch
Governance factors had the highest impact, while environmental factors generally deemed irrelevant to supranational credit ratings.
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Industry
Investors Urged to Shift Investment Strategies to Tackle Global Water Crisis
“Positive approaches and engagement have the highest potential as drivers of change”, according to DWS Research Institute.
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News
Momentum Builds for Global Sustainable Reporting, But Hurdles Remain
Global regulatory leaders discuss barriers to further harmonisation of standards at the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Symposium.
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Industry
Investment Industry Needs to Plug ESG Skills Gap – CFA Institute
Seven-in-ten investment professionals use ESG data, but only 11% equipped to understand it.
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1.7KFund SolutionsMajor Asset Managers Still Failing to Back Social, Climate Resolutions
ShareAction analysis of proxy voting records reveals wide variations in support for sustainability measures among investee companies.
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Fund Solutions
Increase in ESG Investment Appetite to Last Beyond Covid-19 Pandemic
ESG-focused funds prove resilient; pandemic encourages private markets' adoption of sustainable strategies.
