News & Analysis
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News
HANetf positions European defence ETF for Article 8 move
Aligning with investor interest to access defence companies in a responsible way
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Engagement & Stewardship
CCLA leads investor group urging FTSE firms to hold shareholder votes on climate strategy
Investors representing $3.1trn have written to FTSE chairs
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Engagement & Stewardship
Rathbones modern slavery campaign delivers strong progress in FTSE 350 companies
Engagement campaign means almost all FTSE 350 companies are now compliant with UK Modern Slavery Act
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PA Future Committee
Greening algorithms: How seriously is big tech taking carbon emissions?
Are companies committed to hitting targets or just paying lip service, asks Quilter Cheviot’s Gemma Woodward
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Analysis
SDR: The ‘missed opportunity’ and yet a chance get it right
Top takeaways from RI experts reviewing SDR one year on at the SRI Services and Partners conference
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Engagement & Stewardship
Remaining focused on active engagement during proxy season
Yousif Ebeed shares Schroders’ voting behaviour during an ‘eventful’ US proxy season
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News
Corporate engagement on mental health rises but biggest companies still lagging on initiatives
Latest CCLA mental health benchmark shows only 10 out of 120 companies moved up a performance tier
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News
Only 1% of intermediaries trust funds’ sustainability claims
AIC’s ESG Attitudes Trackers records increasing pessimism towards ESG investing
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Opinion
How AI-driven energy demand is creating large-cap growth investment opportunities
Access to energy is vital for artificial intelligence to meet its potential
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News
Aviva hires Barclays’ Eskell for nature role
Hannah Eskell becomes senior nature manager at Aviva
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Biodiversity & Nature
‘Natural capital is no longer peripheral’: Asset manager report explores rising portfolio integration
Report says natural capital is being used to strengthen portfolios
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Transition & Decarbonisation
Q&A with BlackRock’s Hume: ‘We are most positive on energy transition’
Manager discusses balancing investments in fossil fuels and renewable energy
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News
More than half of new financial services board appointees have tech/AI experience
Technology expertise has shifted from ‘nice to have’ to strategically critical, according to EY monitor
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Opinion
Embedding AI within sustainability frameworks is now a must
Artificial intelligence is emerging as both a powerful enabler and a potential risk, writes Stuart Cullinan
Data
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Opinion
Europe’s sustainable finance crossroads: Will SFDR 2.0 close the transparency gap?
PwC’s sustainability leaders looks at where PAI disclosures can improve and why SFDR needs to be right this time round
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Regulation & Reporting
Sustainability reporting driving competitive advantage
Survey of UK sustainability leaders shows growing enthusiasm for reporting frameworks – ‘you can’t change what you can’t track’
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Regulation & Reporting
FCA urged to ‘swiftly’ update sustainability disclosure rules
Flaws in TCFD reporting highlighted as sustainable investors call for a clear timeframe and shift to ISSB
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Transition & Decarbonisation
Major UK firms on course for ‘disorderly’ green transition
JOHCM and University of Exeter report predicts adaptation and mitigation costs will increase
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Opinion
What AI really means for asset management: How firms can prepare
The greatest barrier to AI isn’t ambition, but operational fragmentation, writes FE fundinfo’s Adam Graham
Climate & Planet
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News & Analysis
Green Dream with Storebrand’s Ripman: Sustainable investing appears to be turning a corner
Manager of the Global Solutions fund discusses investing in equal opportunities and how climate change is becoming more front of mind for investors
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Opinion
Need to win hearts and minds
Melville Rodrigues advocates if UK transition policies are to succeed, a sceptical public must be convinced of the policies’ merits
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PA Future Committee
Why we can still deliver sustainability
From wildfires and floods to cyberattacks, the summer has given investors a lot to think about, writes Liontrust’s Peter Michaelis
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PA Future Committee
IHT and climate change: To plan or to pay
Rebecca Kowalski discusses why a recent article on air conditioning led her to write about inheritance tax
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Opinion
Six trends shaping the sustainability agenda in 2025 and beyond
EQ Investors’ Bonnin looks at key sustainability trends and how they can be a driver for innovation, growth and value creation
PA Future Committee
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PA Future Committee
Greening algorithms: How seriously is big tech taking carbon emissions?
Are companies committed to hitting targets or just paying lip service, asks Quilter Cheviot’s Gemma Woodward
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PA Future Committee
Capturing profits and climate gains within waste
Market leaders in renewable natural gas can outperform both environmentally and financially, writes Nordea’s Eric Pedersen
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PA Future Committee
Why we can still deliver sustainability
From wildfires and floods to cyberattacks, the summer has given investors a lot to think about, writes Liontrust’s Peter Michaelis
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PA Future Committee
It’s time for investors to rethink ‘forever chemicals’
Investors are in a position to lead the shift toward reducing reliance on chemicals linked to a range of health issues, writes Amy Clarke
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PA Future Committee
UK needs more than ambition to become a sustainable finance hub
The Investment Association’s Paul Scaping calls for further government action
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PA Future Committee
IHT and climate change: To plan or to pay
Rebecca Kowalski discusses why a recent article on air conditioning led her to write about inheritance tax