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Factor investors increase ESG integration for performance upside
‘If you are the only one who is not looking at ESG it is quite likely you will underperform’, finds Invesco research
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The impact of ESG data beyond regulation
Companies wanting to categorise funds accurately under SFDR need to be more stringent with their data and disclosure
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AXA earmarks €100,000 for climate research award
Climate Transition Award will recognise scientific research that details pathways to combat climate-related risks
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Investment in hydrogen solutions needed for steel industry transition
Industry Tracker report estimates between $4bn and $34bn needed for new technologies
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‘Breaking the Wall Street stigma’: Highlights from Women in Asset Management US Summit
The 2021 Women in Asset Management Summit US explored the D&I work that’s still needed, and why education is key to encourage more diverse applications
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Who made the September RRI?
Lindsell Train, Jupiter and BMO funds top the table
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More education needed on links between human rights and investor returns
On World Humanitarian Day, ESG Clarity’s Natalie Kenway asks why there has been so little comment on the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
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Barclays: Oversimplifying ESG could drag down performance for all
If one of the sub-groups of ESG funds performs badly it could reflect on the whole field
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Concerns around regulatory requirements for diversity data
Gresham House’s Rebecca Craddock-Taylor responds to regulators’ discussion paper on improving diversity in financial services
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IOSCO recommends regulatory oversight of ESG ratings
10 recommendations after finding lack of transparency and inconsistencies in data in ESG ratings research
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Asset owners warn TCFD metrics could lead to ‘carbon washing and fiduciary breaches’
TPI shares feedback to TCFD consultation where it says metrics are too onerous on asset owners
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EU delays phase two of SFDR implementation
Additional detail for SFDR delayed until July 2022
