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BMO GAM multi-manager team to run ESG due diligence service for Lestrade
ESG assessments will assist pension funds and other institutional investors
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How investors can push pledges into action
Martin Currie’s Sheasby and Gilmore say directing capital, active engagement and influencing best practice will help support net-zero ambitions
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Ninety One: We want to be the leading emerging market voice in the sustainable transition
UK MD at Ninety One Nigel Smith discusses the firm’s sustainable initiatives and multi-asset fund rebrand
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Less than half of asset managers are decarbonising portfolios
CDP report urges finance sector to ‘step up’ as many are underreporting climate risk
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CFA consults on ESG disclosure standards
Sets out general principles for investment disclosure
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BNPP AM and CDP team up to create biodiversity framework
The groups plan to come up with a ‘new norm’ of reporting on biodiversity
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Financial services execs boost staff sustainable finance skills amid climate concerns
60% of c-suite acknowledge concern about their organisation’s ability to deal with climate change
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IA welcomes IFRS commitments but calls for clarity
Investment Association’s Woodfield backs the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation’s climate-first approach but asks for a roadmap on a wider range of issues
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EFAMA outlines six ways EU can improve sustainable disclosure regime
In response to a joint ESA consultation, EFAMA calls for consistency, social inclusion and a transition period
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Half of cities lack climate change plans but small signs of progress emerging
CDP analysis found 58% of cities do not yet have an emissions reduction target but positive action is being taken
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Where is the demand for ESG coming from?
FE fundinfo’s Mikkel Bates says there is a groundswell of interest from end investors
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Two new ESG reporting tools for UK pension schemes
Caceis launches carbon metrics and UN Global Compact Principles-aligned tools
