News & Analysis
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Themes
LGT Wealth Management launches partnership with NatureAlpha
Furthering LGT’s commitment to its Sustainability Strategy 2030
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News
CSDDD ‘an opportunity to drive transformative change’ in company value chains
The VBDO is calling on businesses and investors to embrace CSDDD
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Analysis
Challenging the trade-off misconception between adaptation and mitigation
Adaptation solutions are seeing increased demand following the LA wildfires
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News
Planet Mark introduces net zero certification in membership shakeup
Aligned with SBTi principles and the Transition Plan Taskforce framework
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News
Chancellor labels net zero the ‘industrial opportunity of the 21st century’
In a major speech to business leaders, Reeves reiterated the government’s backing for net zero schemes
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News & Analysis
AIC proposes company law amendments to widen voting access
Amendments to company law would require platforms to opt in investors automatically to receive company information and voting rights
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News
Invesco and Castlefield drop ESG-related terms in fund names
Responding to fund labelling requirements under SFDR and SDR
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News & Analysis
Bond appetite nudges Article 8/9 AUM higher in Q4
Article 8 and Article 9 funds reached €6.1trn, accounting for 60% of the total market share, according to Morningstar Sustainalytics
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Analysis
Relying solely on ESG scores ‘doesn’t ensure alignment with do no harm principles’
Exclusionary practices can complement and reinforce ESG integration strategies, according to the latest EDHEC report
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Analysis
Nature-based solutions ‘best way’ to reduce livestock emissions
Only 45% of climate-focused public funding goes towards nature-based solutions, according to FAIRR’s latest report
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News
ICGN adds Lindsey Stewart to Global Policy Committee
Joining ‘at a crucial and complex time’ for corporate governance and investment stewardship
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News
Foresight acquires impact specialist WHEB Asset Management
Deal will add almost £800m to Foresight’s AUM
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Video & Podcast
Green Dream with IFM Investors’ Nazarova-Doyle: How AI will minimise the burden of reporting
Maria Nazarova-Doyle explains how the firm is spending less time on reporting and more time on real economy action
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News
115 funds drop ESG from branding in 2024 to comply with SDR
A further 30-50% of all European ESG funds are expected to change their names in line with FCA and ESMA marketing guidelines in 2025
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News
Schroders to adopt all four SDR labels on 16 funds
Schroders is the first firm to publicly confirm the adoption of all four SDR labels
Data
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Research (EU)
Majority of large-cap companies fail to quantify impacts of their decarbonisation efforts
Several sectors also rely on controversial decarbonisation levers according to the Clarity AI study
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EU
One-fifth of companies ready to report in line with TNFD recommendations by 2025
The TNFD are expected to unveil the next cohort of adopters at London Climate Action Week
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Research (EU)
Two-thirds of companies ‘very confident’ about reporting in line with CSRD
PwC report said CSRD will unearth the companies leading on sustainability
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EU
US tech giants ignore savers’ calls to address AI risks
As pension savers become more wary of the ethical and operational risks of artificial intelligence
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Research (EU)
KPMG: Just 29% of companies are ready for ESG data verification
‘The goal line is continually evolving,’ says report from KPMG
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Opinion (EU)
ESG remains largely neutral, even for online investors
Morningstar’s behavioural scientists research investor use of ESG terminology online
Climate & Planet
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Themes
LGT Wealth Management launches partnership with NatureAlpha
Furthering LGT’s commitment to its Sustainability Strategy 2030
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Analysis
Nature-based solutions ‘best way’ to reduce livestock emissions
Only 45% of climate-focused public funding goes towards nature-based solutions, according to FAIRR’s latest report
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News
NatureAlpha appoints chief growth officer
Laura Segafredo will lead the firm’s index solutions and strategic initiatives
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Engagement & Stewardship
Stewardship in 2025: Trends and tools for sustainable investors
Public health, AI and biodiversity are earmarked as top engagement priorities but investors will need to demonstrate resilience amid challenges
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News & Analysis
CEOs: Climate-related investments six times more likely to increase revenues
PwC’s Annual Global CEO Survey finds optimism among global business leaders
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PA Future Committee
Decarbonisation engagement: How third-party managers are responding
Quilter Cheviot’s Gemma Woodward analyses firms’ net-zero targets – and identifies the priorities for engagement
PA Future Committee
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PA Future Committee
Decarbonisation engagement: How third-party managers are responding
Quilter Cheviot’s Gemma Woodward analyses firms’ net-zero targets – and identifies the priorities for engagement
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PA Future Committee
Sugar withdrawal: Engaging with food companies on ultra-processed foods
Limited number of companies disclosing data or setting targets around sales of healthy foods
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PA Future Committee
Urgency and agency
Rebecca Kowalski says junior professionals have the capacity to maximise the potential of sustainable finance
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PA Future Committee
What’s in a label?: The double-edged sword of SDR labelling
Although SDR cannot be considered a damp squib, it needs to evolve with industry feedback and practical realities, writes Jake Moeller
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PA Future Committee
The legacy and future of ‘ESG’
‘ESG’ as a term is no longer in vogue, but it could still be used for data purposes, writes CFA Institute’s Chris Fidler
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PA Future Committee
Electricity: The past five years – and the future
While it has been a sunnier picture for renewables overall, the picture is more nuanced for other areas, writes Liontrust’s Appleby