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Today, there is a single unavoidable and devastating fact — we are running out of time to solve the climate crisis. Last year’s report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was described as the most disturbing warning yet on the disastrous effects of the world’s rising temperatures. Limiting global warming to 1.5C … Read more
EdenTree Investment Management has appointed a head of corporate responsibility and charity partnerships. Leonora Rae (pictured) has been promoted to the role in order to align the business’s activity with EdenTree’s ethos as a responsible and sustainable investment manager, the company said. EdenTree recently refreshed and formalised its corporate responsibility strategy into three focus areas: … Read more
Although many Asian private equity (PE) managers are taking significant steps to integrate ESG issues into their investment process, only a quarter of them would engage with their limited partners on sustainability issues, according to a report from Mayer Brown and Sedgwick Richardson. Sustainable Private Equity in Asia also found less than a third of … Read more
Two billion people globally, including many children, do not have access to safe drinking water and 44% of household water is not safely treated. The global urban population facing water scarcity is projected to potentially double from 930 million in 2016 to between 1.7 and 2.4 billion people in 2050. These were some of the … Read more
Morningstar Sustainalytics has launched low carbon transition ratings to provide investors with a forward-looking science-based assessment of company’s alignment with net zero. Expressed as an implied temperature rise, the ratings will help identify and manage transition risks, respond to global regulatory requirements and disclosure initiatives, build climate investment strategies, and advance engagement activities, Morningstar Sustainalytics said. The … Read more
Legal and General Investment Management, Aviva Investors and AXA Investment Managers are among 15 investors worth £2.37trn in assets under management targeting cost-of-living measures this AGM season. The groups, which are part of ShareAction’s Good Work Coalition, have signed a statement urging businesses to: Ensure the lowest-paid workers, who are disproportionately impacted by the rising cost … Read more
In the ESG world, there is as much focus as ever on results. Transparency on objectives and outcomes is requested by the Financial Reporting Council in Stewardship Code reporting, and clients want to see results and not just warm words in policies. Such a focus on transparency is welcome but how does it help when … Read more
Organisations need to focus on specifity in their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives even if that makes them feel uncomfortable, said Leanne Mair, CEO & Founder of Benefactum Consulting, in the latest Reboot episode. Mair also shares feedback from Black women and what they expect from their employees, why groups are overlooking the power … Read more
Quilter Cheviot has hired Sarah Osato as an investment manager within its charities team. Osato will be responsible for managing charity investment portfolios, and will work with the team in building new relationships with charities and promoting the Quilter Cheviot Global Income and Growth Fund for Charities. She will report to William Reid, Quilter Cheviot’s … Read more
The ESG movement is deeply divisive in the US. Some states restrict investment firms with ESG policies, nearly half outright prohibit ESG as a factor in state investments. Nonetheless, regulators are pushing ahead with new rules, albeit with some delays. The US does not have a coherent, principles-based system of ESG regulation or established tools … Read more