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In Europe alone, the number of Say on Climate votes have more than tripled over the past two AGM seasons, asking shareholders to greenlight the climate plans of companies. This trend is expected to continue, as more companies seek to put out plans to tackle climate change. Climate-related proposals have appeared on AGM agendas for … Read more
It has been two years since MA Financial brands ESG Clarity, International Adviser, Portfolio Adviser and Expert Investor launched the Campaign for Better Governance. At that time, the industry, and its investors, were reeling from the collapse of Woodford Investment Management and other events where investor interest didn’t appear to be at the heart of … Read more
JP Morgan Private Capital has appointed Alex Bell as a partner of its Sustainable Growth Equity (SGE) platform. Bell brings close to two decades of private equity experience with a focus on energy and climate technology. Based in New York, he will support SGE platform’s climate solutions investing efforts. Bell was previously head of North … Read more
Franklin Templeton, Boston Common Asset Management and Impax Asset Management are among more than 250 investors and companies calling on policymakers to “protect the freedom to invest responsibly in light of a political backlash against sustainable investment and business practices”. In a statement, Investors and Businesses Call on Policymakers to Protect the Freedom to Invest Responsibly, … Read more
The UK government has updated its Green Finance Strategy today, announcing a call for evidence on Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions, a consultation on regulating ESG ratings providers and restating its commitment to publishing a green taxonomy, now in Autumn 2023. The government first launched its Green Finance Strategy in 2019, with the aim of … Read more
Federated Hermes has launched an Article 9 global credit fund with sustainable investment manager CCLA. The Federated Hermes Sustainable Global Investment Grade Credit Fund will be weighted to sustainable leaders, but will “opportunistically” invest in issuers with clear momentum in sustainability. It will be co-managed by senior portfolio managers Nachu Chockalingam and Orla Garvey. The … Read more
Schroders Capital, the fund house’s private markets investment division, has launched the first long term assets fund for UK pensions, having been granted approval by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this month, with a focus on sustainable investing. Schroders Capital Climate+ LTAF is a diversified multi-private assets fund, designed to help UK pension fund investors … Read more
Green hydrogen is a critical piece in the carbon-reduction puzzle. In addition to having an essential role in reducing greenhouse gases, it also has investment potential. Hydrogen is already produced in relatively large quantities. About half is consumed in ammonia fertilizer production, while another quarter goes to petrochemical refining. Most of the remaining capacity is … Read more
The UK needs a much tougher system of financial regulation to meet the Paris climate goals with revised fund labels, full Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulation of rating agencies and a climate-data based system for companies, markets and funds, as part of a comprehensive change in approach. At the Financial Inclusion Centre we recently published … Read more
