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Schroders Greencoat, the renewables and energy transition infrastructure manager of Schroders Capital, has launched a long-term asset fund (LTAF) dedicated to renewable energy and energy transition infrastructure. The Schroders Greencoat Global Renewables+ LTAF is designed to allow UK pension savers to invest in this asset class while benefitting from “stable, diversifying and inflation-linked investment returns”. … Read more

It’s February. The weather’s dreary, the news is bleak, and the ESG-bashing continues. But for all of us working in sustainable investing, there’s an emerging trend which should lift the winter blues: we’re seeing more financial advisers interested in engagement and stewardship. What’s more, formal groups of like-minded advisers are coming together to work collectively … Read more

Calamos Investment has launched the Calamos Antetokounmpo US Sustainable Equities fund for the European market. The firm said the fund is aimed at European investors seeking a US equity allocation while looking to participate in low-risk, long-term opportunities that deliver positive societal impact. With a sister fund initially launched in February 2023 in the US … Read more

Triodos Bank UK has introduced the Triodos Future Generations fund, a thematic vehicle aimed at improving the wellbeing and development of children worldwide. The fund is managed by Triodos Investment Management (Triodos IM) and has been open to European and UK institutional investors since March 2022, and currently has assets under management of €38m (£33m). … Read more

Amanda O’Toole, portfolio manager at Redwheel, joined the company from Axa Investment Managers in April 2023 to lead two new funds – the Biodiversity fund and the Clean Economy fund. Here, she discusses the objectives of those funds and reflects on the instability of 2023. What objectives have you set for the funds that you … Read more

Climate change and extreme weather rank as the biggest worries over the next two years of those polled for the latest Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum (WEF). Ahead of this year’s conference in Davos, Switzerland, which ran from 15-19 January, the WEF surveyed 1,490 experts across academia, business, government, the international community … Read more

Investors should benefit from new European Union support for green subsidies, according to global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. In the article EU scales up green subsidies – how you can benefit from new support for clean investments – which comes on the back of the EC’s adoption of changes to its state aid framework supporting … Read more

Nearly 28% of recovery spending could have negative impacts for climate adaptation, by locking-in non-resilient infrastructure for example, according to research conducted by the University of Oxford. Analysing 8,000 government policies across 88 countries, the research also revealed only 10% of investment spent on Covid-19 recovery was ever likely to enhance direct climate adaptation, although … Read more

Only eight global asset managers out of 97 have met Morningstar’s highest ESG commitment level rating in its latest analysis. The Morningstar ESG Commitment Level helps investors assess an asset manager’s alignment to their own sustainability preferences by providing insights into the firm’s sustainable-investing philosophies, ESG integration processes, resources and active ownership activities. Of the … Read more

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity could be hampered this year by the regulatory environment around ESG and antitrust rules, according to a report. ESG guidelines currently rank among the most important deal drivers, Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global M&A Trends and Risks report found, amid an overall optimistic outlook for deal activity in 2024. However, a … Read more