The UK government has announced a range of measures totalling around £4bn to boost investment in green technologies and clean energy, as part of the Autumn Statement. Today chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a £960m Green Industries Growth Accelerator (GIGA) fund, to “ensure the UK continues to build strong supply chains and maximises global growth opportunities”. … Read more
The world is living in an age of unprecedented changes and sustainability poses three major challenges: fighting climate change, preserving natural capital and driving inclusive growth. And these three challenges call for massive investments of around 8 percent of global GDP every year until 2050 for climate change alone. Given this scenario, the fight against climate … Read more
For investors, transition risk management has notably shifted. It is no longer enough for an investor to know if a company has made a net-zero commitment and whether the target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative. Investors are now applying sophisticated evaluation frameworks to help them better understand the actions companies are … Read more
Companies are not doing enough to take climate change adaptation into account, French regulator the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has found. The AMF has published a report, Le reporting taxonomie des sociétés cotées non financières, analysing 31 companies on their alignment to the EU taxonomy. The taxonomy and its delegated acts set out an … Read more
There are plenty of barriers to progression for ethnic minorities in the financial services industry, but there are also plenty of potential solutions that firms need to consider, says Mona Patel, head of external communications at Metro Bank, in our latest Reboot video. She urged firms to embark on more training for employees but also … Read more
Schroders Reit has published a circular outlining changes in its strategy to improve sustainability and implement decarbonisation measures. The £466m trust, which owns 40 properties, said it is proposing amendments to the investment objective and the investment management agreement. The changes are focused on adapting existing buildings to make them ‘both modern and fit for … Read more
Impact investment manager BlueOrchard, a member of the Schroders Group, has launched an impact credit fund, which aims to improve financial inclusion on a global basis. BlueOrchard Impact Credit (Boic) will invest in the debt of small- and medium-sized financial institutions, in particular those across the faster-growing emerging market regions and areas which are financially … Read more
CCLA Investment Management has named Kingfisher, Marks & Spencer, Next, Reckitt Benckiser, Tesco and Unilever as leaders on human rights innovation in its latest annual modern slavery benchmark, but found financial companies are lagging. The measure, based on assessing companies’ public disclosures, shows which of the UK’s largest listed companies are doing most to end modern … Read more
There is little doubt that sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) remains a dominant theme for the investment management industry and that the energy transition, in particular, is a long-term concern (and opportunity) for investment managers and investors and savers around the world. However, we must also recognise that in the near term, the environment … Read more
In this Green Dream video interview, Ross Driver, manager of the Foresight Solar fund, explains how the portfolio is positioned across the world, the challenges for renewables in the UK and how the fund is adding social value. Watch the full video interview above and read the transcript below. NK: Hello and welcome back to the Green Dream … Read more