If company management are not sold on the human reasons for supporting employees’ mental health, there are “major financial reasons” for doing so, according to CCLA Investment Management’s stewardship lead Amy Browne. In this episode of the Green Dream, Browne explains how businesses that get mental health in the workplace right will see stronger share prices … Read more
AXA Investment Managers, Sycomore Asset Management and Trillium Asset Management are among 27 global investors representing $2,117bn in assets under management that are calling on technology companies to better assess the mental and wellbeing impacts of their products, or face votes against management or ESG score downgrades. The coalition of investors are concerned about the … Read more
Sara Bourhime, deputy head of sustainable investment, Mirabaud Asset Management Demographics are an important structural component influencing economic and sustainable development. Population expansion, migration and urbanisation all have an impact on demographic changes, causing alterations in saving, spending, investment trends but also place strain on natural resources. Secondary factors such as labour scarcity increasing workers’ … Read more
Every so often, we see reports confirming that we don’t need to sacrifice financial returns for our sustainability preferences. We got this during the Covid-19 lockdowns, when all funds that were overweight technology hugely outperformed those with exposure to the “old world” of oil and gas, industrials and airlines. Then, it all went quiet. As … Read more
Although asset managers want to see alignment between various sustainability reporting frameworks, feedback from the most recent consultation on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) shows some are concerned standards may be ‘reduced’ in order to do so. The consultation on the first set of reporting standards closed on Friday last week, with the European … Read more
Ossiam has launched an actively managed ESG version of its global equities ETF. The ESG Shiller Barclays CAPE Global Sector Ucits ETF has been made available on the Xetra trading platform and is set to be listed on other European stock exchanges in due course, with the aim to outperform global equity markets through a … Read more
Asia is unique in being part of the problem but also the solution, according to professor Lawrence Loh, director at the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at the National University of Singapore’s Business School. Here he talks to ESG Clarity Asia about regulation in the region, why ‘ESG’ needs redefining and what investors can be … Read more
BNP Paribas has €35bn overweight its benchmarks invested sustainably across its open ended funds, in what it says is a key indication it is ready to “walk the talk” on sustainability. This corresponds to an overall 15% overweight in sustainable funds compared with its benchmark levels, the asset management house said in a presentation on … Read more
In this new summer series for ESG Clarity, members of the sustainable investment industry tell us how their thinking on this fast-moving industry has adapted over the years and what changes that has led to in their thinking and lives. First up is Lindsey Stewart, director of investment stewardship research at Morningstar, who discusses the … Read more
Franklin Templeton has launched two sustainable thematic ETFs, the Franklin Future of Food UCITS ETF and Franklin Future of Health and Wellness UCITS ETF. The ETFs will listed on the Deutsche Börse Xetra (XETRA) on 6 July, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) today (7 July) and the Borsa Italiana on 18 July. The ETFs will be managed by Dina Ting, head … Read more