Rob Gardner, co-founder of Rebalance Earth, the asset manager behind the Rebalance Earth (UK) Nature Restoration Fund, writes that when we think of assets, we rarely think of trees, rivers, and seagrass.
ndosuez Wealth Management has announced the launch of Indosuez Funds – Chronos Green Bonds 2028, writing that this is the first SFDR bond fund in the Indosuez range to be classified as Article 9.
A joint statement from BNP Paribas Asset Management, Federated Hermes Limited, Mirova, Robeco and Storebrand Asset Management has been published, entitled The urgent need for better ocean-related data to make informed investment decisions.
From the end of this month, the UK’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) regime comes into force which the Financial Conduct Authority says has a simple aim: “Financial products that are marketed as sustainable should do as they claim and have the evidence to back it up.”
On May 15 Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation that furthers his ongoing campaign to oppose the role of climate change and ESG factors in state policymaking.
Jessica Reed, Partner, and Kya Fear, Senior Associate, Farrer & Co write that on 23 April 2024 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper CP24/8 on extending the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) regime to Portfolio Management.
Octopus Investments (Octopus) has announced it has launched a Natural Capital Strategy.
The trading and investment platform eToro has extended its proxy voting feature to all stocks listed on its platform after seeing massive engagement from users.
According to the latest ESG data from PwC Luxembourg finds that investment flows towards EU ESG UCITS funds surged last year. Article 8 and Article 9 funds reached EUR6.2 trillion at end-2023, an increase of EUR1 trillion year-on-year, and assets under management (AuM) are now projected to reach over EUR9 trillion by 2027, according to the latest ESG data from PwC Luxembourg.
Constantly evolving ESG data is the biggest challenge for financial firms in Europe, according to Bloomberg research.
