Investors fire warning shot over climate change
‘From next voting season you should increasingly expect to see investors vote against audit committee directors’ reappointment’
ESG
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Blue economy takes centre stage in new European Investment Fund initiative
Focusing on the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs
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Are European investors leading the world in net zero pledges?
Impact investing more widely used, reflecting it is now starting to enter the investment mainstream
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Russian invasion to permanently shake up European energy policy
‘Investors need to be more selective as stocks become more expensive’ says Lombard Odier Private Bank CIO
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Financial services firms pushed to change retail investing approach
‘Governance has long been a topic for discussion within the institutional investor community, but the retail investor community has increasingly begun to make its voice heard’
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EU moves to reduce reliance on Russian gas by 2030
It has outlined price regulation, state aid, and tax measures
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ESMA gears up to tackle ‘complex and multi-faceted’ greenwashing
‘Advancing the sustainability agenda is crucial, particularly as investor preferences shift to environmentally friendly financial products’
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European Commission endorses fossil fuels as ‘transition’ fuel
Damaging the symbolic power of the EU taxonomy, one critic says
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European energy efficiency strategy called into question
‘Projects will deliver on a modest contribution to the EU’s objectives’
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Near-sighted fund labels hamper sustainability goal success
Widely differing aims, scopes and criteria also make like-for-like comparison impossible
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News Analysis: The year in review
2021 had its fair share of twists and turns
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Gas and nuclear investments to get temporary green label?
Some argue it could help attract private finance in the push for net-zero