Focus sharpens on exec pay amid coronavirus
Shareholders urged to ask questions where staff are furloughed but high earners escape unscathed
ESG
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Will ESG funds surface as the winners of the crisis?
They benefit from deeply-rooted and newly emerging sustainability trends
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Teg action plan could drive EU recovery roadmap
Experts say only the right tools will drive a sustainable recovery
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Credit implications of brown taxonomy greater than green version
Harmonised screening of high carbon/climate-risk inducing assets would affect ratings
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Blackrock adds global unconstrained ESG total return bond fund
First such offering by investment manager in bid to deliver on its sustainable investing commitment
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LGIM forges ahead with global ESG reform of corporates
Voted against 4,000 company directors globally in 2019
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Covid-19 could mean lasting cuts to shareholder distributions
While glaring inequality highlighted by the outbreak sharpens focus on the social part of ESG
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Morningstar to acquire ESG data firm Sustainalytics
It currently holds a 40% stake in the business
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S&P Global reveals two EU climate indexes
The benchmark provider said that more will follow in the coming months
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Asean green debt issuance hits $8.1bn in 2019
Singapore is leading the region
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European climate funds near €60bn milestone
But only 40% exclude fossil fuels despite carrying tag that claims they do
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Mizuho bows to pressure over its coal financing
Japanese bank was hit with climate resolution by environmental non-profit organisation