‘Many small caps used to avoid reporting ESG criteria’
There has been a shift in how companies report ESG data, says Nomura’s Alex Rowe. How should investors respond?
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US blue chips count the cost of ESG scandals
Data breaches, accounting scandals, sexual harassment and governance issues have rocked major companies
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Study: 60% of sovereigns now incorporate top-down ESG approach
Sustainable investing is rapidly expanding beyond equities into other asset classes, according to Invesco study
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Robeco launches emerging markets ESG fund
The fund is targeting a higher ESG score than the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets Index
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‘Worst examples of greenwashing are in green bonds’
About 15% of green bonds analysed by Insight Investment fail minimum ESG criteria, warns analyst Joshua Kendall
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How ESG fund managers can stand out from the crowd
Last Word Research asked 110 fund buyers across 20 European countries what they want from ESG funds
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1 in 10 responsible investors would sacrifice returns
Research finds some would forfeit up to 5% a year to ‘do good’
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Fund groups warn European Commission on sustainability timeline
Managers face compliance challenges and ‘liability risks’ from ambitious deadlines
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Fidelity launches sustainable fund range
The asset manager’s bottom-up research process uses the insights of more than 180 research analysts
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Are new EU climate benchmarks fit for purpose?
Hopes are high that EU guidelines on how firms report climate information will help eradicate greenwashing
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‘The UN SDGs were not developed for investors’
Nomura’s Alex Rowe outlines the challenges funds face trying to adopt the United Nations SDGs into an ESG framework
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Robeco unveils high conviction EM ESG fund
Luxembourg-domiciled fund selects companies based on top-down country analysis and bottom-up stock ideas