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Legal & General pledges to half portfolio carbon emission intensity by 2030
Legal & General pledges to half portfolio carbon emission intensity by 2030

Goal part of a raft of measures outlined in the pension giant's new ESG policy

  • Investment
  • 03 December 2020
$5tr investor alliance calls for companies to ditch thermal coal
$5tr investor alliance calls for companies to ditch thermal coal

The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, which formed in 2019 at the Climate Action Summit in New York, has today warned companies that failure to respond to its position thermal coal could result in divestment

  • Investment
  • 06 November 2020
NatWest launches real-time CO2 footprint tracker for banking customers
NatWest launches real-time CO2 footprint tracker for banking customers

Partnership with fintech company CoGo will give NatWest customers access to an on-the-go carbon emissions calculator informed by their personal spending

  • Investment
  • 22 September 2020
Bulk of UK banks lack convincing climate strategy, Ethical Consumer warns
Bulk of UK banks lack convincing climate strategy, Ethical Consumer warns

Conclusion based on research conducted by the magazine, which asked how banks were measuring and evaluating the climate impacts of their investments

  • Investment
  • 10 September 2020
HSBC and Pollination Group plot 'natural capital' investment venture
HSBC and Pollination Group plot 'natural capital' investment venture

Banking giant aims to raise $1bn for its first fund, which will be followed by a carbon credit fund of up to $2bn

  • Investment
  • 27 August 2020
Alphabet shakes up sustainability bond market with massive $5.75bn issuance
Alphabet shakes up sustainability bond market with massive $5.75bn issuance

Google parent company makes ESG-focused bonds the centre piece of giant $10bn bond sale that secured record low borrowing costs

  • Investment
  • 05 August 2020
'Mission-focused' investment firm The Craftory becomes a B Corp
'Mission-focused' investment firm The Craftory becomes a B Corp

Firm joins 3,200 companies in achieving the ethical and environmental standard, making it the first UK-based investment fund to do so

  • Management
  • 08 April 2020
Comic Relief gets serious about tackling the climate emergency
Comic Relief gets serious about tackling the climate emergency

Comic Relief, which banned fossil fuel investments last year, has joined more than 30 charities that have signed the Funder Commitment on Climate Change

  • Investment
  • 27 January 2020
Goldman Sachs and Liberty Mutual beef up fossil fuel lending policies
Goldman Sachs and Liberty Mutual beef up fossil fuel lending policies

Top US finance giants tighten policies governing their support for coal industry

  • Investment
  • 16 December 2019
Under 10 per cent of UK CEOs are paid to tackle climate change
Under 10 per cent of UK CEOs are paid to tackle climate change

New research from Vlerick Business School suggests only a tiny fraction of business leaders have any financial incentive to improve the environment

  • Management
  • 11 December 2019
Abundance launches green social housing funding push
Abundance launches green social housing funding push

Affordable and supported living social housing scheme to incorporate solar panels, ground-source heat pumps, and water efficiency features

  • Investment
  • 11 November 2019
Green shoots: UK green and ethical fund investments hit £23.5bn
Green shoots: UK green and ethical fund investments hit £23.5bn

EIRIS Foundation reports strong growth in green UK investment, as separate survey suggests many Brits remain unaware of how their pensions are invested

  • Investment
  • 05 October 2019
Swansea pension fund switches £500m to low carbon strategy
Swansea pension fund switches £500m to low carbon strategy

Swansea Local Government Pension Scheme becomes latest institutional investor to shift towards greener assets

  • Investment
  • 17 July 2019
Responsible investors must view ESG and financial data through same lens
Responsible investors must view ESG and financial data through same lens

Business are doing more to become sustainable, but our investment community doesn't make it easy to assess progress, argues EPRA's Hassan Sabir

  • Investment
  • 12 July 2019
Amazon workers demand Bezos act on climate crisis
Amazon workers demand Bezos act on climate crisis

At a shareholder meeting Wednesday, the CEO refused to address workers urging the company to overhaul its climate policy

  • Investment
  • 23 May 2019
Managing the magnitude of the energy transition
Managing the magnitude of the energy transition

The shift to green power represents a huge structural shift and potentially has a major impact on investment decisions, argues Liontrust's Mike Appleby

  • Energy
  • 15 May 2019
CFA UK to introduce ESG investing qualification
CFA UK to introduce ESG investing qualification

First exam for new ESG investment qualification to take place on 1 December

  • Investment
  • 15 May 2019
Why confidence in ESG returns keeps on growing
Why confidence in ESG returns keeps on growing

New reports P reveal investors are turning to ESG products in search of 'improved long-term returns', but hurdles remain as the trend continues its march into the mainstream

  • Investment
  • 09 April 2019
Cleaner, healthier, and safer - how companies are driving change
Cleaner, healthier, and safer - how companies are driving change

Liontrust's Mike Appleby argues the companies best prepared for future market turbulence are those working to make life cleaner, healthier, and safer

  • Investment
  • 19 February 2019
Investors urged to flex muscle in support of just transition
Investors urged to flex muscle in support of just transition

New report argues investors should engage with Just Transition risks in the same way as they are now engaging with environmental risks

  • Investment
  • 04 February 2019
Fears rise around mis-selling of ESG products
Fears rise around mis-selling of ESG products

New study suggests investors are increasingly concerned some ESG products may not be delivering on their environmental promises

  • Investment
  • 21 January 2019
COP24 and the color of money
COP24 and the color of money

In a world darkened by distrust and dysfunction, the prismatic hues of big business shined through

  • Investment
  • 20 December 2018
Hermes: Companies ignoring climate change are risky investments
Hermes: Companies ignoring climate change are risky investments

Investment giant warns climate action is key to long-term profitability in its 2018 Carbon Report

  • Investment
  • 07 December 2018
 IA to launch consultation on ESG fund classification
IA to launch consultation on ESG fund classification

First State's Oulton to chair

  • Investment
  • 30 November 2018
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