Industry News: ESG (193)

BOE’s Bailey Says Disorderly Green Shift Could Spark Inflation

2021-06-01

BNN Bloomberg: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said the world’s effort to shift away from using fossil fuels could spark inflation if it’s done in a disorderly way, highlighting the risks involved with greening the economy.

Private Equity and Hedge Fund Investors Increasingly Focusing On Outcomes As ESG Integration Deepens

2021-06-01

Private Equity Wire: The ninth annual ESG Report from LGT Capital Partners analyses the activities of 344 managers globally (including 267 private equity managers) and assesses the improvements made in ESG practices.

ESG Needs Better Disclosure Standards

2021-06-01

Money Management: Fund managers should be subject to more rigorous standards to ensure their disclosures about environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing are accurate, according to Stoic Venture Capital.

Private Equity Picks Up Fossil Fuel Assets As Others Divest

2021-05-31

Citywire Selector: As listed companies let go of fossil fuel assets amidst growing pressure from shareholders and investors, private equity markets have been filling the financing gap, according to new research from Fitch Ratings.

Private Equity Goes on ESG Recruitment Drive

2021-05-28

Citywire Selector: Private equity firms have been eager to show their investors they are taking responsible investing seriously and have stepped up recruitment, but the role of ‘head of ESG’ has not yet become commonplace.

ESG Manager Impax Sees AUM Double

2021-05-27

Funds Europe: Impax Asset Management, a listed asset manager with a focus on ESG, saw assets under management (AUM) jump by nearly 50% based on net flows over six months.

DWS-sponsored Report Reveals the Rise of ESG’s ‘S’ Pillar in Pension Portfolios

2021-05-27

Institutional Asset Manager: Sixty-six per cent of pension funds surveyed intend to increase their allocations to ‘S’ pillar passive funds over the next three years, while 67 per cent will select their passive manager based on their track record of delivery of their clients’ social agenda.

There’s a Blindspot in ESG Investing. Here’s How to Fix It.

2021-05-26

Institutional Investor: Smaller companies are being overlooked by investors with an environmental, social, and governance mandate. Corporate and public pensions, endowments, and foundations invest the majority of assets earmarked for ESG into the largest public companies.

Seven Ways Private Equity Firms Can Boost the Impact of ESG

2021-05-26

Investment Week: Asset managers are uniquely positioned to support businesses and accelerate their impact. Gone are the days that ESG fell squarely on the shoulders of the largest corporates – we must all be part of the solution.

Wall Street Taps Political A-Listers for $30 Trillion Green Boom

2021-05-26

Yahoo Finance: One after another, the high-profile hires came in recent months, and in each case, they were handed some iteration of the same mandate: To help their new employers safeguard and grow their burgeoning green-finance businesses.

ESG Newsletter

BOE’s Bailey Says Disorderly Green Shift Could Spark Inflation

2021-06-01

Private Equity and Hedge Fund Investors Increasingly Focusing On Outcomes As ESG Integration Deepens

2021-06-01

ESG Needs Better Disclosure Standards

2021-06-01

Private Equity Picks Up Fossil Fuel Assets As Others Divest

2021-05-31

Private Equity Goes on ESG Recruitment Drive

2021-05-28

ESG Manager Impax Sees AUM Double

2021-05-27

DWS-sponsored Report Reveals the Rise of ESG’s ‘S’ Pillar in Pension Portfolios

2021-05-27

There’s a Blindspot in ESG Investing. Here’s How to Fix It.

2021-05-26

Seven Ways Private Equity Firms Can Boost the Impact of ESG

2021-05-26

Wall Street Taps Political A-Listers for $30 Trillion Green Boom

2021-05-26

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