Funds Europe: Invesco, a global asset management firm, has appointed Molly Betournay as the director of ESG research. Betournay previously served as the director of social research & advocacy at Clean Yield Asset Management.
BNN Bloomberg: The green finance targets of European banks are falling well short of what is needed, according to a fresh study by ShareAction. An analysis by the UK-based nonprofit that examined the green finance claims of the 20 biggest lenders spread across the European Union, the UK, Switzerland and Norway found that “targets and disclosures aren’t fit for purpose and could lead to misleading claims.”
ESG Clarity: Sustainable and ESG fund holdings and stewardship activities in the UK are not meeting the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) sustainability guiding principles, the regulator has said ahead of the publication of its Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).
BNN Bloomberg: The European Central Bank wants finance executives to know they’ll be held to account for the industry’s continued failure to adequately manage climate and environmental risks.
BNN Bloomberg: Banks, asset managers and other financial firms have won a reprieve from Europe’s most consequential ESG regulation to date, as a wave of intense industry lobbying pays off.
ESG Clarity: The European Environment Agency (EEA) has called for more private investment to help underpin a smoother sustainability transition.
XM: Britain's financial watchdog said it was having to "push back" against some investment funds that misleadingly attempt to label themselves as being focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) based performance.
Funds Europe: The European Banking Authority (EBA) is planning to revise capital requirement frameworks to make banks include environmental and social risks in required industry-wide reserves.
ESG Clarity: CFA Institute has launched the UK edition of its voluntary diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) code for the investment profession designed to support organisations seeking to accelerate change by fostering a commitment to DEI.
ESG Clarity: Aviva Investors has completed its ESG senior management team with the appointment of Louise Piffaut as head of ESG, liquid markets.
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