Industry News: ESG | Global (79)

What Happens When a Company Gets an A From One ESG Rater and an F From Another?

2021-02-02

Institutional Investor: With the explosion of ESG data and ratings, there’s little agreement on what makes a company good or bad.

GRESB, GLIO, GPR Launch ESG-filtered Listed Infrastructure Index

2021-01-27

IPE: A trio of industry bodies have launched the word’s first listed infrastructure index to encourage better environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure.

Climate and ESG Risks Hurting 60% of Developing Countries' Ratings: Moody's

2021-01-18

Reuters: Ratings agency calculates that 43% of emerging economies have a highly negative credit impact from physical climate risk such as rising seas.

Private Equity Managers Highlight Importance of UN Sustainable Development Goals to Address Key Environmental and Social Challenges

2021-01-14

Private Equity Wire: An overwhelming majority (90 per cent) of private equity managers believe the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will help the financial industry address pressing environmental and social challenges, according to a new study by LGT Capital Partners.

Funds Industry Called Out Over Role in Fighting Climate Change

2021-01-14

Funds Europe: The asset management industry’s role in the future of the planet has come into question again following the publication of two reports calling out firms for acting too slowly on climate targets.

Fidelity, Capital Group Score Worst in Climate Engagement

2021-01-13

Bloomberg: Fidelity Investments and Capital Group ranked the worst of the world’s 10 biggest asset managers last year on pushing high-carbon emitters to curb their role in global warming, according to a report. [Full article available to Bloomberg subscribers.]

Why ESG Funds Fail to Scale

2021-01-11

Institutional Investor: Most ESG managers struggle to get investors’ attention. Here’s why.

Net-zero Asset Owner Group Calls for ‘Fully Developed’ IEA 1.5°C Scenario

2021-01-08

IPE: Members of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance have called on the International Energy Agency (IEA) to include a fully developed standalone 1.5°C scenario in the 2021 edition of its influential global energy outlook.

Investors Focus on Climate While Social Issues Are Lower Concern, Finds Survey

2021-01-07

IR Magazine: Four in five respondents say they identify ESG risks using in-house research.

Banks Directed $1.7 Trillion to Firms Causing Plastic Pollution

2021-01-06

BNN Bloomberg: Banks are failing to address the global plastic-pollution crisis, having provided $1.7 trillion in financing to packaging companies, retailers and related businesses, according to a report.

ESG Newsletter

What Happens When a Company Gets an A From One ESG Rater and an F From Another?

2021-02-02

GRESB, GLIO, GPR Launch ESG-filtered Listed Infrastructure Index

2021-01-27

Climate and ESG Risks Hurting 60% of Developing Countries' Ratings: Moody's

2021-01-18

Private Equity Managers Highlight Importance of UN Sustainable Development Goals to Address Key Environmental and Social Challenges

2021-01-14

Funds Industry Called Out Over Role in Fighting Climate Change

2021-01-14

Fidelity, Capital Group Score Worst in Climate Engagement

2021-01-13

Why ESG Funds Fail to Scale

2021-01-11

Net-zero Asset Owner Group Calls for ‘Fully Developed’ IEA 1.5°C Scenario

2021-01-08

Investors Focus on Climate While Social Issues Are Lower Concern, Finds Survey

2021-01-07

Banks Directed $1.7 Trillion to Firms Causing Plastic Pollution

2021-01-06

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