News & Analysis
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Research
UK asset owners commit to DE&I initiatives but gaps remain
Report says asset owners fail to engage underlying portfolio companies on DE&I
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Opinion
Measuring corporate biodiversity footprints: A key defence against biodiversity loss and climate change
Matthieu Maurin, CEO of Iceberg Data Lab, explains how to effectively analyse biodiversity data
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In brief
ISSB publishes Taxonomy to enable greater analysis of disclosures
Supporting ‘capital market transparency and efficiency’
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Diversity & inclusion
Addressing grief in the workplace: What needs to change in corporate culture?
4Louis representatives explain how to aid those experiencing a miscarriage, stillbirth, or child loss
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Research
Net zero business census ‘to provide insights on the UK’s net-zero journey’
The survey is open for participation by UK-based businesses until 30 June
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Research
Over 50% of Asia Pacific economies rely on nature
Research from AIGCC and PwC highlights nature-related risks
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Interviews
Q&A with CFA UK’s Goodhart: ‘Impact is what ESG wants to be when it grows up’
Will Goodhart, CEO at CFA UK, discusses the latest certificate and helping investors understand just what impact actually means
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Company
Big Society Capital to change name amid plans to scale up funding
‘Raising the profile of social impact investing in the UK’
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Research
‘Empirical evidence’ that nature loss could knock 12% off UK GDP
Much worse impact than GFC and Covid-19 pandemic
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News
Sustainable funds pull in $900m for first quarter of 2024
US sustainable flows deplete by $8.8bn
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News
Exclusive: Bloomberg launches sustainable investment screening tool
Enables investors to screen portfolios, funds and indices against their own set of sustainability criteria
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News
COP29 president outlines key conference objectives in Berlin speech
Based on two mutually reinforcing pillars to enhance ambition and enable action
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Diversity & inclusion
Equileap and Solactive launch gender equality index
As the UK and US make minimal progress on gender pay gap goals
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Interviews
Q&A with CCLA’s Corah: Focusing on sustainable leaders is not unleashing the power of our industry
James Corah tells PA Future why the ESG backlash is ‘ridiculous’ and how CCLA focuses on areas where it can make meaningful change
Data
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Research
UK asset owners commit to DE&I initiatives but gaps remain
Report says asset owners fail to engage underlying portfolio companies on DE&I
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Research
Net zero business census ‘to provide insights on the UK’s net-zero journey’
The survey is open for participation by UK-based businesses until 30 June
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News
Calls for increased tech investment for heavy industries’ climate transition
With the help of increasing investments in market-ready technologies
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Research
Over 50% of Asia Pacific economies rely on nature
Research from AIGCC and PwC highlights nature-related risks
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Research
‘Empirical evidence’ that nature loss could knock 12% off UK GDP
Much worse impact than GFC and Covid-19 pandemic
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News
Sustainable funds pull in $900m for first quarter of 2024
US sustainable flows deplete by $8.8bn
Climate & Planet
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News
Why the world should care about Equinor’s AGM
As Sarasin & Partners’ Landell-Mills discusses if an oil and gas company can align with net zero
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Interviews
Q&A with CFA UK’s Goodhart: ‘Impact is what ESG wants to be when it grows up’
Will Goodhart, CEO at CFA UK, discusses the latest certificate and helping investors understand just what impact actually means
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News
Wellington closes Climate Innovation fund to new investments
The fund closes with $385m in commitments for the private markets
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Research
‘Unstoppable rise’ of passive climate funds
Morningstar’s overview of the climate funds notes passives’ popularity and flows into fixed income and transition strategies
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Interviews
Pollination Q&A: Deforestation targets ‘must be made a priority’
Dr. Carter Ingram answers PA Future’s questions on frameworks, collaboration and education for Earth Day
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Opinion
‘We need to accept pragmatic solutions’: Warning emergency climate action could be ‘uniquely destabilising’
Professor Myles Allen argued that climate has become a wedge political issue but ‘climate is too important to pick fights over’
PA Future Committee
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EU
Will the FCA’s anti-greenwashing rule be enough to rebuild trust in sustainable investing?
Early signs are the rule will change behaviour, according to the AIC’s Nick Britton
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ESG Clarity Committee
How to harness the power of artificial intelligence for good
Rathbones’ Matt Crossman looks at how machine learning is supporting renewable energy and helping to bridge cultural barriers
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ESG Clarity Committee
New greenwashing rules are imminent
Julia Dreblow considers how investors should engage with the FCA’s upcoming anti-greenwashing rule
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ESG Clarity Committee
Green skills and energy bills: Hitting the UK’s net-zero emissions target starts at home
UKSIF’s CEO, James Alexander, says prioritising energy efficiency at home could unlock a greener future
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ESG Clarity Committee
Why B Corp month is more important than ever
EQ Investors’ Sophie Kennedy reflects on this year’s B Corp month
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ESG Clarity Committee
Semiconductor companies have potential to double in size as innovation accelerates
Nordea’s Eric Pedersen says automation is proving critical in the future of the semiconductor space