Krystle Higgins
Krystle is IPE’s London-based senior reporter and splits her time reporting between IPE and its sister publication Impact Investor.
Before joining IPE Krystle worked as a financial journalist covering investment trends, and ESG. She was highly commended at the Headline Money Awards for Rising Star of the Year (B2B financial journalism).
She previously worked as a regional breaking news reporter for a daily newspaper.
Contact info
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- editorial@ipe.com
NewsTime for SBTi to stand aside, says Allianz SI head amid offsets fallout
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) caused an uproar earlier this month with an announcement about allowing companies to use ‘environmental attribute certificates’ to abate certain Scope 3 emissions
NewsClean Energy Financing Ratio set to be key theme this AGM season
MSCI found that nearly 60% of listed companies are disclosing their Scope 1 and 2 emissions, an increase of 16 percentage points in two years
NewsCEPB to back clean energy financing metric requests at bank AGMs
The pension fund’s decision comes at a time when the climate ambitions of the banking sector have been deemed insufficiently ambitious
NewsPRI publishes guide on nature for asset owners
The guide aims to align investor action with the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
NewsIIGCC repositions portfolio decarbonisation target as objective in framework update
An update to the sovereign bond guidance, which has evolved with the advent of improving analysis tools and stewardship practices, has also been made
NewsUK government encouraged to create chief secretary for natural capital
Natural capital committee raised concerns about the potential conflicts between renewable energy development and biodiversity conservation
AnalysisGreenwashing crackdown: lessons learned and paths forward for asset managers
One question which has arisen from greater fund scrutiny is the risk of asset managers being reluctant to speak openly about the sustainability of their products, says Cerulli Associates
NewsDWP’s social factors taskforce launches guide for pension trustees
UK pensions minister Paul Maynard emphasised the importance of trustees understanding social and environmental issues in investment decisions
NewsNBIM backs key IOSCO suggestions on improving voluntary carbon markets
Sovereign wealth fund’s manager also provides feedback to GRI on its climate change reporting standard proposal
NewsShareAction calls on next UK government to reform fiduciary duty law for pension sector
Group calls on UK government for explicit redefinition of ‘best interests’ in law to reflect non-financial determinants of pension savers’ welfare
NewsFRC launches review of the UK Stewardship Code
The revised Code will most likely be published in early 2025
NewsAP Pension appoints EOS Federated Hermes for stewardship services
Focus of stewardship will primarily be on climate and biodiversity issues
NewsTPR urges pension trustees to take note of transition plan recommendations
TPR climate and sustainability lead says UK TPT recommendations can help advisers put together transition plans
NewsUK pensions committee calls for pension fiduciary duty clarity
Pensions for Purpose called for a change in The Companies Act to better align company director duties beyond short-term profit maximisation
NewsIIGCC unveils new corporate climate target assessment tool
New metric aims to highlight any misalignment between company emissions pathway and the climate benchmark
AnalysisTPR to be lobbied after new fiduciary duty, climate report
it is crucial that TPR adds the report’s key messages to its official guidelines, says Maria Nazarova-Doyle
NewsKLP is cautiously optimistic about EU’s decision on Cayman Islands
European Commission says Cayman Islands no longer pose a significant anti-money laundering and financing of terrorism threat
NewsStudy reveals impact of index provider engagement on corporate climate policy
‘Our results show that firms react to index provider requests, at least if they commit a credible threat of exit,’ say MIT sustainable finance experts
NewsNBIM’s divestment decisions yield NOK10bn returns
‘There is still a way to go before we reach our goal of net zero targets and transition plans for all the companies in the portfolio,’ says Carine Smith Ihenacho
NewsInstitutional investors call for an end to virtual-only AGMs
Reliable use of technology and a call for virtual-only AGMs to only be held in emergency situations, were among the requests of Shareholders for Change
