All articles by Sophie Robinson-Tillett – Page 2
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NewsEU told all financial products should report on sustainability
The PRI has called for a universal baseline in SFDR to create a ‘level playing field’
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Special ReportInvestors engage with corporates on nature issues
Shareholders are ramping up their stewardship efforts on key topics like deforestation and biodiversity
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Special ReportNatural capital special report: Getting to grips with the TNFD
More than 100 financial institutions have formally committed to adopting the recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures. Here’s how some of them are getting on so far
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Country ReportGermany turns its back on sustainability
A recent rightwards pivot has softened Germany’s ambition on ESG both at home and in Brussels
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AnalysisCorporate governance battlegrounds at this year’s AGM season
Shareholders will use board elections to express their opinions on environmental issues
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NewsFailed vote on EU due diligence law risks ‘bolstering anti-ESG agenda’
Germany and Italy have been leading efforts to block the proposal
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NewsOxford says carbon offsets are not helping net zero as it updates guidance
‘Trust in the concept of ‘offsetting’ has been so badly damaged that some organisations are moving away from using the term at all,’ says University
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NewsAsset owners warn managers to take climate pledges seriously
Net zero ‘cannot be achieved by stewardship teams’, says NZAOA
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NewsESMA study finds SDG-labelled investment funds risk ‘impact washing’
Watchdog assessed 187 funds and found SDG claims did not correspond with contribution to goals
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NewsWhat the EU’s new due diligence law means for investors
CS3D will affect investors in several ways even though they will not, at least initially, face due diligence requirements on financial assets
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NewsKLP, NBIM and AP funds among first to commit to nature disclosures
TNFD is working with the EU’s sustainability-related reporting body, EFRAG, to map the relationship between different nature-related standards being developed
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NewsNordic pension funds split over owning Saudi Aramco
AP7 said it is in dialogue with KLP about exclusion of the world’s biggest oil company
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NewsDemand for natural capital managers outpaced real estate in 2023
Report by bfinance found that more than 50 asset managers now provide natural capital strategies
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NewsMorningstar expects up to 300 funds to opt for sustainability label
The most popular label for managers will be ‘sustainability focus’, which requires a fund to invest in sustainable assets, says Morningstar
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NewsInvestors’ in-house ESG scores diverge more than providers’ ratings
There is just 30% correlation between the ESG scores that asset managers assign to their portfolio companies, compared with 50% for external ratings providers
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NewsPension funds barely contribute to stewardship, claims former sustainability chief
‘Stewardship is a fraction of a pension fund’s fee basis and the highest impact stewardship activities are the least funded within that,’ says Will Martindale
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NewsKLP ditches Saudi Aramco and 11 other companies over climate and human rights
The exclusions are mainly related to the building and construction, property, and telecommunications sectors
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FeaturesNet zero’s bond index problem
The fixed-income space has not been short of sustainability innovations over the years.
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NewsFrance strengthens SRI fund label to ‘give investors more confidence’
The label can now only be secured by funds that have no exposure to companies developing new fossil fuel assets
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NewsEU issues taxonomy guidance for investors, moves forward on regulating ESG ratings
Official political negotiations will kick off on the proposed regulation in January between the European Parliament, Council and Commission
