SFDR Level 2 standards go live after string of Article 9 downgrades
But industry welcomes new disclosures as a way of substantiating providers’ sustainability claims
Author: Christine Dawson
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Asset managers not engaging companies on LGBT+ issues
None of the 10 firms at the top of the Responsibility Ratings Index have published a strategy
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Financial industry ‘completely underestimating’ physical risks from climate change
Fund managers are putting pressure on holdings to reveal mitigation strategies but good data remains hard to come by
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Asset managers with gender equality funds have smaller pay gaps
Mean pay gaps at Baillie Gifford and LGIM well below the industry average of 30.1%
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IPCC: New fossil fuel investments must be stranded for 1.5°C world
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres calls latest report a ‘file of shame’ cataloguing ’empty pledges’
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Poorest homes to suffer as chancellor offers minimal boost for green energy
‘VAT cuts for solar, wind and water turbines and other green initiatives does not help families that are struggling to pay their fuel bills today’
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Asset managers struggle to retain ESG experts amid soaring salaries
Recruitment crisis for veteran ESGs firms and those new to the field
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UK budget underwhelms on green transition ahead of COP26
Budget makes for ‘confusing listening’ as chancellor touts government’s net zero strategy, while reducing rates for domestic flights