Corporates and investors face court over ESG failures
Litigation will increasingly become something to be added to investors’ toolkits, but fund groups should also be aware of how it can be used against them
ESG
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David Harrison: ‘Companies can have 15 SDGs listed but they’re often really tenuous’
Rathbone Greenbank Global Sustainability manager on weeding out quality ‘hidden gems’
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Chrysalis Investments gains ESG investment director
Andrew Mortimer has been with the Jupiter governance and sustainability team since 2015
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Vanguard scores own goal as report finds carbon-heavy holdings and $3trn climate risk
Think tank Universal Owner claims asset manager is doing harm to the market on which it depends
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Investments or pensions: which is ahead in the ESG race?
ESG assets are forecast to hit £39trn by 2025
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Reporting gaps point to managers paying lip service on ESG
‘We would like to see these words being backed up more substantially by investment actions’
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Kermitted Asset Management: Not that ‘uncomfortable truth’
The chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company Kermitted Asset Management may not be talking about performance when he suggests ESG still has plenty of room for growth
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How have fund managers been interpreting the Article 8 label under SFDR?
Signs EU green disclosure rules have improved transparency but critics worry ‘light green’ category is too broad
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River and Mercantile and Rathbones take part in UK’s first sovereign green gilt
Axa IM also participated in hotly anticipated sale which raised record £10bn
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Hortense Bioy: Global assets in ESG bond funds triple to $350bn
Europe and the US have the most ESG bond funds, and passive and impact products are gaining popularity
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Quilter Cheviot adds ESG expertise to research team with Allfunds hire
Yusuf Durmaz is a specialist in global equities sustainable and thematic funds
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Brown Advisory boosts global sustainable fixed income team
Anna Rudgard joins team of ex-Janus Henderson managers who joined firm in March