ESG

Legal and General Investment Management is launching a new range of ESG sovereign bond funds. The first will be the Emerging Markets Government Bond Local Currency Index Fund - will be part of...

Global warming thresholds set out in the Paris climate agreement are in danger of being breached before 2027, while Earth’s biodiversity is also deteriorating at an alarming rate. Technological innovations are key...

Realistic risk assessment is important. It determines what action you need to take and with what urgency. Is it a stick on the path or is it a snake? You react very...

The Government’s Taskforce on Social Factors (TSF) has made 30 recommendations on the how  UK pension schemes can better incorporate social factors into their investment decisions.  These proposals, contained in a guide,...

Large asset owners are confident in their portfolios’ resilience, despite market uncertainty with more targeting higher infrastructure and private debt and equity allocations. This is the more upbeat picture form Mercer’s latest global...

Pension schemes and investment funds can invest in ESG asset without sacrificing performance, but better metrics are needed to help them navigate this economic transition. This was the main conclusion of a...

Aviva has partnered with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to conduct new research on how saltmarshes in the UK can remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere.  The project will initially...

The Pensions Regulator has issued its first ‘green’ fine — after trustees of ExxonMobil pension plan failed to published a mandatory report on how the scheme was managing the risks of climate...

Schroders has achieved top ratings for its global impact investment strategy after seeking independent verification of its process.  This follows the introduction of a new metric: the Operating Principles for Impact Management. The...

Rishi Sunak has rowed back on earlier climate commitments, by delaying a ban on new petrol and diesel cars, and saying households will be given more time to switch from gas boilers to...