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When it comes to the Covid-19 vaccine, it pays not to profit from disaster.

The response was perhaps understandable.

TSB sets out pathway to net-zero carbon

The bank will deliver a net-zero carbon pathway that meets international standards, can be independently validated, and only offsets carbon as the last resort.

Gerald Podobnik: How Europe can become climate neutral

We also have to ensure that companies have sufficient capital to effect all these changes.

Only 20% of UK financial services professionals are confident their firms are committed to ethical finance and ESG

Of the 563 respondents, 20% said they were “confident”, 10% said they were “neutral”, with 70% declaring they were “not confident”.

Peter Harrison: Climate change: Is this a 1929 moment?

The 1929 crash led to a complete overhaul of company transparency. We believe companies should be under as much pressure now to deliver clear plans to tackle climate change.

ESG: Pictet launches online self-assessment for third-party managers

The website aims to guide them through compliance criteria concerning the integration of ESG and the definition of sustainable investment objectives.

BNEF: Sustainable Debt Breaks Annual Record Despite Covid-19 Challenges

Total sustainable debt issuance in 2020 was $732 billion, with social and sustainability bonds enjoying spectacular growth, and green bonds seeing a late-year surge

‘IQ-EQ Compass’ launched to identify and mitigate ESG-related risks

Changes in the international regulatory landscape, paired with the Covid-19 pandemic, have accelerated investors’ interest in sustainable investments

ESG moves into the mainstream for alternative assets

Investors globally are becoming increasingly convinced that ESG integrated portfolios will generate long-term sustainable alpha, if there is good quality ESG data and analytics.

Natural Capital Investment Alliance: joining forces

It is also why I have created a Natural Capital Investment Alliance to help us arrive at a common language on Natural Capital Investment so that we can start putting money to work and improve the flow of capital.

Investors urge HSBC to stop financing fossil fuels

The group is thought to be urging HSBC to reduce its exposure to fossil fuels, in particular coal, in line with the 2016 Paris agreement, which aims to limit global warming to 1.5C.

Why Fund Managers Engage with Companies on ESG

Why do investors engage with companies on environmental, social and governance issues? We asked these managers why they engage and the effect it has

Waste sector faces pressure from climate change recommendations, say experts

Given that CCS is a relatively immature technology, it would put a lot of pressure on the waste sector to quickly, and fully, embrace CCS should the government support the CCC’s recommendations in this respect.

SEI Enhances Global Investment Stewardship Strategy

With Focus on Climate Change, SEI Joins Climate Action 100+

Morningstar’s Guide to ESG Screening

ESG screening is a way of not only mitigating investor risk

Eco focus for PraxisIFM as Ecofin IPO launches

PraxisIFM Fund Services (UK) has boosted its green credentials.

Startup predictions for 2021: Why the climate will be key

The appetite for ESG investment remained steady in 2020 but with the environmental crisis only likely to worsen this year green tech is likely to be a hot topic.

UK banks to launch wave of green products

Britain’s biggest lenders under fire for slow response to global warming

What does 2021 hold for sustainable investing? by Claudia Quiroz, Quilter

Quiroz believes these two trends of technological transformation and climate awareness will collide in 2021

BlackRock: Sustainable investments to accelerate in 2021 as ESG focus intensifies

BlackRock’s researchers found that survey respondents plan to double their environmental, social and governance assets under management by 2025, with growth in sustainable assets being most pronounced in the UK and Europe.

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