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Integration of Social Issues Critical to Confront Climate Change

Chris Hall

Experts have backed United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) call to recognise the interconnectedness of environmental and social-related issues in tackling climate change. trillion between 27 March and 28 April this year, with these owners citing data challenges as the biggest barrier to sustainable investment adoption.

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No Time to Rest in Passive ESG Market

Chris Hall

Efficient, reliable and trusted benchmarks can cut the cost of sustainable investment, as they allow passive, index-based strategies to support sustainable investment objectives. Passive funds, she said, account for roughly 40% of all US sustainable investment assets under management.

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On an Equal Footing

Chris Hall

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) is just as much a global priority as climate change,” says Alison Lee, Responsible Investment Manager at London CIV, one of eight UK local government pension schemes. . US large-cap companies with ethnically diverse boards logged an average 1.5%