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AB: Are Carbon Offsets the Next ESG Investing Frontier?

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: By Sara Rosner | Director, Environmental Research and Engagement—Responsible Investment and Satyajit Bose | Associate Director—Program in Sustainability Management at Columbia University. Carbon offsets occupy a relatively small space on the spectrum of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Morningstar Launches Gender Diversity Index

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Morningstar Indexes, Carnite, Persefoni, Blackstone, Tata and GaiaLens. . Morningstar Indexes has launched a gender diversity index in collaboration with Dutch gender equality data & insights provider Equileap.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Broadridge Offers SFDR Reporting Service

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Broadridge, ESG Book, Ada Fintech, Redington, Greyparrot.ai, and Viridios.ai. . UK-based AI-driven carbon market intelligence firm Viridios.ai

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AllianceBernstein: Nurturing Nature - Why Investors Should Care About Biodiversity

3BL Media

She co-chairs the firm’s working groups on net zero and biodiversity and has managed firmwide initiatives on climate scenario analysis, carbon offsets, and ESG education and training. Prior to joining the firm in 2012, O'Connell was a desk analyst at UBS Investment Bank, where he helped to allocate capital on the trading desk.

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

Goldman Sachs ‘s and Deutsche Bank’s DWS) for exaggerating claims about their products’ sustainability credentials. Besides, companies like Easyjet ditched its offsetting carbon program to focus on reducing direct emissions and avoid the critics that the program raised.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Impact Cubed Tools Target Greenwashing

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Impact Cubed, NatureAlpha, Sylvera, Carbon Trust, Themis, Manifest Climate and AirCarbon Exchange. The training tool has been accredited by the London Institute of Banking and Finance.

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This Week’s Fund News: LGIM Broadens Equity Index ESG Range

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including LGIM, M&G, Stewart Investors, Aviva Investors, Ossiam, Janus Henderson and Quintet. . Luxembourg-headquartered Quintet Private Bank has introduced a multi-asset, climate-neutral investment fund.