3BL Media

AUGUST 12, 2024

Nasdaq Sustainable Debt Market The Nasdaq Sustainable Debt Market (NSDM) lists green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds, structured products and commercial papers and is designed to highlight sustainable investment opportunities to investors with a green, social or sustainable investment focus.

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ESG Today

MARCH 9, 2023

The new fund expands TDAM’s sustainability suite, which also includes TD North American Sustainability Equity Fund and TD North American Sustainability Balanced Fund, launched in 2020. ” The post TD Launches its First Actively Managed ESG Bond Fund appeared first on ESG Today.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Northern European financial services company SEB announced the launch of the SEB Global Sustainable Companies Fund, a new index-linked global fund investing only in companies that are classified as “sustainable,” while aiming to generate a return and risk profile in line with its underlying benchmark.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 16, 2022

We are immensely proud to be acknowledged for our global efforts to drive environmental and social sustainability through our business operations, product innovation, and community engagement initiatives,” said Marc Bitzer, Chairman and CEO of Whirlpool Corporation. View original content here.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2024

It includes financial operators and other organizations interested in the environmental and social impact of investments. The focus on sustainability has greatly increased in recent years, and ambitious climate and environmental goals have been set at European and international levels.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A clear sustainability business case should also be well articulated and understood by the board, management team, and employees as well as external audiences such as investors and customers. executives say their organization is increasingly focused on social sustainability. For example, the research cites, Verizon, a U.S.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Issuances of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds fell in the third quarter of 2022, but continued to remain more resilient than the broader bond market, growing to a record 16% share of the market in the quarter, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.

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ESG Today

JULY 27, 2023

The launch of the new funds follows several years of significant growth in the sustainable bond market, as companies and governments have turned to sustainable bonds to help finance their climate, environmental and social commitments and initiatives.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Green Equity Designations 1 Nasdaq launched Green Equity Designations on the Nordic markets in 2021 in response to increased demand for sustainable investments and extensive growth in Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Markets. The platform also provides issuer-level information on UN Sustainable Development Goals allocation.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2024

They can also lead in the adoption of best practices, such as governance, transparency and ethical investment. However, investing in social sustainability has several challenges, including difficult geopolitical environment in many countries, as well as a perceived lower rate of return and higher risk.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 6, 2023

Until the European Commission clarifies its definition of ‘sustainable investment’ under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) , asset managers will continue to exercise caution in their compliance with disclosure requirements for Article 9-labelled funds, including resorting to increased reclassifications. .

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Chris Hall

MARCH 9, 2023

Strategy looks to invest in issuers “actively” shifting towards renewables, environmentally sustainable practices. It will be available both as a SICAV – the JPMorgan Funds – Green Social Sustainable Bond Fund (SICAV), and as an ETF, the JPMorgan ETFs (Ireland) ICAV – Green Social Sustainable Bond UCITS ETF.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

It also pointed to a lack of tools for investors to integrate social issues into their investment strategies and an “overwhelming focus” from international bodies and investor initiatives on climate and nature-related issues. trillion and US$14.2 trillion and US$14.2

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Copenhagen-based Kristensen will account for regional variations in effort to deepen direct institutional relationships with sustainability-focused manager. The latter can explain different attitudes on key sustainable investment issues, such as allocations to armaments and energy, shaped both by past and more recent events.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The final draft of the Platform for Sustainable Finance’s ( PSF ) social taxonomy proposal has been adjusted to integrate more fully with existing European sustainable finance legislation to minimise regulatory burdens. The Commission will now conduct a review of the social taxonomy in due course.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on proposals to clamp down on so-called greenwashing by, in effect, giving protected status to key terms connected with ESG-led investing. “It It is the same product protection, in a way, as that enjoyed by champagne.”. “My They are looking at it very much from a consumer perspective.”.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 31, 2022

Sustainable investment experts predicted an even greater emphasis by investors on public policy, at a recent roundtable held by S&P Global Sustainable1 and ESG Investor. First, our roundtable participants surveyed the existing regulatory landscape for sustainable investing. Positive trajectory.

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Chris Hall

MAY 6, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including CDP, Loomis Sayles, UKSIF, Built by Nature, Arcadian AM, London Pensions Fund Authority and PLSA. Prior to joining, Stevenson was Head of Business Development at Neuron Advisers, a boutique quantitative alternative investment firm.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 27, 2023

Jennifer Wu, Global Head of Sustainable Investing at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, offers five reasons why sustainable investing will matter even more in 2023. 2022 saw sustainable investing go through extensive scrutiny. And the debate on what ESG is/isn’t is expected to continue this year.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The group’s latest report, “ A world in balance 2024:Accelerating sustainability amidst geopolitical challenges ” tracks advancements in organisations’ environmental and social sustainability over the last three years.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Climate change is the leading issue being addressed by US asset owners that incorporate ESG factors into their investment decisions, according to the US SIF Foundation’s latest biennial Report on US Sustainable Investing Trends.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

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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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2023

While we wait, we can tick off the other long-awaited elements of Britain’s greenwashing-proof sustainable finance architecture, starting with a green taxonomy. Around 80% of respondents across 27 OECD member countries said economic inequalities should be reduced and / or more should be done to ensure equal opportunity.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Bloomberg, Normative, Sugi, ISS ESG, FE fundinfo and MSCI. .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

The Commission has finally given us clarity on the general orientation of the RTSs,” says Victor van Hoorn , Executive Director of the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif). . He adds that instruments for which sustainability data is “lacking” will not be accepted as Article 9 products. .

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Fiduciary duty is driving the growth of sustainable investing in the US. In early November, with both COP27 and the US midterm elections looming, a group of sustainable investment experts joined ESG Investor in New York to consider the evolving US regulatory landscape for sustainable investing.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2024

We need to revolutionise the mechanics of measurement to realise the transformational potential of sustainable finance. No matter what our aims – to profit from sustainable investments, improve impact on the world or better hold companies to account – measurement matters.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including HSBC AM, Invesco, BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Janus Henderson and Mirova. .

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Chris Hall

JULY 13, 2022

“We need to gather as much information as we can on gender, ethnicity and broader diversity characteristics, in conjunction with developing a process where we can take action on this information to drive improvement,” Honor Fell, Sustainable Investment Officer of the Cambridge University Endowment Fund, tells ESG Investor. .

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Robeco, Morgan Stanley IM, GMPF, Impax AM, Orchard Street IM and Nuveen. . Dutch asset manager Robeco has launched the RobecoSAM Biodiversity Equities fund.

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2023

UKSIF has responded to the UK regulator’s discussion paper, asking for further clarity and innovation when linking sustainability goals to remuneration.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Invesco, Edentree, AXA IM, HSBC AM, Octopus, Brown Advisory, NEC, Tabula and Global Palladium Fund. Invesco has rebadged its Invesco UK Companies fund as the Invesco Sustainable UK Companies fund.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In recent years, social sustainability has gained increasing attention from businesses, consumers, regulators, and civil society. Social sustainability means putting people first and implementing business practices that contribute to the human dimensions of sustainable development.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The geo-political risks associated with last year’s war in Ukraine plus the current war in the Middle East has pushed the social element of ESG investing to the fore, while the impact of sanctions-screening has raised scrutiny on the social elements such as human rights and community needs still further.

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ESG Today

MARCH 5, 2025

The FCA rules introduce four labels intended to help consumers to differentiate between the sustainability objectives and investment approaches of investment products, including Sustainability Improvers, investing in assets that have the potential to improve environmental and/or social sustainability over time.

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ESG Today

APRIL 3, 2025

ISS ESG, the sustainable investment-focused arm of ISS STOXX, announced today the launch of Sustainability Bond Rating, a new rating system aimed at providing investors with sustainability impact and risk assessment for corporate and sovereign green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked (GSSS+) bonds.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 29, 2025

Kenneth Lamont, Senior Researcher at data and analytics firm Morningstar, acknowledges EUGBS is another milestone on the road towards the formalisation of sustainable investing in Europe. Its prescriptive nature and rigidity, could inadvertently create friction, thus stifling the development of the sustainable debt market.

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