Why sustainable investing in emerging markets makes sense
GreenBiz
MARCH 1, 2023
Asha Mehta, founder of investment firm Global Delta Capital, discusses the intersection of sustainable investing, ESG and emerging markets.
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U.S. sustainable investing assets plunge by more than US$8 trillion
Corporate Knights
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Sustainable investing assets in the United States have plunged by more than half to US$8.4 trillion at the end of 2019, according to a new report from the US Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF). Sustainable investing assets skyrocket post 2014. trillion at the end of 2021 from US$17.1
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Is sadness good for sustainable investing?
Corporate Knights
JULY 21, 2022
Because of the growing popularity of assets with a strong focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals – companies with corporate policies that encourage them to act responsibly – we wanted to look at what role emotions can play in determining people’s preference for sustainable investments.
Sustainable investing is changing global supply chains: 4 key takeaways
GreenBiz
JANUARY 20, 2021
Sustainable investing is changing global supply chains: 4 key takeaways. Sustainable investing strategies have ascended quickly in the last 10 years. Morgan Global Equity Research estimated that the sustainable investing market is expected to reach $45 trillion in assets under management (AUM) by the end of the year.
In wild west of sustainable investing, which mutual funds are the most responsible?
Corporate Knights
APRIL 21, 2022
If 2020 was the year sustainable investing went mainstream, then 2021 was the year it was tested. As of spring, the sustainable investment ecosystem is looking ripe for growth, with even more new mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the market. Overall, 2021 was a mixed bag for sustainable investing.
EU ‘green’ label for gas and nuclear sparks sustainable investing crisis
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
When I led Canada’s Social Investment Organization (SIO) in the early 2000s, one of our most important debates concerned the question of whether the organization should develop an industry-wide label for socially responsible investment, as sustainable investing was called back then.
The new normal in sustainable investing post-COVID-19
GreenBiz
MAY 4, 2020
The time has passed for small commitments, hyperbole and delays in embracing sustainable investing.
Sustainable Investing at KKR
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Sustainable investing is a key lever of KKR’s approach to value creation and a way of doing business that we believe helps us make better investments. As sustainable investing practices accelerate, a vast lexi- con of terminology continues to develop around them. SUSTAINABLE INVESTING AT KKR.
GreenFin 22: In Conversation With Wellington Vice Chair Head of Sustainable Investment Wendy Cromwell
GreenBiz
JULY 12, 2022
Wellington Management believes that through stewardship, ESG integration and informed, active ownership they can improve investment outcomes for their clients. Come hear what the $1.4
Hamilton Lane Raises Over $850 Million for Sustainable Investment Platform
ESG Today
MAY 23, 2023
David Helgerson, Managing Director and Co-Head of Impact at Hamilton Lane said: “Across our sustainable investment platform we are seeing a broad and diverse spectrum of investment opportunities in companies that offer compelling economic solutions to the problems of the world today.
AllianceBernstein: Can Multi-Asset Approaches Balance Sustainable Investing Risks?
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Sustainable investing approaches aim to deliver attractive returns through investments in issuers that contribute to positive social and environmental outcomes. Yet this massive opportunity can also create risks, because there is a smaller pool of sustainable investment targets to choose from.
How to Guide a Conversation Around Sustainable Investing
3BL Media
MARCH 4, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Climate change; racial and gender diversity; stakeholder capitalism—several years ago, investment advisors might have been surprised to hear these terms come up in conversations with clients. Though it’s been around for decades, interest in sustainable investing has exploded over the past five years.
Sustainable Investing: What Would Nature Do? What Would Nature Have Me Do?
3BL Media
JULY 20, 2022
DESCRIPTION: by Katherine Collins, head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments. During these times, I see a great reconnection in business and investing taking root – a joining-up of finance and the wisdom of our natural world especially in Sustainable Investing. SOURCE: GreenMoney Journal.
ecolytiq Provides Sustainable Investment Products to More Investors
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 6, 2023
Sustainable investment solution provider u impact has joined forces with specialized green banking software provider ecolytiq to introduce innovative sustainable investment products to a wider branch of private investors.
U.S. Lawmakers Launch Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus
ESG Today
JANUARY 31, 2023
According to a statement released by Vargas and Casten, the new caucus is being launched as ESG investing is expected to continue to grow rapidly in the U.S. Vargas to bring together Members of Congress and experts to progress past the distortion of facts and have robust, open-minded discussions about sustainable investing.”
Battle Lines Drawn for ESG / G&Sustainable Investment Fights in 2023
3BL Media
DECEMBER 22, 2022
There are challenges being mounted to investment managers openly embracing ESG / sustainability investment principles. The battle lines are clearly drawn now, with proponents of sustainable investment on one side and powerful forces lined up on the other side taking action and warning against “the dangers of ESG.”.
Reps. Sean Casten & Juan Vargas Launch Sustainable Investment Caucus
Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 26, 2023
Sean Casten & Juan Vargas Launch Sustainable Investment Caucus appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Democratic members of the new caucus said they plan to start formal across-the-aisle recruitment talks with moderate Republicans once the caucus is up and running. The post Reps.
Regulator Pushes for Tougher EU Sustainable Investment Rules
ESG Today
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The regulation includes classification levels for sustainability-focused investment funds, including ‘Article 8’ funds that “promote environmental or social characteristics or a combination of those characteristics,” and the more stringent ‘Article 9’ funds, “which have sustainable investment as their objective.”
Robeco Opens up Access to Sustainable Investing IP
ESG Today
AUGUST 23, 2022
International asset manager Robeco announced today a new program to open up access to its sustainable investing intellectual property with the launch of its Sustainable Investing Open Access Initiative. The post Robeco Opens up Access to Sustainable Investing IP appeared first on ESG Today.
Private equity stakes its claim in sustainable investing
GreenBiz
AUGUST 2, 2021
Private equity is starting to see meaningful opportunity in climate finance.
Carmignac Appoints Lloyd McAllister as Head of Sustainable Investment
ESG Today
JANUARY 4, 2023
Paris-based asset management firm, Carmignac, announced today the appointment of Lloyd McAllister as Head of Sustainable Investment. McAllister said: “Carmignac is well known for its bold approach and, as a family business, a long-term mindset putting sustainability at the core of its investment approach.
ecolytiq Provides Sustainable Investment Products to More Investors
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 6, 2023
Sustainable investment solution provider u impact has joined forces with specialized green banking software provider ecolytiq to introduce innovative sustainable investment products to a wider branch of private investors.
Only 20% of “Sustainable” Investment Funds Meet Proposed Anti-Greenwashing Criteria: Study
ESG Today
MAY 15, 2023
In its examination of Article 8 funds, for example, Clarity AI found that only 20% of those with the term “sustainable” (or similar) plan to meet ESMA’s 50% investment threshold, and a further 20% plan to make less than 10% sustainable investment.
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MBA and other students rise to the sustainable investing challenge
Impact Alpha
APRIL 13, 2023
ImpactAlpha, April 13 — A dozen finalists in the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge are swapping debt for nature, tracking water credits, insuring. The post MBA and other students rise to the sustainable investing challenge appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Switzerland to Address Greenwashing with Sustainable Investment Label Rules
ESG Today
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Measures planned over the next few years cover a wide range of initiatives ranging from making TCFD recommendations mandatory for large companies and requiring transparency on stewardship strategies to promoting sustainability in education, issuing Confederation green bonds and supporting global carbon pricing initiatives.
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ESG Exchange-Traded Funds Gain Popularity in Sustainability Investment
Environment + Energy Leader
AUGUST 23, 2022
The investment opportunities add to a growing range of financial tools geared toward reaching sustainability targets. The post ESG Exchange-Traded Funds Gain Popularity in Sustainability Investment appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
US SIF’s Lisa Woll: Attacks on ESG demonstrate the growing importance of sustainable investing.
Impact Alpha
MAY 25, 2023
The post US SIF’s Lisa Woll: Attacks on ESG demonstrate the growing importance of sustainable investing. The old adage still serves: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Investors 'given free hand' to define sustainable investment under SFDR
Environmental Finance
APRIL 19, 2023
The European Commission has declined a request to define what constitutes a sustainable investment under SFDR, a decision which has split industry experts, Michael Hurley writes
Cubico Sustainable Investments - Cubico Sustainable Investments acquires over 100 MW of wind in Uruguay
Global Renewable News
JULY 20, 2022
Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico), one.
BlackRock Sustainable Investing Head Paul Bodnar to Join $10 Billion Bezos Earth Fund
ESG Today
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
BlackRock Global Head of Sustainable Investing Paul Bodnar announced that he will be departing the firm, to join the Bezos Earth Fund. BlackRock has changed the way the financial sector thinks about sustainability. The fund has provided over 100 grants to date, allocating more than $1.6
Where the 'radical change' in sustainable investing is going next
GreenBiz
JUNE 30, 2022
How to become a leader in the high-finance paradigm shift? Follow pioneer Wendy Cromwell.
UBS recommends sustainable investments across its client base
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
10 – UBS said today that it will make sustainable investments “the preferred solution” for clients of its 2.6 We believe sustainable investments will prove to be one of the most exciting and durable opportunities for private clients in the years and decades ahead, says UBS’ Iqbal Khan. “We ImpactAlpha, Sept.
BlackRock Hires Christopher Kaminker as Deputy Head of Sustainable Investing
ESG Today
JULY 11, 2022
Investment giant BlackRock has made a series of appointments to its BlackRock Sustainable Investing (BSI) team, according to an internal memo seen by ESG Today, including the hiring of Lombard Odier’s Head of Sustainable Investment Research & Strategy as Deputy Head of BSI.
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Appoints Anna Murray as Global Head of Sustainable Investing
ESG Today
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP), one of Canada’s largest investors, with over $240 billion in assets under management, announced today the appointment of Anna Murray as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Investing. We look forward to Ms.
Sustainable investing expert Alison Taylor on ESG misconceptions and why ethics are part of the equation
GreenBiz
APRIL 18, 2022
The BSR advisor, NYU professor and executive director at Ethical Systems discusses what concerning orthodoxies she’s seeing begin to ossify, and what leadership in ESG investing should really be doing right now.
Stewardship, With Purpose: By Julie Moret, Global Head of Sustainable Investing and Stewardship
3BL Media
JULY 21, 2022
Tweet me: @NorthernTrust shares an open letter from Julie Moret, Global Head of Sustainable Investing and Stewardship. KEYWORDS: NASDAQ:NTRS, Northern Trust, esg investment. For the Northern Trust Asset Management entities included in AUM total, please see disclosure at end of this document. Read it here: [link].
The Brief: Marketplace for social outcomes, students of sustainable investing, bee-friendly pesticides, renewable energy in Africa, AI for climate finance
Impact Alpha
APRIL 13, 2023
The post The Brief: Marketplace for social outcomes, students of sustainable investing, bee-friendly pesticides, renewable energy in Africa, AI for climate finance appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: Impact Marketplaces The next step in pay-for-performance: A marketplace for buying and selling social outcomes. A new marketplace.
UK Regulator Targets Greenwashing with New Sustainable Investment Labels and Disclosure Rules
ESG Today
OCTOBER 25, 2022
The new proposals include the introduction of criteria-based sustainable investment product label categories, including a category for products improving their sustainability over time, and restrictions on the use of terms such as ‘ESG’, ‘green’ or ‘sustainable’ for products that do not qualify for the sustainable investment labels.
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Personalizing sustainable investments can shape the future of finance
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Despite retail investors being interested in sustainability issues, few are investing money with this in mind.
The Case for ESG and Responsible, Sustainable Investing: New Fifth Third Bank White Paper Resource for Institutional and Retail Investors
3BL Media
MAY 6, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Fifth Third Bank is releasing an in-depth and informative white paper called The Case for ESG and Responsible, Sustainable Investing. Published this week , the white paper demonstrates the Bank’s thought leadership for institutional and retail investors, providing insights and best practices on ESG investing.
Sustainable investing strategies account for 30% of all SPACs
Impact Alpha
APRIL 5, 2021
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha is pleased to partner with Sustainable Research and Analysis LLC to provide timely market snapshots of trends and developments affecting. The post Sustainable investing strategies account for 30% of all SPACs appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Final days to apply for EF's Sustainable Investment Awards
Environmental Finance
APRIL 11, 2023
Entries to Environmental Finance 's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2023, which means this week is the last chance to apply.
How Are Fund Management Teams Operating Under SFDR? - Ian Povey-Hall Featured in Sustainable Investment
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
DESCRIPTION: This article first appeared in Sustainable Investment: [link]. Sustainability disclosure and client demand is fundamentally changing how fund management teams operate. For Article 9 funds, investment teams rarely get away with outsourcing such activity. By Ian Povey-Hall. SOURCE: Acre. Here's how.
This Week’s People Moves: Carmignac Hires Sustainable Investment Head
Chris Hall
JANUARY 6, 2023
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including Carmignac , NBIM, Chronos Sustainability, RBC BlueBay, the IA and EQ Investors. French asset manager Carmignac has appointed Lloyd McAllister as Head of Sustainable Investment.
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