Managers of Wealth Pensions

Age of extinction: the race to save the planet

Human activity is threatening the delicate balance between the climate and biosphere.

Saint or sinner? 3 questions Investment Managers need to consider when developing their ESG proposition

Rightly, the coverage highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased focus on the Social aspect of the ESG triumvirate, and also encouraged corporates that “now is the time to emerge as a corporate ‘saint’ not ‘s

COVID-19 could be catalyst for ESG adoption by tech companies, finds KPMG analysis

Industry additionally calls for more regulation and sustainability standards

Boost likely for impact investing thanks to coronavirus disruption

Asia-Pacific investors seeing some delays in green bonds but confident of progress returning

Confronting climate risk

These physical risks from climate change will translate into increased socioeconomic risk

Earth Day 2020: a worldwide call to boost climate action

The first Earth Day boosted environmental awareness and legislation.

Will Covid-19 prove a pivotal moment for climate change? Our Climate Progress Dashboard is tracking the global impact

Policymakers should use the current crisis to inject similar urgency into climate policy and accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Envision the World You Want to Re-enter After the Shutdown

Apply Lessons Learned During Lockdown to Climate Action

Money Manager Adopts Climate Measures After Investing Chief Backed Skeptics

When asked in February whether he still supported or helped fund climate skeptic groups like GWPF, Herro responded that “given the importance of ESG, one must listen to all sides of any argument.”

Fast pandemic response could tackle climate crisis

Societies worldwide are changing overnight to meet the coronavirus threat. The climate crisis should match the rapid pandemic response.

Covid-19: a dress rehearsal for the climate emergency?

Since it was first detected in December 2019, the virus has spread rapidly, having been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020, and is now characterised as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation.

Pensions leaders told to follow Greta’s call on climate change

The Church of England Pension Fund and the £30bn Brunel pool – which recently threatened to sack investment managers that do not take action on the climate crisis.

The Budget is coming up: will we see a UK sovereign green bond?

With more governments around the world issuing green bonds, Maria Busca looks at whether HM Treasury will follow suit.

Protest over pension fund’s £700m investment in fossil fuels

Campaigners say the investments are at odds with the council’s ambitions to be a “global leader” in tackling climate change.

Have your say on pension fund’s investment plans

This approach was reflected in the recent decision of the Fund to invest more than £500 million in a new climate factor fund, which aims to invest more in companies creating green technologies to combat climate change.

How Can Brands Boost Immunity Against the COVID-19 Virus

We gathered insights from the latest February reports from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), McKinsey & Company, and Kantar China, to give an overview of strategic alignment for companies to better survive through the COVID-19 crisis.

UK’s top pension scheme tackles Barclays on climate change

Nest backs shareholder resolution calling for the bank to curb fossil fuel financing

43% of pension managers unlikely to report on ESG policy; says Caceis

The momentum across the industry is firmly moving towards responsible and sustainable investing.

Scottish Widows creates ESG team

Ms Nazarova-Doyle said: “We are committed to being a responsible investor through the investments we make directly, the mandates we have in place with our fund managers, and through our position as an asset owner."

London IFA turns to impact funds

The increased popularity of ESG has coincided with a greater awareness of the environmental issues facing the world as well as the role of investments in shaping the future of the planet and society.