sustainability

Alfi’s Lamesch tells industry to brace for more greenwashing allegations
Sector
September 21, 2022

‘Complex sustainable finance requires education effort’

The fund management industry can counter reputation risks posed by the increasingly complex…
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Amanda Young, Chief Sustainability Officer at abrdn. Photo: abrdn.
Asset Managers
July 28, 2022

‘EU sustainability reporting rules need global alignment’

Global asset managers are concerned that the European Union’s regime for corporate sustainability…
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Patrick de Cambourg, chair of the EU Taskforce on Sustainability Reporting Standards. Photo: Mazars.
Laws and Regulations
July 11, 2022

EU places ESG reporting on par with financial data

A new EU law from 2025 will require companies in Europe to accept a future in which their reporting…
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Manuela Sperandeo, Head of Sustainable Indexing for EMEA at BlackRock
Sector
June 8, 2022

BlackRock’s clients ask for portfolios in line with SDGs

The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform, known as SDI AOP, offers the…
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Professor Jem Bendell presents the scientists' letter to UN leaders at a meeting in Bali, Indonesia this week. Photo: Jem Bendell.
May 27, 2022

'Systemic greenwash', scientists ask to ditch SDGs

More than one hundred scientists are calling on the United Nations to ditch the 17 Sustainable…
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From left to right: Sopiad CEO Pierre Nemeth, chair of the board David Suetens and CCO Julien Renkin. Photo: Sopiad.
Asset Managers
May 17, 2022

Sopiad aspires to reshape client interactions in ESG era

A university-sponsored wealthtech startup based in Liège, Belgium, is keen to make life easier for…
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A red turtle in a Red Sea coral reef. Photo by Antje Schultner via Flickr.
Asset Managers
May 12, 2022

As investors push, CEOs struggle with sustainability

An increasing number of chief executives recognises that sustainability is one of the main…
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Annick Drui, manager of the BL Sustainable Horizon fund. Photo: BLI.
Asset Managers
April 25, 2022

Managing impact funds is a balancing act, says BLI’s Drui

Fund managers looking for sustainable investments can find themselves with incomplete non-financial…
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Opinion
April 21, 2022

Green inflation

For the moment, inflation is largely caused by a sharp increase in energy prices. Two years ago, the…
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JP Morgan's offices in London. With $81 billion, the US bank is the largest funder of fossil fuels in 2020-2021. Photo by Håkan Dahlström via Flickr.
Sector
April 7, 2022

Climate: banks produce ‘white noise, no real substance'

“It is not five minutes to twelve, but one minute to twelve,” said Detlef van Vuuren, one of the…
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Denise Voss, Chair of Board for Luxflag. Photo: Luxflag
March 18, 2022

Podcast with Denise Voss, Chair of the Board at Luxflag

Fund managers across Europe can opt for a label to certify their investment product does what it…
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Soňa Stadtelmeyer-Petru appointed Lead Sustainable Investing Strategist in EMEA. Photo: JPM Asset Management.
Transfers
March 15, 2022

People: JPM AM and BLI boost their sustainability teams

In the Luxembourg transfer market, Banque de Luxembourg Investments and JP Morgan Asset Management…
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ASTM presents its human rights report. Photo: ASTM.
February 11, 2022

Financial sector disregards human rights, NGO claims

The financial sector needs to pay more attention to human rights in its activities, especially in…
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Asset Managers
February 9, 2022

JP Morgan AM applies AI to find climate, biodiversity solutions

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is stepping up its use of artificial intelligence in order to identify…
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