Managers of Wealth

COP 26: What to expect from climate change’s key event

Abbie Llewellyn-Waters, Head of Sustainable Investing, looks ahead to the landmark summit and shares what investors should look out for.

TISE Sustainable gathers pace with new admissions

Pfleiderer has attached great importance to sustainable management and development, from ecological and economic as well as social points of view.

Treasury and FCA exploring sustainability rules for advisers

HM Treasury and the FCA are exploring how best to introduce sustainability-related requirements for financial advisors.

Creating an Organizational 'Ecosystem' for Effective Asset Management

Five key elements can lay the foundation for building a robust asset management organizational strategy that garners internal support and delivers impactful results.

Urgency by Robeco

Climate change is the biggest challenge facing humanity. Rising sea levels will displace millions of people, and the economic consequences will be catastrophic unless something is done. We can’t leave saving the planet to future generations: we must

CCC welcomes new panel of technical experts to localize science-based climate action

Under the Climate Change Act of 2009, the NPTE provides technical advice to the Commission in climate science, technologies, and best practices for risk assessment and enhancement of th

Rathbones announces net zero emissions targets

Greenbank also discloses this net zero strategy today to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, which it has been a signatory to since March 2021.

Business Payment Practices and Performance data: a useful tool in the ESG toolkit

The portal also provides reporting businesses with a public forum to demonstrate strong commitments to social and ethical practices.

TISE listings support decarbonisation of VMED O2

The company has developed the VMED O2 Green Bond Framework, which is aligned with the Green Bond Principles 2021

As post-Covid travel picks up, should we cut business flights?

This paper discusses how applied behavioral science can translate recent travel reductions into long-term organizational and sector-wide practices and policies that decrease harmful aviation emissions by supporting reduced air travel.

ESG – What does it really mean?

At one end of the spectrum, some wealth managers already have a serious ESG focus.

You can't reach net zero by just planting trees

Does your business really understand what it means to be net zero? Ahead of next week's COP26 in Glasgow, MT assesses whether the corporate race to net zero is just hot air.

It’s already too late to save the planet, say a third of Gen-Z

Introducing Eco Index 2021

What will it take to green seven of the hardest-to-abate industries?

In energy-intensive industries, pursuing a net-zero pathway means transforming the sector, investing in new “green” technologies while proactively phasing out legacy carbon-intensive assets.

How Key are Transparency and Consistency to Mitigating Greenwashing Concerns?

A lack of consistency in ESG terminology is a main driver of investor confusion when it comes to identifying which companies or financial instruments conform to desired standards.

Five priorities for COP26: an investor’s perspective

In biodiversity alone, 68% of animal populations have vanished in the past 50 years

Why should you invest in natural capital?

Investors recognise that investments in such business models do not only contribute to the transition to a more sustainable and nature-positive economy, but could also be a real driver of return.

Will Guernsey’s regulated ESG funds end greenwashing?

This is often linked to the scarcity of data provided by portfolio companies – and highlights the need for them to work with asset managers on a consistent, pragmatic but ambitious approach to ESG.

Funds Governance in 2021 – What it Means to Investors

The research found that the rise of ESG investing, demands for specific experience and greater expectations on transparency are all shaping the fund governance landscape

The Golden Opportunity

If the world fails to move forward before we bring almost 200 countries together in Glasgow, our chances of securing an outcome at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) that delivers for both people and the planet will be drastically diminished.

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