Should impact investors aim for market returns?
Fund houses are increasingly launching impact products to rival mainstream alternatives
ESG
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How water scarcity will affect portfolios
Extreme weather has hit cities around the world in 2018
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Investor activism fails to curb FTSE pay inequality
Just over a third of FTSE 100 companies pay their UK staff a ‘living wage’
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Moody’s cuts forecast for green bonds
Growth in green bond issuance plummets
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How to harness the full potential of ESG
Investors need to stop looking for the negative and embrace the positive
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Impact investing on the rise among millennials
A growing number of UK investors under the age of 40 are opting for investments that generate returns while making a positive contribution to the world, new research shows.
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Last Word launches ESG hub
With impact investing and sustainability hitting mainstream investing more than ever before, I am delighted to announced that International Adviser has a new sister publication called ESG Clarity.
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Tensions simmer over definition of impact investing
Impact investing, as a dedicated niche of sustainable investing, is under threat by greenwashing from mainstream asset managers, specialists warn.
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The changing face of ESG in Asia
On the surface, Asia lags miles behind the west on key ESG issues – but the region is changing.
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ESG investors face mixed bag with bitcoin and blockchain
Cryptocurrencies should be viewed critically from an environmental, social and governance (ESG) perspective, but the blockchain technology that underlies them could have positive applications for democracy and economic inclusion, according to a sustainable investments rating agency.
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ESG: the art of predicting the future
Socially-responsible investing is not about short-term gains, says Union Investment’s sustainability chief Florian Sommer, it’s about divining future business trends and working out which companies are best able to adapt.
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Is ESG just a glorified box-ticking exercise?
Impact investing is being touted as an alternative to environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies failing to live up to their ethical hype.