It still matters if companies pollute our waterways, exploit their workers or poison their customers
Managing biodiversity can be even more complex than reducing carbon emissions. But the costs of inaction are becoming clear
Companies urge flexibility to ease the compliance burden of new but differing requirements
As regulators focus on sustainable investments, campaigners are calling for greater disclosure and even political action
Financial Conduct Authority moves to outlaw ‘misleading’ marketing in $250bn sector
Stop worrying about limits, start imagining possibilities
From the FT Archive: Should you put your money into ESG funds?
New Impact Disclosure Taskforce aims to help developing nations draw investment
Criteria for transition funding vary wildly
Just 15 funds were moved up from the EU’s Article 8 classification in the third quarter
Also in today’s newsletter, private capital struggles to rise to the global climate challenge
Also in today’s newsletter, some of the world’s largest polluters are getting dirtier
Sector is a big investor in renewable energy, where discounts have widened to 25 per cent
Investors must survive wild market swings to reap rewards
Move is a sign of support for the world’s largest venture deploying nascent climate technology
As governments ratchet up pressure around artificial intelligence, ESG investors are doing so too
US Federal Reserve forecasts suggesting ‘higher for longer’ interest rates have caused bond yields to soar — and bondholders to sell. Borrowers on floating rates are also feeling pain. But money market funds and catastrophe bonds still have fans
Record outflow of £544mn from responsible investment funds in September
World’s largest asset manager publishes report as critics attack ESG factors in investing
Companies silent on questions about treatment of workers
New financial tools are at hand to help us invest in the value of the economic benefits the natural world provides
Our latest report on the low-cost fund investments assesses the suitability of new US products holding bitcoin directly; ways to gain crypto exposure from Europe; the backlash against sustainability themes; and the rise of women in the industry
As demand for exclusionary investments rises, AI especially is evolving to process information on companies’ activities
The investing framework is now facing a mountain of troubles, almost all of them of its own making
Also in today’s newsletter, why the SEC’s scrutiny of ESG isn’t going anywhere
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