ESG
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.
Investment | 14 Jun 18
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.
Investment | 7 Jun 18
Green funds struggle to detail environmental credentials
Environmental funds are blaming poor data on holding companies for their inability to report on environmental impact as the industry’s methodology for measuring green credentials throws up mixed results.
Investment | 6 Jun 18
China A-shares inclusion set to light ESG fuse
The opening of the China A-shares market to foreign investors provides a window for China-focused funds to push ESG criteria into greater prominence in the world’s second largest economy.
Alternatives | 29 May 18
Advisers mixed on Helena Morrissey’s Girl fund
Has LGIM struck a blow for equality with its Girl fund and maybe more importantly, will advisers respond?