ESG
Chinese environmentalism attracts Mirabaud
China’s push to clean up its environmental act has made it an attractive investment destination, Mirabaud Asset Management’s head of global emerging markets, Daniel Tubbs, tells International Adviser.
Eastspring commits to responsible investing
Eastspring Investments has strengthened its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing after signing up to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
Generali to invest €3.5bn into ‘green’ sectors
Italy’s Generali Group is to increase investments in “green” sectors by €3.5bn (£3.1bn, $4.3bn) by 2020, mainly by ploughing money into bonds that finance environmentally beneficial projects and investing directly in cleaner infrastructure.
Environmental investing is suffering an identity crisis
More than £1bn of retail money flowed into ethical funds in 2017, representing the highest annual level of sales for this type of fund ever, but the sector’s progression is stifled by an identity crisis.
Neuberger blasts credit agencies over ESG failings
“Much more needs to be done” by the big three credit ratings agencies to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns into their issuer ratings, according to Neuberger Berman.