ESG obligations a recipe for disaster
Hardly a day goes by without some communication on ESG investing. It seems everyone is getting on the bandwagon. But peers that Paul Bevin speaks to have concerns that virtue may come at a price.
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Climate group calls for investor power
Climate Change 100+, a five-year initiative to help carbon emitters navigate the move to clean energy, has built momentum and needs fund managers and investors to propel it even further.
PRI pushes for just transition
The move to a low-carbon world may leave entire communities stranded if investors don’t incorporate its impact on workers into their climate-change models, the PRI says.
CalSTRS CIO backs long-haul investment
The investment community’s obsession with short-term earnings is detrimental but convincing investors to back the slow, patient money is a tough sell, according to the CIO of one of the largest US pension funds, Chris Ailman, speaking at the annual SASB conference.
Climate disclosure a bumpy road
Implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures is challenging, fortunately some investors are paving the way, a PRI climate conference heard.
Fixed income, ESG start to bond
ESG integration in fixed income is finally starting to happen but the challenges it presents aren’t the same as in equities; for example, bondholder rights and shareholder rights aren’t the same. Have a look at what’s necessary to further blend ESG and fixed income.
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