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Stewardship confusion creating 'engagement-washing', says WHEB

Consensus is 'critical' for designing engagement definitions and practices, amid industry confusion on stewardship in ESG funds, UK investor WHEB Asset Management has claimed.

Asset managers told to sober up from 'drunken search' for value of engagement

Asset managers have been urged to focus on improving how they articulate the intentions and outcomes of engagement or face feeding "concerns that sustainability investing does little to change firm behaviour".

Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail

Heating is still dominated by fossil fuels but scientists on the electric heat side are catching up, writes Ted Franks

Wheb to adopt UK impact label

Starmer's UK is 'back in the race to net zero'

Sustainability-focused investors reacted positively to the landslide victory for Keir Starmer's Labour party in the UK's general election, amid claims that "the UK is back in the race to net zero".

UK investors hit pause on sustainability labels

The "painful" process of applying for a sustainability fund label in the UK has led some asset managers to pause applications, Michael Hurley reports

WHEB warns regulation is creating 'unintentional stewardship stampede'

The sustainable finance market is facing an avalanche of disclosures, which is reducing the quality of reporting, WHEB Asset Management has warned.

Navigating policy uncertainty in sustainable investing

Despite the risk of policies being dialled back, the issue is speed rather than direction, writes Victoria MacLean

FCA confirms start date for anti-greenwashing rule

Financial services companies in the UK will be bound by anti-greenwashing rules from June, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed as it issued further guidance.