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  • More data providers could help grow sustainable investments, survey suggests

    29 October 2019

    Growing the amount of sustainability data providers in the market has been identified among the best ways to increase sustainability-themed investments, according to institutional investor respondents to a Schroders survey.

  • People Moves: Aviva, MN, WWF, Schroders

    20 September 2019

    Aviva Investors has recruited Ed Dixon for its newly created position of head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) real assets.

  • Schroders launches sustainable equity fund

    10 January 2019

    Schroders has launched a European sustainable equity fund, which adopts a best-in-class investment approach as well as exclusions on environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes.

  • Sustainability 'not a significant influence' for most institutional investors

    03 September 2018

    Little more than a quarter of investors say that sustainability factors have a significant role in their investment decision making.

  • Insurers need to heed their own ESG experience when investing

    13 March 2017

    Jessica Ground, global head of stewardship at Schroders, argues that insurers are a natural fit for ESG investing.

  • Insurers and ESG investment: the bleeding edge?

    27 February 2017

    Responsible investing is increasingly mentioned in the investment process, and insurers certainly wear their ESG principles as a badge of honour. But, despite the talk, does ESG really influence investment policy? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Rising tide of ESG regulation highlighted in new report

    26 January 2017

    There is rising tide of environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations globally, according to a new report by Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). However, more needs to be done to improve weak implementation of these policies.