Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • Data firms team up on SFDR compliance product

    15 February 2022

    Advisory firm LPA and data provider Globalance have partnered to extend coverage of a tool for sustainability analysis of investment portfolios to help meet EU sustainability reporting requirements.

  • 30 years of impact

    14 February 2022

    Amy Domini argues the breakthrough to the mainstream of sustainable and impact investing shows the field has fulfilled its early promise. Michael Hurley reports

  • Aviva lends backing to sovereign climate reporting proposals

    14 February 2022

    Aviva Investors has expressed its support for a proposed standardised climate and nature disclosure framework for sovereign issuers, which the investor said would help its research and engagement.

  • Scenario analysis of funds in 'ambitious' EU regulator workplan

    11 February 2022

    The EU's securities markets regulator has laid out a wide-ranging workplan for the next two years that covers efforts to tackle greenwashing, perform climate scenario analysis of investment funds, and work on a potential label for sustainability-linked loans.

  • Impact-Weighted Accounts set for overhaul as it eyes international stage

    10 February 2022

    The Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative is preparing to overhaul its strategy, Michael Hurley writes

  • BoE begins second round of climate tests

    10 February 2022

    The Bank of England has launched a "second round" of its landmark climate stress test exercise, to assess participants' proposed management actions in response to physical and transition climate risks across several scenarios.

  • Corporate lobby 'likely' to challenge EU ESG ratings regulation

    09 February 2022

    Corporate lobbyists' apparent success in influencing EU taxonomy negotiations could now see their attention turn to challenging potential regulation of ESG ratings, an expert has warned.

  • Mirova presses scandal-hit Orpea to adopt ESG mission

    08 February 2022

    Mirova has written to the chairman of Orpea asking the scandal-hit care home provider to overhaul its corporate governance by formally agreeing a mission to ensure its contribution to society and the environment.

  • Oceans fund swells to €95m

    08 February 2022

    A €43 million ($49 million) fundraise has almost doubled the size of a 'Blue Oceans Fund' targeting investment to tackle ocean pollution, overfishing and climate change.

  • Fewer than one in 10 financial institutions conduct scenario analysis, study finds

    07 February 2022

    Only about 8% of financial institutions conduct scenario analysis to assess climate and broader environmental risks, a study has found.