Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • BlueOrchard commits $18m to TriLinc

    02 September 2021

    BlueOrchard Finance has committed $18 million to TriLinc Global to invest in middle-marked companies to support economic development in emerging markets.

  • EU social taxonomy: 'Time for investors to treat social & environmental factors equally'

    02 September 2021

    Investors and non-profits have cautiously welcomed proposals for a European taxonomy of social economic activities but warned the bloc may struggle to identify criteria to judge the activities.

  • NBIM says it does not support routine 'say on climate'

    31 August 2021

    The manager of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund says it does not "in general" support a shareholder vote on companies' climate plans on a regular basis.

  • Nature Action 100, science-based targets for nature gather pace

    30 August 2021

    A collaborative engagement initiative for nature is set for launch and could see investors demand "net zero loss of biodiversity", Michael Hurley writes

  • Fast and loose fund names could undermine impact investing - ISS ESG

    27 August 2021

    A "lack of discipline" by fund managers applying the term 'impact investing' to sustainability-themed listed equities strategies could undermine the credibility of the impact market, according to a note by data provider ISS ESG.

  • SGX consultation reveals mandatory climate, diversity disclosure proposals

    27 August 2021

    Singapore Exchange (SGX) has published a "roadmap for climate-related disclosures to be made mandatory" in the city-state, as well as a list of proposed environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure metrics and a proposed data portal to access ESG data.

  • Moody's launches SDG data product

    27 August 2021

    Moody's ESG Solutions has launched a data product it says can help investors "align strategies with" the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • LeapFrog buys stake in Ghana bank to promote financial inclusion

    25 August 2021

    LeapFrog Investments has acquired a 16.94% stake in Fidelity Bank Ghana, in a move it says will help the impact investor promote "financial inclusion and digital transformation" across the African nation.

  • SEC climate enforcement task force 'will want to come out with a bang'

    25 August 2021

    The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) likely intends to "come out with a bang" when it brings its first case against misleading climate claims or material misstatements, according to a former senior counsel to the influential regulator.

  • CA100+ sets sights for food supply chains engagement

    24 August 2021

    The sprawling supply chains of food and beverages companies are to be the subject of coordinated investor engagement after the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) initiative outlined its decarbonisation expectations for the sector