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• ESG Data Guide 2022 launched

  05 July 2022

  Environmental Finance has launched the latest annual update to its ESG Data Guide, shining a light on the rapid evolution of the ESG data market.

• UBP eyes 'smart agtech' amid escalating fertiliser costs

  05 July 2022

  Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) said it is targeting investments in agricultural technology (agtech) solutions that reduce famers' reliance on fertiliser, pesticides, and water waste, amid rising fertiliser prices globally.

• Does ESG influence real economy? 'Maybe a little bit,' says research

  05 July 2022

  The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investments impacts the real economy "maybe a little bit", researchers have said.

• LGIM: First in a series of 'net zero' credit fund launches

  05 July 2022

  Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) said the launch of its 'net zero' corporate bond fund will be the "first in a series" of 'net zero' credit funds, amid "significant" interest from institutional investors.

• BNP publishes first 'biodiversity footprint'

  05 July 2022

  BNP Paribas Asset Management has published the first 'biodiversity footprint' of its investments and revealed plans to report the positive biodiversity impact of its investments later this year.

• UK delays sustainability disclosure consultation

  05 July 2022

  The UK regulator overseeing development of new sustainability disclosure requirements for asset managers and asset owners has again delayed publishing proposals for consultation.

• Federated Hermes tops asset manager ESG integration review

  04 July 2022

  US asset manager Federated Hermes scored highest for environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration among major investors in a study by a credit rating agency.

• ECB 'tilts' bond programme towards greener companies

  04 July 2022

  The European Central Bank (ECB) will favour greener companies for its corporate bond programme from October, it has said.

• WHEB snaps up transitional companies amid market sell-off

  04 July 2022

  WHEB Asset Management (AM) has swooped on "high-value" sell-offs for companies involved in transitional technologies, such as electric vehicle (EV) components and semi-conductor chips.

• Impact monitoring may be a 'performative exercise', finds BlueMark

  01 July 2022

  BlueMark has found that only 22% of investors have a protocol for engaging on impact underperformance - suggesting that impact monitoring "may be a performative exercise", in an analysis on 60 impact investors managing $160 billion in assets.