Newton Investment Management has named Andrew Parry as head of sustainable investment.
Wellington Management has launched their Universal Vision fund, a global multi-factor equity fund with ESG factors.
Nuveen has launched the ESG High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.
Generali and BBVA have issued the first green bond from a European insurance company.
Scientific Beta has announced that it is now providing an ESG option for all of its indices.
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund will begin significantly increasing their investments in green bonds next year.
BNY Mellon has expanded its ESG Analytics platform by including scoring for corporate bonds.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has raised $700 million by issuing a dedicated climate resilience bond.
Credit Suisse and the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) have announced a plan to promote a ‘Sustainable Transition Bond’ market.
A survey by NNIP finds that investors are happy to lose 2.4% for ESG investments.