ICE plans four new climate index futures
The Intercontinental Exchange has announced plans to launch four new index futures contracts based on the MSCI Climate Paris Aligned Indices.
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MS announces sector net-zero targets
Morgan Stanley has announced plans to reach net-zero financed emissions by 2050 in three sectors.
COP26: FCA publishes ESG discussion paper
The UK’s FCA has published a discussion paper inviting views on potential ESG criteria to label investment products.
COP26: 40 countries commit to stop using coal
More than 40 countries have committed to stop using coal at the COP26 climate summit.
French banks commit to fossil fuels divestment
A number of French banks have announced new commitments on divesting from fossil fuels at Climate Finance Day, hosted in Paris by Finance for Tomorrow.
Trium launches think tank for ESG
Trium Sustainable Innovators have launched the Leonie & Norman Institute, a new think tank focused on advocating ESG best practice within the asset management industry.
Schroders joins natural capital alliance
Schroders has announced that it has joined the Natural Capital Investment Alliance.
State Street switches European ETF to SRI
State Street Global Advisors has said it will change its Europe equity ESG ETF to include SRI criteria.
Impact Shares & UNCDF launch climate ETF
Impact Shares has launched the Impact Shares MSCI Global Climate Select ETF in partnership with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF).
The sustainability trap
Yannik Bofinger of the University of Giessen explains why fund managers risk looking like they have inferior investment skill when they choose to invest sustainably. As a result, he calls for a new and more holistic approach to evaluate fund investment skill.