Crisis of accountability as 1000 pension and retirement funds ignore member letters on AGM vote. Many of the world’s biggest investors breached their responsible investment commitments...
A new transparency tool, “Deforestation Free Funds,” shows which global mutual funds contain palm-oil-related holdings, the fastest growing cause of rainforest destruction today. Friends of the Earth...
BlackRock has revealed the launch of two sustainable equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to address increasing demand by investors for socially-responsible and long-term investments. These funds broaden BlackRock’s ESG and...
National law firm, Bond Dickinson, has advised long standing client Renewable Energy Generation Limited, the leading UK renewable energy group on the sale of its entire...
BlackRock has launched a sustainable bond exchange-traded fund in response to growing demand for investments that incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The fund is...
Global asset manager BlackRock has announced they will join the Climate Bonds Initiative Partnership programme, effective immediately. The Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor-focused not-for-profit, promoting...
Yesterday we set out the reasons why investors and advisers should doubt the pervasive poor performance myth for SRI. The hard data you need to puncture...
UK pensions funds and asset management companies potentially have up to £37 billion invested in ‘land grabs’ worldwide, according to a report published by Friends of...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
The FTSE Group and BlackRock have announced the launch of a new index series that will exclude companies linked to the exploration, ownership or extraction of...
Investors worried about the impacts of coal and natural gas projects on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could consider divesting from the companies involved, a senior BlackRock...
A new initiative has been launched to lobby for the integrating of environmental and social disclosure requirements into listing rules for companies on US and global...
Asset management firm BlackRock has launched the BlackRock Developed World ex Tobacco Index Fund, in a bid to meet demand from charities, pension schemes and other...
BlackRock is planning a range of follow-up products after its first renewable power fund was deemed a success. The asset management firm said the area represents...
Investors are focusing on their short-term financial plans and challenges rather than considering the long-term impacts, according to a survey from asset management firm BlackRock. Thinking...