Fund names are coming under regulatory scrutiny, where those names include sustainability related terms, managers must have appropriate evidence to back up the activity.

One of the key tools many investors have to drive value creation at their investments is through stewardship, but how this is implemented is critical for success.

After a couple of problematic years for the PRI reporting process, can the Progression Pathways refocus the important role that the PRI has in delivery investment outcomes?

The management and understanding of ESG factors, either within a company or as part of an investment process, requires appropriate scrutiny and oversight, particularly as this relates to implementing change.

A newly proposed bill in the New Hampshire House of Representatives has the potential to take the politicisation of ESG to the next level.

As asset owners increase their focus on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) considerations within the investment process, and particularly climate-related considerations, asset managers are responding to these demands. However, while doing so they are unintentionally opening themselves up to compliance risk, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) increasingly scrutinizing asset manager ESG claims to protect investors, and flows of capital, from being subject to Greenwashing.

As ESG Investing becomes increasingly politicised in the United States, we provide a breakdown of where such politicisation stems from, and their inherent flaws, its impact on asset managers and what asset managers can begin doing to navigate this increasingly challenging landscape.

The effective structuring and implementation of a meaningful ESG strategy is no easy task. In this article, we seek to clarify what ESG means for financial services firms at the corporate level, and the actions that can be taken to help frame an approach to ESG.

From Elon Musk to Heads of ESG, the ESG and Responsible Investment space is facing increasing scrutiny. The debate has highlighted shortcomings in understanding and we want to emphasise some key fallacies that skew the debate.

ESG knowledge is a deal-breaker when it comes to successful implementation and communication of ESG practices. In this article, we cover the main barriers for developing ESG skills and how these can be overcome efficiently.

As ESG advisors, we have seen tremendous positive momentum and innovations that have helped push sustainable finance further in the past year, however significant challenges remain. In this piece, we provide our commentary on some of the biggest topics in the ESG space.

The sustained demand for ESG has resulted in many managers using ‘ESG’ to label their investment products, however, this only creates confusion because there is no one definition of ESG within the investment process.

As shown by the Wall Street Journal shedding light onto Facebook’s activities, investors are right to be considering social factors within their investment process. However, their due diligence is not being helped by the continued discrepancies within ESG Data.

The 2021 Proxy Season highlighted a distinct shift in ESG attitudes among management boards, fuelled by successful stewardship efforts from investors and advocacy groups. Now is the time for investors to revisit their stewardship practices.

The rise in focus on ESG has brought an interest in hiring ‘ESG specialists’, but to truly integrate ESG into the investment process all investment practitioners need to be ‘ESG generalists’ at a minimum.

Investors are increasing their focus on the ‘S’ in ESG, the avoidance of the IPO of Deliveroo by leading UK institutions highlights the greater focus on the human risks within investments.

As a new political era dawns for the United States, what impact will the new administration have on ESG investing?

Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) continues to be at the top of manager and investor agendas this year. What can you do to drive change in your firm?

The focus of European regulators is turning to the world of ESG ratings; but can active managers get ahead and find investment opportunities? Our Head of Advisory, Will Bryant, provides commentary on recent regulatory proposals.