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

Today, global sustainability platform Worldfavor is proud to announce its new partnership with NorthPeak Advisory – a specialist ESG advisory firm that services Asset Managers, Asset Owners and Corporates. This new partnership will create a foundation for close collaboration on the two companies' shared mission of advancing ESG integration and responsible investment practices throughout the investment process.

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.