Managers of Wealth Americas

Environmental issues dominate threat list

The challenges before us demand immediate collective action, but fractures within the global community appear to only be widening.

How to Change Course on Climate

The situation is dire, but it’s not too late.

Davos 2020: Greta Thunberg is saving the planet AND reshaping the global investment industry

Her comments at the elite meeting in the Swiss mountain town came just before U.S. President Donald Trump – a global warming sceptic – was due to make a keynote address.

Understanding climate risk - McKinsey Global Institute

How could Earth’s changing climate impact socioeconomic systems across the world in the next three decades? A yearlong, cross-disciplinary research effort at McKinsey & Company provides some answers.

Mastercard and Partners Launch Priceless Planet Coalition to Act on Climate Change

Invites consumers and companies to join in to plant 100 million trees in five years

US Capital Global Supports Programs that Help Solve Crucial Social and Environmental Issues in the US and Abroad

Through its California-based foundation, US Capital Global increases its commitment to philanthropic projects and to social and environmental impact investing worldwide.

No one wants to be the bad guy: the path to ESG compliance

Experts say companies have a lot to gain from integration of environmental, social and governance factors as the new year will see tightened regulations

Goldman Sachs pledges $1.1 trillion to environmental causes by 2030

Goldman's policy changes come just as the United Nations concludes a conference that failed to ramp up efforts to combat global warming.

Nuns take on BlackRock over climate change

Sisters of Mercy of the Americas add voice to those of Al Gore and other critics of the $7tn fund manager

Taking the lead on climate change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – the world's reference science group for climate change – says that human activity has caused the global temperature to reach 1℃ above pre-industrial levels.

Climate risks are not priced into market valuations, and corporate climate disclosures are insufficient: GSIA poll

Globally, 92% of respondents agreed that the TCFD recommendations are helpful and 92% agreed that they will help investors to limit the global average temperature rise to less than 2°C.

Social issues take back seat to environmental concerns

Harder look demanded for human trafficking, gender, pay inequalities

BMO adds ESG funds to LifeStrategy rival range

“We’ve seen significant demand for the funds since launch two years ago."

Climatescope 2019 by BloombergNEF

Rapidly growing nations that today are just as rapidly expanding their carbon footprints must reach net zero emissions by 2050.

Carbon Neutral Isn’t Enough

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says average global temperatures cannot be allowed to exceed

A little humour might help with climate change gloom

Climate news can be depressing. What if we used humour to introduce climate change issues while allowing young people to remain politically engaged?

MarketAxess Raises Funds for Emerging Market Communities

"We’ve raised nearly $2 million across the last seventeen years and remain deeply committed to the quality of life in emerging market countries.”

US fund managers overwhelmingly blocking climate votes

The range of proposals cover emissions reduction targets, climate reporting and governance, and corporate lobbying.

Brown Advisory launches Global Leaders Sustainable Fund

The Global Leaders Sustainable Fund expands on the ESG integration that is already built into their bottom-up research process by adding back-end screens to avoid certain business controversies, such as military equipment, alcohol and tobacco, as requeste

PNC Issues Inaugural Green Bond

Proceeds will fund eligible projects that promote a transition to a low-carbon economy

Planet SOS