04/22/2021
Restore our Earth
My pledge started in 2016
Planet SOS
04/22/2021
What's next for Biden and the environment?
The next 100 days in Biden’s climate plan are crucial.
04/21/2021
CleanCapital secures $300 million commitment from Manulife Investment Management, acquires 63 megawatts of operating solar projects
Company plans major investments in new build solar and energy storage this year
04/20/2021
Map: How Countries’ Stock Markets Stack Up on ESG Practices and Carbon Risk
The Morningstar Sustainability Atlas uses the constituents of Morningstar country indexes to examine the sustainability profiles of 48 country-specific equity markets.
04/20/2021
JPMorgan, Citi follow Bank of America with trillion-dollar ESG pledges
"The solution is not as simple as walking away from fossil fuels," JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said last week. The bank's $2.5 trillion commitment aims to set future expectations on clients' emissions.
04/19/2021
ESG and SMA Usage Primed to Increase as Financial Advisors Service Next-Generation Investor Demand, New Broadridge Study Finds
A quarter of advisors (25%) plan to engage with external wholesalers more in 2021 and 70% of advisors say that an external wholesaler is one of their top-three most preferred methods of engaging with an asset manager.
04/15/2021
Heidrick & Struggles Announces Launch of Inaugural 2020 ESG Report
As part of the collaboration with Indigo Ag, Heidrick & Struggles will work to produce fundamental change in the industry and raise the profile of environmental sustainability and consumer health with both employees and clients.
04/15/2021
Willis Towers Watson commits its delegated investment portfolios to net zero
Measurement of our progress and that of the whole investment industry towards stewarding the transition to a net zero and climate-resilient economy is an important issue.
04/15/2021
State Street unveils ESG cash reinvestment strategy
Firm sees growing client appetite for securities lending products anchored in sustainability principles
04/13/2021
Franklin Templeton Launches Corporate Social Responsibility Report
The events of the past year, including the global pandemic and ongoing racial and social injustices
04/09/2021
Bank of America raises environmental initiative target three-fold to $1 trillion
Beyond the $1 trillion climate-related finance, the balance of the sustainable finance goal is focused on social inclusive development, scaling capital to advance community development, affordable housing, healthcare, and education, in addition to racial
04/08/2021
Sustainable Investing Perspectives
Our latest issue of UBS Sustainable Investing Perspectives discusses the SEC and climate change, EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure, and the 2021 proxy season.
04/07/2021
TD Asset Management Inc. joins International Corporate Governance Network as part of ongoing commitment to responsible investing
ICGN is delighted to welcome TDAM to our global membership
04/01/2021
Climate Investment Standard Introduced To U.S. ESG Investors
The standard, moving forward, may also create a foundation for ESG and climate-aware indexing methodologies.
03/25/2021
Climate Chaos: NGOs Name Top Banks Who Put $3.8 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels
In Europe, British bank Barclays was the biggest fossil fuel backer
03/12/2021
Global framework for investors to achieve net zero emissions alignment launched – $8 trillion investors put it into practice
It will be rolled out globally as the basis for investors worldwide to implement their net zero strategies.
03/11/2021
BMO targets net zero emissions in lending by 2050, cautions against 'abrupt' change
BMO's Global Asset Management unit will also aim to have only net zero assets under advisement by 2050, it said.
03/11/2021
Wells Fargo is latest U.S. bank to adopt net-zero financing pledge
Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said the bank had a major role to play in helping its clients decarbonize, while also supporting solutions that could drive the development of a greener economy.
03/10/2021
SEC Creates Enforcement Task Force to Assess ESG-Related Disclosure
The Division of Enforcement’s new Climate and ESG Task Force will use data analysis to mine and evaluate registrant information for possible violations.
03/08/2021
SEC Announces Enforcement Task Force Focused on Climate and ESG Issues
The task force will also coordinate the effective use of Division resources, including through the use of sophisticated data analysis to mine and assess information across registrants, to identify potential violations.