Managers of Wealth Americas

Asset managers warned to bridge climate action gaps

Redington said managers must close the gap between rhetoric and reality

Macquarie’s Global Carbon invests in carbon offsets projects consultancy EP Carbon

EP Carbon provides leading technical advice including assistance with geospatial analysis, project risk mitigation and capacity-building for project implementation.

Morningstar’s Survey of 500 Global Asset Owners: Only 29% Say ESG Factors Considered for More Than Half of AUM

The survey reveals that a large, influential group of global investors who consider sustainability to be material to the investment process have not yet fully implemented ESG in their portfolios.

America's biggest banks put to the test in climate risk pilots

The banks under scrutiny are Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo.

Morningstar adds XDI climate data to Sustainalytics platform

This company-level analysis is underpinned by a database of over 12 million assets and facilities enabling third party analysis for investors' company assets anywhere in the world.

T. Rowe Price Releases 2021 ESG Corporate Annual Report, Highlighting Progress And Commitments For The Future

We remain focused on our ESG evolution through a sound long-term strategy and transparent reporting and recognize a global urgency to accelerate progress

BlackRock told not to backtrack on climate commitments as New York City ups ESG pressure

New York City’s comptroller presses asset manager to recommit to achieving net zero emissions across its portfolio

Billionaire Patagonia Founder Gives Company Away to Fight Climate Change

Yvon Chouinard and his family are transferring ownership of the apparel company to a trust and nonprofit instead of pursuing a sale.

Morningstar Simplifies ESG Investing with New Investable World

Data-driven digital experience highlights opportunities and trade-offs facing investors, with striking differences across managing ESG risk and making a sustainable impact

Why big tech is slow to embrace ESG-linked pay

Tech companies are laggards when it comes to ESG-linked executive pay packages. But there are some interesting developments in the US.

SS&C Intralinks Survey of EMEA M&A Dealmakers Finds ESG Value Continues To Increase

The results are clear: dealmakers in EMEA have broadly accepted the importance of ESG in M&A

Standard Chartered and ADM successfully execute USD500m Sustainable Export Letter of Credit programme

The transaction, which demonstrates both Standard Chartered and ADM’s commitment to sustainability, supports supply chain trackability and greater adoption of sustainable farming and production practices, promoting positive impacts on resource effic

Santander US Releases Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Report highlights Santander’s commitment to helping clients and communities prosper, supporting the green economy, and the impact of Santander’s five-year, $14 billion Inclusive Communities Plan

Apollo Publishes 13th Annual ESG Report “Driving a More Sustainable Future”

“We see sustainability as a key enabler of Apollo’s growth strategy, and we believe taking a strategic, comprehensive approach to sustainability can unlock value for all our stakeholders,”

Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group Completes Investment in Galehead Development

The Galehead partnership and pipeline will contribute towards GIG’s strategy of owning both development and operating-phase renewable energy assets.

IQ-EQ partners with Eden Reforestation Projects

Communities who are facing extreme poverty are given new opportunities at economic self-sufficiency, improved health, and education.

Blackstone Announces $400 Million Investment in Xpansiv

Xpansiv connects buyers and sellers of environmental commodities and provides market data for voluntary carbon offsets, renewable energy credits (RECs), and low-carbon fuels, each of which are critical elements of global decarbonization.

Partners Capital Closes its Inaugural Environmental Impact Private Equity Fund at $143 million

The Partners Capital fund focuses on investments in pressing environmental challenges while also targeting private equity-like returns for investors.

Don’t Count on ESG Outperformance

Their analysis focused primarily on the U.S. stock market. Using environmental ratings from MSCI, a leading provider of ESG ratings, they assigned greenness measures to individual stocks.

AllianceBernstein's Guide to ESG Strategies for Municipal Bond Investors

ESG integration is the process of incorporating ESG factors across a portfolio to gauge its risk and return potential more accurately.

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