Lothian Pension Fund (LPF), the second largest local Government Pension Scheme provider in Scotland, will publish the fourth issue of its Economic, Social and Governance (ESG) ezine ENGAGE. 

Green bond investment in a single year could reach the USD1 trillion milestone for the first time by the end of Q4 2022, according to respondents to a new Climate Bonds market survey.

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) has added Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data attributes for corporate and municipal bonds in its data feed and desktop products. 

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors increasingly drive investment strategies, and new research from PwC finds ESG has now become a make-or-break consideration for leading investors globally.  

VIA AM, a Paris-based asset manager specialised in systematic investment strategies, is supporting the Katingan Mentaya Project through the recently launched VIA Smart-Equity Europe Fund’s Carbon Neutral share classes. 

ESG factors have grown in importance to institutional investors, according to a survey of 100 UK-based institutional investors by Federated Hermes, a global leader in active, responsible investing.

As COP 26 begins, almost a quarter of the largest asset managers has set net zero targets for their investments and more ambitious targets are planned, according to new research from NN Investment Partners (NN IP). 

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is has renamed its most focused ESG funds, which will now include the word “ACT” in the official fund name to simplify its range for distributors and end investors.

MSCI, a provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, has made the Implied Temperature Rise of over 2,900 companies (constituents of MSCI ACWI Index) publicly available on its website, to allow investors access to the data and transparency required to navigate their transition to net zero.

Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs Asset Management have launched the Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Global Clean Energy Index.