Martin Currie, an active equity specialist with USD13.8 billion in assets under management, has received an A+ from the Principles for Responsible Investment Association (PRI) for its overarching approach to ESG for the fourth year in a row.

The largest of Sweden’s AP national pension funds, AP7, has increased the size of a ‘green impact mandate’ first awarded to specialist asset manager Impax Asset Management in 2018 by SEK500 million (EUR48.5 million) to SEK1.4 billionn (EUR135.8 million).

Morgan Stanley Investment Management is bidding to address a lack of bond funds on the market that deliver on both ESG and returns, with the launch of two new sustainable fixed income funds.

Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investing, has held the final close of the Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund (SOF). 

The first ever practical blueprint for “net zero investing” has been issued by Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), to help investors maximise the contribution they make in tackling climate change.

NN Investment Partners (NN IP) has again been awarded a top score of A+ under the terms of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) for its strategy and governance approach to responsible investing and environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration. 

Robeco and RobecoSAM have received the highest possible scores (A+) from the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) for all assessed modules for sustainable investing.

Central banks are lagging other major institutional and public sector investors with their integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, according to a new survey by BNY Mellon and OMFIF.

Fulcrum Asset Management has launched a new global equity fund which aims to invest in companies that are on-track to meet the Paris Agreement’s target of keeping the global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius. 

A third (34 per cent) of fund managers at infrastructure investment firms are unaware of the upcoming EU disclosure requirements, due to come into force in March 2021, according to research by global law firm Linklaters.