In a statement, Michael Miebach, the CEO of Mastercard Inc said, the company will link all employee bonuses to environmental, social and corporate-governance (ESG) initiatives, in an expansion of an earlier program which was limited to its senior executives. The move… Read More ›
On Wednesday, in a significant development, a group of six investors with a combined $4 trillion of assets under management said, it aims to increase engagement with large Asian companies, including energy producers and banks, to ensure that they have… Read More ›
On Monday, in a statement Britain’s Financial Reporting Council said, 125 companies, including Fidelity, BlackRock, M&G, Legal & General, have endorsed Britain’s tougher best practice code to stop “greenwashing” assets, with 64 companies failing to make the cut. Among the… Read More ›
In a statement China’s Baidu Inc said, it has raised $1 billion in two tranches of U.S. dollar sustainability bond, marking its first environment, social and governance (ESG) transaction. While the first tranche covers a 5.5-year bond for $300 million the… Read More ›
In a statement electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation, Signature Flight Support and JetBlue Airways Corp said, they are partnering to develop aviation carbon credits for using electric and hydrogen propulsion technologies. The move, aligned with the U.S. aviation industry’s… Read More ›
On Tuesday, in a statement fund network Calastone said, UK-based equity funds recorded inflows totaling to $8.6 billion (6.2 billion pounds) during the second quarter. Incidentally, funds focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have grossed 50% of net… Read More ›
According to the results of a survey by Invesco, nearly a third of sovereign wealth funds and central banks have raised their focus on environmental, social and governance issues over the past year with the coronavirus-induced COVID-19 pandemic highlighting issues… Read More ›
On Thursday, France’s BPCE, which is in the process of delisting its Natixis investment banking arm, announced plans to boost its revenues by 2024 by partly increasing its focus on sustainable investing. It expects the move to generate additional revenues… Read More ›
On Thursday, an industry body stated, asset managers lending out of their securities is compliant and compatible with principles government investment on environmental, social and governance (ESG). It is now in the process of drawing up guidelines. A survey by… Read More ›
ExxonMobil along with 4 other companies have been removed from its board following non-compliance to key minimum requirements, including on emissions reporting and targets. In a significvant development, the Legal & General Investment Management, Britain’s biggest asset manager, has dumped… Read More ›
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