“Trustees relying on a headline ESG rating ARE at risk.” – pI ESG Club Conference 2023 Recap September 19, 2023 | Sponsored The following is a write-up by Integrum ESG analyst Molly Frazer after having attended Portfolio Institutional’s ESG Club Conference on 13 September 2023. This was an event attended by many leading figures in the UK & EU Asset Owner community, where institutional investors engaged on how to reduce the world’s reliance on fossil fuels, protect [...]
Impact AM Live S2 EP3 Why are exchanges important to ESGImpact AM Live S2 EP3 September 5, 2023 Welcome to Impact AM, where we bring you thought-provoking discussions on the issues that matter most in today’s ever-evolving financial landscape. In this episode, our esteemed host Julia Streets sits down with Nandini Sukumar, the visionary CEO of the World Federation of Exchanges, to delve into the transformative world of ESG initiatives. Why ESG Matters [...]
“It’s Not About Diversity” September 5, 2023 The idea that companies should look out for people other than themselves is a simple one. But it has spawned all sorts of complicated-sounding acronyms, from CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) to CSV (Creating Shared Value) and, of course, ESG. One such is D&I (Diversity and Inclusion). For Joel Blake OBE, Founder of GFA Exchange, an [...]
Sustainability for Businesses is a Moving Target August 29, 2023 | Sponsored Achieving more sustainable business practices is not a static process. In the past, sustainability was often seen as a matter of reducing environmental impact. Businesses would focus on cutting back on waste, using energy-efficient equipment, and recycling materials. However, in recent years, the definition of sustainability and its interconnected nature has broadened to include social [...]
Effectively Demonstrating Sustainability Ambitions Key To Unlocking More Successful M&A Deals August 29, 2023 | Sponsored According to a new M&A survey from KPMG, 53% of participants reported that ESG findings have resulted in deal cancellations and 42% in purchase price reductions. The report also discovered that almost two thirds of investors would pay a premium for companies aligned with their ESG priorities. The challenges faced by professionals include:Lack of robust [...]
Greenwashing & Greenbleaching – 7 key points for asset managers August 29, 2023 | Sponsored ESMA (the European Supervisory Market Authority) published a “Progress Report on Greenwashing” – the link to which can be found here (https://www.esma.europa.eu/document/progress-report-greenwashing). The purpose of this report is to pave the way for future legislation but also to “identify preliminary remediation actions” (i.e. to cite clear examples of greenwashing, as a warning to market participants). [...]
Estimated ESG Data Is A Problem August 29, 2023 | Sponsored Earlier this year FTSE Russell published their annual global asset owner survey, focusing on their attitudes, priorities and decisions being made on sustainable investment. You can read the full results of the survey here. One of the key readings taken from this survey was that over half of asset owner participants believe that the primary [...]
Vivek Ramaswamy: The Republican outsider Donald Trump might actually be afraid of August 24, 2023 Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, news headlines have been dominated by one man: former president and four-time indictee, Donald J Trump. But following the first Republican primary debate last night, a surprising candidate emerged as a potential rival for the nomination. Not Florida governor Ron DeSantis, or former vice president Mike Pence. And [...]
Communication Key in the Hospitality Industry’s Sustainability Growth August 23, 2023 | Sponsored “It’s important to understand how sustainability has evolved over the last few years, particularly in the luxury segment where people originally thought that you were introducing practices, because you wanted to reduce costs opposed to actually driving sustainability,” explains Francisco Macedo, Group Operations Director at Iconic Luxury Hotels. “There is a huge interest and a [...]