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  • Monday, 18 September, 2023
    Special ReportThe Future of Banking
    Investors urge greater scrutiny of climate funding tools

    New financing instruments spur concerns over validity of some ‘green’ investments

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  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    Alice Ross
    Share divestment isn’t the answer to greener investment

    Selling up means giving up a seat at the table

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  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    ESG investing
    Boom in ‘sustainable’ debt fuels scrutiny of green labels

    Many deals fund polluters or projects unrelated to climate goals as banks chase trillion-dollar environmental finance targets

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  • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
    Exchange traded funds
    Amundi increases sustainable investments levels on 46 ETFs

    Some funds managed by Europe’s largest listed asset manager will rise from 1% to 35%

  • Saturday, 26 August, 2023
    BlackRock Inc
    BlackRock hit by backlash after fall in environmental and social votes

    New York City comptroller accuses $9.4tn asset management group of giving in to ‘war against ESG’

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  • Friday, 25 August, 2023
    Climate change
    UN warns banks that fund Saudi Aramco about possible human rights breach

    Financiers of world’s biggest corporate emitter of greenhouse gases told they could be violating international law

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  • Wednesday, 23 August, 2023
    Moral Money
    How corporate scandals get swept under the rug Premium content

    Also in today’s newsletter, money managers’ support for ESG proposals slumps

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  • Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
    Investor activism
    Food companies face investor calls to curb antibiotic use on farms

    Awareness about the negative impact of antimicrobial resistance on shareholder returns is growing

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  • Friday, 18 August, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    When the arts world goes green

    Novelists raging against sponsors should be mindful of unintended consequences

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  • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
    ESG investing
    S&P drops ESG scores from debt ratings amid scrutiny

    Agency will no longer rank companies’ environmental, social and governance risks from 1 to 5

  • Monday, 7 August, 2023
    Markets InsightHuw van Steenis
    New generation of funds signals evolution of ESG

    A flurry of launches offers clues to where investors think the next opportunities may lie

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  • Monday, 31 July, 2023
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Companies with good ESG scores pollute as much as low-rated rivals

    The finding holds true even when researchers looked only at the environmental part of the metric

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  • Friday, 28 July, 2023
    ESG investing
    ESG put to the test in a high-inflation world

    Prices have proved volatile as regulators probe claims of greenwashing

  • Monday, 17 July, 2023
    University of Cambridge
    Cambridge university should halt funding from fossil fuel groups, report finds

    Independent study led by former UN climate champion comes amid growing scrutiny of patronage of higher education

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  • Monday, 17 July, 2023
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    BlackRock offers a vote to retail investors in its biggest ETF

    Index fund providers have come under fire from both left and right over their influence on US companies

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  • Friday, 14 July, 2023
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Paying passive managers can improve ESG performance, study finds

    GPIF, the world’s largest pension fund, paid Japan’s AM One separately for engagement

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  • Monday, 10 July, 2023
    Moral Money
    Israel: the new ESG flashpoint Premium content

    Also in today’s newsletter, the debate over divesting from fossil fuel stocks

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  • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
    Special ReportFT Business School Insights
    Should investors stay and fight for green change — or divest?

    Remaining engaged can often have a greater impact, this academic study argues

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  • Sunday, 2 July, 2023
    Kim Schumacher
    Japan Inc must do more to reduce greenwashing risks

    Many companies and financial institutions lack expertise or evidence to support sustainability and ESG claims

  • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
    Anglican Church
    Church of England dumps oil majors over climate concerns

    Anglican Church announces its endowment and pension funds plan to sell out of 11 groups, including Shell and BP

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  • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
    Wealth management
    ESG investors play the long game

    ‘Green’ funds’ performance has suffered, but clearer labelling should help consumers

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  • Wednesday, 21 June, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Saving capitalism from the culture wars

    Investors and companies must make the case that ESG is not about ideology

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  • Sunday, 11 June, 2023
    Special ReportBusiness Education: Financial Training
    ESG backlash in the US: what implications for corporations and investors?

    Republicans’ pushback against ethical investing is hitting sentiment elsewhere

    Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy signing a resolution in March, aiming to block a Biden administration rule encouraging environmental, social and corporate governance factors when investing
  • Saturday, 6 May, 2023
    On Wall StreetPatrick Temple-West
    The ESG world is turning more to private investments

    For pension funds, endowments and family offices, there are more options beyond listed equities to make an impact

    Protesters showed up atCitibank’s offices to rail against fossil fuel lending
  • Friday, 5 May, 2023
    Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers
    Legal skills help unlock financing for sustainability ambitions

    Lawyers play an essential role in securing funds and support for ESG projects in Asia-Pacific

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