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ESG Ratings: Bottom-line focused but not without broader impact

Jon Hale

End of Week Notes How Bloomberg Businessweek’s takedown of MSCI’s ESG Ratings got it wrong Sustainable investing has attracted its share of criticism lately. Further complicating matters, sustainable investing has not sprung forth as a unified, fully developed investment approach. To the contrary, this idea?—?that

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IGCC Welcomes Australia-New Zealand Climate Finance Pact 

Chris Hall

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labour Government has set a legally binding target to cut CO2 emissions by 43% from 2005 levels by 2030, as well as committing to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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This Week’s People Moves: AXA IM Appoints Head of Inclusion, Diversity and Engagement

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Real Estate UK, Climate Solutions, Willis Towers Watson, Actis, and Persefoni. He also contributed to the drafting of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy and the upcoming UK Government Green Finance Strategy.