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ESG Evolution Calls for Terminology Alignment

Chris Hall

The growing use of ESG-related language in fund names and documentation without transparency and underlying evidence increases greenwashing risk, ESMA warned. In October , the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published research which showed funds with an ESG-related label attract higher inflows.

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Impact Without Boundaries

Chris Hall

Investors are increasingly considering sustainability beyond the risk management lens, with the global impact investing market reaching an estimated US$1.64 These would require EU-domiciled funds with impact-related labels to meet an 80% sustainable investment threshold.

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UK SDRs Will “Empower” Institutional Investors

Chris Hall

Anti-greenwashing guidance proposed by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as well as the promise of extending the finalised Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDRs) to pension products, has been welcomed by the investment industry.

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Lessons from a Decade of Investing in a Frontier Market: What Impact Investors Can Learn from Nepal’s First International Private Equity Fund

James Militzer

To tackle this, we found that sharing real-life success stories from our investments was helpful. We started documenting both financial and impact results and celebrating our small and big wins to inspire action at a larger scale. Tim Gocher is Founder and CEO of Dolma Fund Management.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: London Stock Exchange Consults on VCM

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including LSEG, ISS ESG, Mercer, ICE, Euroclear, Scoot Science, Tumelo, GoldenSource and more.

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National Service Versus Fiduciary Duty

Chris Hall

A fortnight later, Chancellor Rachel Reeves launched a pensions review to foster investment, increase saver returns and tackle inefficiency in the pensions system. The document sought feedback on the introduction of mandatory asset allocation, suggesting schemes could be compelled to increase their UK investments.

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Can Sustainability Standards Minimise Friction and Divergence?

Chris Hall

In comparison, the ESRSs support multiple pieces of EU sustainable investment legislation. . The ESRSs are designed to specify the information corporates will need to be disclosed under CSRD, providing an essential input to fuel Europe’s sustainable investment framework. . “