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Climate | In the News
31 May 2022 - The world is approaching an inflection point on climate investing, says the Asia-Pacific chair of one of the world’s largest asset managers, with developments on standardised data and appropriate incentives that are speeding the pace towards net-zero emissions.
Climate | Press Release
31 May 2022 - Latest research from FCLTGlobal examines the climate and business disclosures of the world’s 100 largest companies
Investor-Corporate Engagement, Climate | Report
31 May 2022 - New research suggests that companies could do more to bridge the gap between their climate change approach and their long-term value creation strategies.
Climate | Article
23 May 2022 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC recently requested public comments on a recently proposed rule that would require companies to provide climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports.
Climate | Article
22 April 2022 - Smart investors can build a net zero portfolio today, but you shouldn’t want them to. It won’t have a stellar risk-return profile, and it’s likely to only produce “paper” decarbonization rather than cutting real-world emissions.
Climate | Report
11 April 2022 - An Adaptable, Top-Down Approach to Addressing Climate Change in Investment Portfolios
Climate | In the News
30 March 2022 - To direct private capital to address the complex and daunting challenges of the energy transition, climate risk disclosure needs to be standardised, mandatory and regulated in the same way as financial reporting to ensure it is timely, accurate, complete and verified.
Climate | Article
28 March 2022 - Much of the confusion around sustainable investing stems from a lack of clarity on the goals of sustainable or ESG-labeled funds. Clear definitions, along with transparency into investment selection criteria, would help to avoid the common disparities between investors’ expectations and fund managers’ goals.
Climate | Podcast
24 January 2022 - “There's no such thing anymore as a corporate strategy and a sustainability strategy. The overall corporate strategy has to have sustainability woven into it.”
Climate | In the News
15 December 2021 - A recent webinar hosted by FCLTGlobal, the not-for profit that aims to focus capital on the long-term to support a sustainable economy, urged investors to allocate more to emerging markets to solve the climate emergency and consider climate risk in every transaction.
Investor-Corporate Engagement, Climate | Podcast
13 December 2021 - “What we do in that first part of the relationship, whether they're an existing client or a prospect, is to spend a lot of time on building expectations. ‘This is who we are. This is what we believe fits with a long-term investor.’”
Climate | Report
13 December 2021 - Since the Paris Agreement, many companies have committed to different levels of decarbonization in line with climate goals. From making net-zero commitments to setting targets aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative, more and more companies are signaling their commitment to climate.