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Papadopoullos chris
Long read: How the biggest banks are adding ESG into CEO pay
Capital Monitor looks at the extent to which the largest 100 banks by assets are incorporating ESG into CEO bonus targets.
The UK is proving Tariq Fancy right on sustainable finance
BlackRock’s former sustainable investment chief argues that focusing on sustainable finance is a distraction from impactful policy. Britain’s reliance on ESG-related financial disclosure by the private sector is a case in point.
Where Europe’s cities are putting their green money
Europe’s local authorities are responsible for a fraction of the sustainable bond market, but their impact is slowly being recognised.
ESG executive pay: Asset owners aren’t practising what they preach
Investor groups are urging portfolio companies to link executive pay to ESG factors. Our research suggests the asset owners are not doing the same.
Sustainability-linked bonds: Market doubts spark rethink
The International Capital Market Association has responded to criticism of sustainability-linked bonds with further guidance, but admits more focus on impact and transparency could be beneficial.
ESG data gaps should not trouble investors, say experts
There is a strong case for impact and sustainable investors to act rather than wait for better ESG data to come their way, say experts.
How to make sustainability-linked bonds investor-friendly
Investors are sceptical of sustainability-linked bonds – replacing the step-up structure with an index-linked one could make them palatable.
Analysis: Sustainability-linked bonds face big reputation test
With sustainability-linked bond issuance now topping $80bn, a new Capital Monitor report takes stock of the market and asks whether these instruments can rival the impact of use-of-proceeds bonds.
The ways investors measure sovereign green bond impact
Active green bond investors articulate their reliance on close engagement with government debt issuers to ensure impact and post-issuance transparency meet expectations.
Asset managers lag behind banks in CEO ESG bonus pay
Only 11% of the world’s most influential asset managers link CEO bonus pay to environmental targets, lagging behind their banking peers, we find. Mostly focused on driving higher assets under management, very few targets incorporate any means to track the impact of their investments.