Fossil fuels: Funds slow to ditch passive assets
Asset managers’ exclusion policies on coal, oil and gas remain weak, new research indicates. As a result, actively managed…
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Vibeka Mair
Vibeka Mair is the sustainable asset management editor of Capital Monitor. She is responsible for holding the world's most influential asset owners and managers to account for their commitments to sustainability.
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Ukraine unearths the intellectual limits of ESG today
When the need to act assertively is required, responsible investors have been found wanting. And those who don’t believe…
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Why asset owners are divided over off-the-shelf climate indices
Low-carbon indices are growing in popularity as investors seek to cut portfolio emissions. But some, such as Norway’s sovereign…
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Are financial firms afraid of climate scenario results?
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures says corporate reporting on climate scenarios is improving but remains minimal. Asset…
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Private equity firms pressured to step up on stewardship
Under fire for their lack of transparency and buying of out-of-favour fossil fuel assets, private equity managers are being…
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Pressure to heed UK pensions’ voting wishes builds
Hopes are rising that asset managers will become more open to implementing British pension schemes’ voting preferences in light…
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Investment experts urge tracking error rethink for net zero
Investors need to adopt a new approach to low-emission equity benchmarks if they are to achieve decarbonisation goals effectively,…
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