Data & Disclosure

A new set of recommendations but it’s déjà vu all over again

Of 2,000 retail investors surveyed on green bonds, 90% reject the approach developed by the European Commission, says 2° Investing Initiative's Jakob Thomä.

Moscow says climate risks assessment are needed in the country

Investment behemoth urged to “walk the talk” by US non-profit As You Sow

Join us to learn why regulation and public naming-and-shaming means investors need to scrub up their sustainability strategies Gina Miller, the businesswoman and campaigner talks with Hugh Wheelan, co-founder and managing director at RI. ... Background While growing at an exponential rate, the green finance market is still in its infancy and is awash in mislabelled “sustainable” investment products. What is considered “green” varies from investor to investor and from bank to bank and across regions, both in terms of business clientele and financial offerings from the sector. As regulators across Europe, the UK and in North America increase pressure on investment managers to increase the transparency of financial product labelling. As countries get serious about net-zero emissions targets in line with the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, pressure is growing for policymakers to mandate unified definitions of “green” finance and introduce compulsory disclosures. In a recent Morgan Stanley survey of institutional investors, 70% said they are integrating sustainable investing into their investment process, signalling just how quickly the environmental, social and governance (ESG) imperative is catching on. Despite this, the ESG narrative is dominated by asset managers and NGOs. Asset owners - pension funds, endowments, foundations and other large institutional investors - are generally kept in the dark as to what “sustainable” and “green” actually mean in the context of their investment funds. This webinar will ask tough questions about what a new wave of transparency in fund labelling and fee disclosure could mean for global investors who are committed to going green. Speaker Gina Miller, Founder, SCM Direct Moderator Hugh Wheelan, Managing Director, Responsible Investor

Excluding shareholder proposals: early season round-up

Mining company sticks with trade bodies like US Chamber of Commerce and American Petroleum Institute

What is in the Green Deal for Europe?

Responsible Investor's 4-part webinar series "ESG data: mind the gap" brings together the different perspectives of corporates, investors and actors on differing views and challenges, exploring the existing gaps, solutions and offering best practice examples. This second webinar of the four-part series will focus on defining alternative ESG data from a corporate perspective, the potential impact on company valuations of such data, and how this data may be used by investors to identify risks and opportunities. Speakers: Truvalue Labs - Thomas Kuh, Head of Index Brunel Pensions - Helen Price, Assistant Investment Officer, Brunel Pension Partnership Ltd Moderator: Helen Wood-Gush, Senior ESG Consultant, Responsible Investor Questions for discussion may include: What is alternative data, where does it come from, and how is used in ESG ratings and indices? Has the big data revolution allowed investors to become less reliant on voluntary corporate disclosures? What challenges does the use of big data by investors pose to corporate disclosure requirements and practices? What is the process for identifying the relevant signals to achieve better investment objectives? How can companies participate in the alternative/big data conversation with investors? How can the data that companies generate add value to the pool of “alternative/big data” used in market valuation? What additional types of data should companies be seeking to generate? What types of technological solutions, processes and platforms can corporations and investors use to help ensure financially material qualitative S and G data is appropriately considered in relation to the market valuation of companies?

US pension funds are not yet part of the impact investing conversation