Ethical & Sustainable Investing

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Climate investment risk: floods and droughts

Investors may feel that extreme flood and drought events linked to global warming present risks that may not be reflected…

Ethical Investing: Corporate climate polluters must pay for damage

The world’s big oil and mining companies emit vast amounts of climate-changing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. By extension, the…

Fossil Fuels: Divest or Engage?

Many investors are acutely aware of the risks from global warming including…

Bulk offsetting: Half measures

Investors are becoming increasingly aware of the climate risks associated with extracting and burning carbon. Investors can see that fossil…

Better than nothing…but so many ‘buts’

Investors are increasingly aware of climate risks and appreciate that fossil fuel companies are major emitters. Primary responses have been…

A Survey of UK‐Based Ethical and Sustainable Fund Managers’ Investment Processes Addressing Plastics in the Environment

Some ethical and sustainable fund managers have reflected concern about plastic pollution in their investment selections. A questionnaire was designed…

Ethical and Sustainable Investing and the Need for Carbon-Neutrality

Human‐induced carbon emissions play a major role in climate change. Current approaches to limiting global average temperature rises have focused…

Wealth Manager: ESG Review – ESG Comes of Age

For Quintin Rayer, head of research and ethical investing at wealth manager P1, issues around fast fashion retailer Boohoo highlight…

Extreme weather climate investment risk

Environmentally minded investors often consider climate risks [1]. Potential liabilities for climate change induced extreme weather events due to carbon…

What is ‘Tilting’ and ‘Influence and Engagement’ in sustainable investing?

Previously, Quintin Rayer asked why ethical investment matters, introduced sustainable (environmental, social and governance, or ESG) investing, and looked at…