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Oil fund has also divested from clothing company with garment factories in Myanmar

From forced labour to carbon emissions, investors are taking a closer look at their exposure to China

The latest developments in sustainable finance

The group has launched workstreams on reporting, stewardship and regulation

Talk of reducing the carbon intensity or even the “temperature” of an equity portfolio and it’s assumed this will really be part of the fight against climate change. You would expect a direct impact on the issuers of the stocks contained in the portfolio. But there is an inconsistency between investment decisions at the specific stock level and many climate or Paris-aligned investment strategies. This portfolio greenwashing can be both measured and avoided, and experts from Scientific Beta will show you how. Speakers: -Noël Amenc, PhD, is Associate Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School (Singapore) and the founding Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Beta. -Erik Christiansen is an ESG and Low Carbon Investment Specialist with Scientific Beta. He was previously Head of Investment Strategy with the French pension scheme ERAFP. -Felix Goltz, PhD, is Research Director at Scientific Beta. Moderator: -Daniel Brooskbank, Head of Strategic Content, Responsible Investor.

Investors are “motivated by a financial rather than a non pecuniary motive” say researchers

The latest developments in ESG-related funds

The latest developments in sustainable finance

The BCorp wealth manager is now considering new measures aimed at preventing similar incidents

US impact investing stalwart is branching out after last year’s acquisition by Perpetual