Emerging markets

The latest developments in sustainable finance: MSCI to remove ESG from index families; Australian Ethical makes nuclear-based divestment.

Brazilian ESG house calls for better understanding of agriculture as it reveals details of targeted engagements with major firms in the country.

Investor group calls on managers to ensure ESG approaches do not inadvertently inhibit investment in emerging markets.

The tool could be used to comply with climate-related disclosure requirements aligned with ISSB and internal decision-making.

Signatories welcome streamlined reporting and planned focus on developing markets and policy, but stress importance of maintaining integrity.

Moves to roll back governance reforms introduced in the wake of the Car Wash scandal are bad news for Brazilian investors, says Fabio Coelho.

Lack of liquidity and a limited local investor base are hampering policymakers' attempts to fund India's energy transition through the bond market, writes Namrata Acharya.

Itaú Asset Management has been ahead of the curve on ESG integration in Brazil, but it is still facing resistance from local and international investors.

Policymakers need to face some hard truths about mobilising private finance to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, says Robert Eccles.

EM companies with state ownership significantly underperformed on governance versus international peers.