The comment was made by Morgan Stanley’s Sanghamitra Karra, EMEA head of the Inclusive Ventures Group, during the fireside chat ‘Why Diversity Matters – The Case For Diversity For Your Organisation; Your Team; Your Customers & Your Revenue Growth’
The product will provide screening of securities collateral against climate metrics supplied by Deutsche Börse subsidiary ISS, while also evaluating sustainability credentials of counterparties
"With Apex’s ESG DaaS solutions, private markets investors can now accurately compare ESG performance against their peers and sector,” says Joshua Brunert (pictured)
84 per cent of UK pension funds expect institutional investors to increase their exposure to the social care sector, investment manager Downing LLP says
The initiative is part of Wolters Kluwer’s effort to meet a growing demand from corporations and banks for integrated financial, operational and ESG performance management and reporting solutions
Euronext has launched the BEL ESG index, which is able to identify and track companies in the BEL 20 and BEL Mid indices that meet specific free-float market cap and velocity criteria
The 30% Club aims to achieve gender parity across the boards and senior management teams of global companies, setting a minimum target of 30 per cent female representation at this level
The first analysis of its kind, ‘Climate-Related Financial Risk: An FMI’s Perspective’, looks at the physical and transition risks associated with climate-related events such as extreme weather, assessing their impact on FMIs
ESMA has stated that EFRAG's first draft of European Sustainability Reporting Standards is ‘broadly capable’ of meeting investor protection and financial stability objectives
