Asset owners urged to set holistic goals, managers encouraged to innovate, after GIIN report highlights measurement challenges.   Impact investing is becoming a central strategy for large asset owners globally, but divergence remains over how asset managers balance financial risk and return expectations with their clients’ impact-related goals.  Published last week, the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) ‘State of the Market…

Fast fashion refers to the rapid production of chic, low-cost clothing designed to meet ever-changing consumer demand. Brands like Shein, Zara, and H&M excel at this model, but it often presses against labor rights and environmental sustainability. As awareness grows, ESG supporters are demanding an increase in transparency regarding how their clothes are made and whether these brands use ethical…

A selection of the major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces.  This week Brussels stoked fears of a waning political commitment to Europe’s green agenda. Bonfire of the regulations – After months of speculation – not to mention the odd denial – the European Commission confirmed this week a 12-month delay to the introduction of the EU Deforestation…