The costs of a hotter and more volatile climate are rising, and pose significant risks to economic and fiscal outcomes in the UK, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). As a result, sustainable investment professionals have issued fresh warnings to the UK government to rapidly accelerate its transition plans or face serious threats to the UK finances. In…
Guest Post – California Climate Disclosure: What We Know After CARB’s First Public Workshop
By: Alyssa Zucker, Senior Industry Principal, Workiva California continues to lead the way on climate action by advancing its critical disclosure laws: The Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate Related FInance Risk Act (SB 261). The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently held its first public workshop on the state’s landmark climate disclosure laws . The…
EQ Investors ends sale conversations to remain independent
EQ Investors has decided to remain independent after conversations with several interested parties. Our sister publication Portfolio Adviser exclusively revealed on 3 April it was exploring “strategic partnerships” with larger firms as philanthropist John Spiers, who acquired the firm a decade ago, said passing his shares to a charitable foundation may not be the right path for the sustainable investment manager’s future. However,…
Six new asset managers become ACT signatories
City Hive has announced six new asset management names has signed up to the ACT framework; Fidelity International, Marlborough Group, PGIM, Principal Asset Management, Rebalance Earth and Robeco Asset Management. The groups join the ACT List, a line-up of organisations dedicated to embracing transparency in corporate culture and value. There are now 34 signatories on the list representing £12trn in…
Water, water everywhere – but we should stop and think
Like many of my elderly millennial colleagues, I was subjected to the mass memorisation and recital of poetry. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner lingers in the memory more than most. In case your education sadly lacked exposure to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the protagonist and his shipmates find themselves shipwrecked with no fresh water, surrounded by the sea they cannot…
Tikehau Raises Over €1 Billion for Egis to Decarbonize Transport, Cities, Energy
Paris-based alternative asset management Tikehau Capital announced the launch of a new continuation fund for its climate-focused architectural, consulting, construction engineering, operations and mobility services portfolio company Egis, raising more than €1 billion (USD$1.2 billion) to support the company’s next phase of growth. Based in France, Egis designs, develops and operates smart infrastructure and buildings that address climate change challenges,…
UK retail sustainable fund changes: Assessing the impact of SDR in the first half of 2025
If you have found your head somewhat spinning when thinking about sustainable investment (and related) fund options recently you are not alone… The following analysis highlights changes in UK the sustainable, responsible and ethical fund market during the first half of 2025, when the Sustainability Disclosure Regime (SDR)’s naming and marketing rules came into force. So far this year we…
What does the ‘new’ flexible working look like?
Five years ago, the world was adjusting to remote working after being instructed to ‘stay at home, save lives’. The Covid 19 pandemic meant governments laid down rules encouraging workers to avoid travelling to the office where possible. A new dawn emerged with many firms embracing flexible working practices even after social distancing rules were relaxed – businesses could adapt and cope…