ISA negotiations rumble on in the background, while shareholder dissent and DSM legal challenges are on the rise.   Despite ongoing regulatory uncertainty, a growing number of investors and NGOs are drawing a line in the sand and challenging companies and governments on deep-sea mining (DSM).   While those in favour of DSM have claimed it is necessary to ensure there are…

Division between the country’s main political parties has reopened, with a new fight emerging over 2030 emissions targets. Investors have condemned an announcement by Australia’s opposition leader, Peter Dutton, that he would abandon the nation’s legally-binding 2030 emissions targets if he forms its next government. The surprise move, which critics say would force Australia out of the Paris Agreement and…

UBS AM and Planet Tracker highlight problems faced by investors with the longevity of solar and wind assets, and potential impacts on habitats. UBS Asset Management (AM) and Planet Tracker have joined their efforts to support investors providing finance for renewable energy solutions and mitigate harms to nature. In a new report, they provided a guide for industry practitioners on…

New report highlights problems faced by investors with the longevity of solar and wind assets, and potential impacts on habitats. UBS Asset Management (AM) and Planet Tracker have joined their efforts to support investors providing finance for renewable energy solutions and mitigate harms to nature. In a new report, they provided a guide for industry practitioners on how best to…

New fund will offer exposure to European investors amid growing interest for opportunities in developing economies. Companies driving technological innovation in emerging markets (EMs) will play a central role in ABN AMRO Investment Solutions’ (IS) and Boston Common Asset Management’s (AM) new ESG equities fund, aiming to help investors diversify their portfolios. The ABN AMRO Boston Common Emerging Markets ESG…

The EU has engaged in a flurry of sustainable lawmaking in the past five years, but right-wing groups’ growing influence in parliament may imperil the achievements of its Green Deal. As the European parliamentary election results trickled in on Sunday evening, it quickly became clear that the polls were correct: Europe had lurched to the right. Greens and liberals lost…