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“Significant progress” has been made on ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at alternative investment managers, while climate remains “a top priority”, according to the 12th edition of LGT Capital Partners' ESG Report. Author: Michael N. https://lnkd.in/eVqHdkWp Tycho Sneyers #ESG #InvestmentManager #Diversity

BlackRock’s voting record for this year – which reached a fresh low for ESG support – is “disappointing but not surprising”, according to ShareAction. At the most recent AGM season, the world’s largest asset manager voted in favour of just 4.1% of shareholder proposals linked to environmental and social issues, down from 6.7% in 2023. Author: Natalie Kenway https://lnkd.in/erAY5Gq8 Felix Nagrawala #AGM #AssetManagement #ESG

Head of investment at J O Hambro Capital Management and Regnan - and PA Future committee member - Andrew Parry says that the momentum factor has historically been one of the strongest generators of excess returns for equity investors. However, momentum is also a "fickle friend", prone to unpredictable shifts. https://lnkd.in/efAZ-676 #SustainableInvestment #Equity #InvestmentReturns

The UK has fallen behind as a destination for green finance, and it's up to the new UK government to grasp the "unique opportunity" to hit the reset button, according to Amelia Gaston, senior responsible investment analyst at EdenTree Investment Management. "Try as it might, the private sector cannot achieve full decarbonisation without public policy support." https://lnkd.in/eW9kUJfj #UKGovernment #NetZero #PublicPolicy

Ketan Patel, CFA - fund manager at Whitefriars and PA Future committee member - offers his take on the upcoming #COP29 conference in Baku, discussing how delivering sustainable finance is a key theme for the event. According to Patel, despite the controversy around COP29's location, "there is no doubt that without engaging with petrostates, the transition away from fossil fuels will never take place." https://lnkd.in/e646pfxa #ClimateFinance #Sustainability

Investors have called for the construction sector to act on modern slavery, with 18% of forced labour victims globally working in construction, according to a summary report from a roundtable held by the Cabinet Office, CCLA Investment Management, LGT Wealth Management and the Supply Chain Sustainability School. Author: Michael Nelson https://lnkd.in/e6jHTcHc Martin Buttle, Dame Sara Thornton, Siobhan Archer #ModernSlavery #Construction #Engagement

In this year’s summer series on PA Future, we asked junior members of ESG/sustainability teams to answer our questions on career paths, red flags and personal passions, to showcase the 'Next Generation' of talent coming through. Here, Alysha Goddard, investment analyst at Adam & Company Wealth Management, discusses how the snowball effect of the ESG movement led to prolific greenwashing, and now ESG investing is much more nuanced. #ESGInvesting #Greenwashing https://lnkd.in/eaJ89Jv3

#TalkAboutBlack, part of Diversity Project - Investment Industry, has seen growth across all its initiatives by raising awareness on social media, increased event attendance and building up individual brands across the campaign, according to its 2023 Impact Report. Author: Holly Downes https://lnkd.in/e-whVrfa #Diversity #Inclusion

The board of JLEN Environmental Assets Group has unanimously recommended shareholders vote against a discontinuation of the company at its annual general meeting on 13 September. Author: Hannah Williford https://lnkd.in/eC_DUsvR Andrius Makin, Certified ESG Analyst®, Chartered MCSI #SharePrice #SustainableInvesting

Liontrust Asset Management PLC’s Peter Michaelis asserts that the era of burning hydrocarbons for energy ‘is coming to an end’ https://lnkd.in/eKZ8-hJs #EnergyTransition #FossilFuels #GHGEmissions