What is Greenwashing? How to Avoid Greenwashing?
The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) and Client Earth jointly released a report to help financial market participants understand what is greenwashing and avoid it
ESG Products
ESG products includes funds, bonds and structure products
FTSE Russell Launches First ESG Risk Adjusted Index
FTSE Russell has launched its first ESG Risk Adjusted Index, which is based on the FTSE UK index series and aims to reflect index trends while improving ESG characteristics and maintaining similar risk return characteristics
Introduction to CFA ESG Information Disclosure Standards for Investment Products
In order to facilitate investors, financial advisors, and sales personnel to understand, evaluate, and compare these investment products, the CFA Institute has launched the ESG Information Disclosure Standards for Investment Products, aiming to provide a voluntary ESG disclosure standard for investment products and promote the development of the financial industry
Amundi Launches Net Zero Strategy ESG Funds
International asset management company Amundi has announced the launch of a series of net zero strategy ESG funds, aimed at investing in companies that have performed well in low-carbon transition and striving to achieve the global net zero emissions target by 2050
Introduction to AIIB-Amundi Climate Change Investment Framework
To meet the needs of investors and establish a consistent framework for analyzing, measuring and tracking the climate strategy by companies, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Amundi Asset Management jointly developed a climate change investment framework
PRI Releases Due Diligence Questionnaire for Fixed Income Investors
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) releases the Due Diligence Questionnaire (DDQ) for fixed income investors, aiming to provide investors with an application template for responsible investment based on the fixed income perspective and provide supplement information for the overall PRI reporting framework
S&P Releases the First Climate Aware Index for Commodities
S&P Dow Jones Indices launches the world’s first commodity-based climate index S&P GSCI Climate Aware Index, which aims to maintain the inflation sensitivity of commodities and diversification gains while providing a lower climate footprint than the benchmark S&P GSCI Index
Eurosif Responses to ESG Funds Naming Rules
The European Sustainable Investment Fora (Eurosif) issues a document giving comments on the guidelines of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on the naming of ESG funds
Morningstar Launches Sustainable Activities Involvement Indexes
Morningstar launches the Global Sustainable Activities Involvement Indexes, which combines the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the revenue of listed companies to help investors choose investment targets that have more impact on the environment, society, and governance
EFAMA Commented on ESG Funds Naming Rules
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) issues a report expressing its opinion on the ESG funds naming rules issued by the European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA)
Hong Kong Issues Tokenized Government Green Bonds
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) recently announced that Hong Kong’s first tokenized government green bonds were successfully issued. The green bond is based on the government’s green bond plan and is also the first officially issued tokenized green bond in the world
Application and Challenges of Pension Funds in TCFD
Pensions for Purpose is committed to promoting impact investment action of pension funds. This study shows the progress of pension funds in climate-related financial disclosure and their actions towards governance, strategy, risk management, metrics and targets of the TCFD framework