Ikigai Ventures Ltd is looking to acquire businesses with a positive social impact strategy, particularly those based in Asia. This could be a technology-based business. The plan would be to help existing management to expand globally. The cash raised will finance ongoing costs and due diligence and any acquisition would require a further share issue. […]

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Inspired shares fell 1.3% to 12.1p in late afternoon trading on Friday, after the group confirmed its HY1 2022 results were set to come in line with market expectations in its trading update for the period. The technology service provider announced progress in its planned strategy, with strong trading and a continued growth in underlying […]

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The woes of parcel and freight delivery company DX (LON: DX.) could prove a wake up call for other quoted companies when it comes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. A lack of attention to corporate governance problems has hit DX and its share price. ESG information and reporting has been gaining momentum in […]

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Figures show that women make up 10.9% of senior employees at hedge funds UBS has launched a portfolio that only invests in hedge funds headed up by women. The move is a part of the Swiss investment bank’s wider efforts to focus on diversity and identify untapped potential within the industry. UBS’s launch of the […]

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10% of the management fees will go towards increasing ESG investment opportunities Liontrust, the fund manager, is set to launch its investment trust next week, targeted at companies in the area of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance). The “Liontrust ESG Trust” will have a portfolio of around 25-30 companies from all over the world. The […]

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Shell Share Price The Shell share price (LON:RDSA) has spent the past five days in the green, amounting to gains of 6.92%. The recent move follows a Dutch court ruling that Shell must reduce its worldwide carbon emissions by 45% by the end of 2030. The oil giant remains over 100p short of its highest […]

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ESG ETFs see new high of $210bn assets under management ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds) have reached a record high of $8trn assets under management (AuM) as investors scour the market for options that meet ESG (environmental, social and governance) standards. This is according to data collected in February by trackInsight, a global Exchange-Traded Funds analysis platform. […]

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Investment bank turns its focus towards ESG investing The former Labour leadership candidate has joined US investment bank JP Morgan to lead its European environmental, social and governance (ESG) mission. Umunna, the former employment lawyer and MP for Streatham, will take up the newly created position, as reported by the Financial Times.  Vis Raghavan, JP […]

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2020 was something of a boom year for ETFs, which saw the sector grow to $189bn and record almost 200 new listings, after capturing $97bn of flows over the course of the year. There are now more than 540 ESG ETFs available. While the Covid-19 pandemic stranded global markets in the eye of the storm, […]

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UK-based sustainable energy service provider TelosNRG has announced the launch of a bespoke “ESG package” for the renewables industry, designed to help energy sector companies understand and measure their current ESG performance against key markers of progress. The service will involve utilising Telos’ expertise in ESG credentials to advise companies on the performance of their […]

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Leading investor relations consultancy firm Edison Group has announced the launch of a new series of ESG reports designed to democratise investor access to review companies’ performance and adherence “across the most significant and stringent criteria”. The reports – collectively called ‘Edison ESG Edge’ – utilise a standardised structure and a “ratified, forward-looking data set […]

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Impact investor WHEB Asset Management LLP (WHEB) is set to launch a Dublin-based UCIT (Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) fund designed to make sure investors can continue to contribute to their sustainable impact funds whatever the outcome of the ongoing Brexit talks with the European Union. WHEB was launched in 2009 with […]

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With sustainability becoming an increasingly significant consideration for discerning investors, being able to differentiate between true sustainability and merely a green veneer – or, ‘greenwashing’ – will become increasingly important as time goes on. That is why Tribe Impact Capital wants investors to know the risks of relying on ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), and […]

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Wealth management and private banking firm Coutts announced on Wednesday that it was targeting a 25% reduction in carbon emissions emitted from its funds and portfolios by the end of 2021. The pledge was made in the company’s 2020 Sustainability Report, which also found that the firm had achieved a 23% reduction in carbon emissions […]

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British power company Drax Group (LON:DRX) today announced that it had successfully completed a three-year-long extension to its Environmental, Social and Governance facility, with the contractual final maturity now pushed back to 2025. Drax is known for championing ethical alternatives, having become the first coal-run power station company to invest in flue gas desulphurization technology […]

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Coronavirus hasn’t yet had its fill of using equities, assets and national economies as chew toys, and will almost certainly weigh on people and capital the world-over, for a good chunk of 2020. One asset class I can’t help but feel sorry for (in the midst of the biggest dips since 2008) are sustainable and […]

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Environmental policies have never been so important for businesses. Issues such as climate change and global warning are now becoming increasingly more avid as firms look to shift their operating strategy to combat climate change. I have picked out three FTSE 100 listed firms, who I feel are providing a measurable impact on the environment […]

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Never was there a more shocking millennial-induced horror story than this – the traditional brew is suffering because herbal alternatives are in fashion. The shift in consumer behaviour could see household goods giant Unilever (LON:ULVR) attempting to offload its PG Tips and Lipton brands. The news came following the company posting its slowest quarterly growth […]

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