Commentary Tagged with “impact digest”
Regulatory agencies in the U.S. and Europe push for more stringent disclosures, UN report again highlights the urgency of climate action, and the ongoing fight in favor the materiality of impact considerations lead this quarter's headlines.
Impact investing continues to perform well, stricter scrutiny for managers is on the horizon and new options for investors to protect our environment
2021 seems to position impact investing for an even stronger surge than has already been seen as calls for greater corporate accountability may be answered, and the Biden administration could look to undo some recent hostility towards ESG considerations.
As impact investing continues to grow, investors are now faced with the challenge of how to hold companies accountable for their promises. A common framework for metrics looks to make it easier to measure progress on ESG initiatives, and board diversity requirements stand to bring in much needed new voices to the industry.
Sustainable funds held their own and oil prices did not drag renewables down with them in this look at impact headlines from the second quarter.