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Survey finds 68% of North American employers have a formal DEI program

Sadie Janes — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:00:06 +0000

More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of North American employers have a formal diversity, equity and inclusion policy or program, while 60 per cent offer employee education on DEI, according to two separate surveys by Leger Marketing Inc. on behalf of ESG Global Advisors and ACI Argyle Communications Inc. The surveys, which polled more than 70 […]

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Majority of global institutional investors implementing sustainable investing: survey

Jennifer Paterson — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 19:00:23 +0000

The majority (89 per cent) of global institutional investors are implementing sustainable investing, compared to 76 per cent in 2021, according to a new survey by FTSE Russell. The survey, which polled nearly 200 asset owners with between US$1.1 trillion and US$3 trillion, found 44 per cent said they’re currently considering how to incorporate climate […]

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Sustainability of increasing concern to asset managers: reports

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:30:26 +0000

The vast majority (84 per cent) of asset managers are either implementing or evaluating the sustainability of their portfolios, according to a survey by FTSE Russell. The results indicate a significant increase in the percentage of asset managers concerned about sustainability issues. In a similar survey from 2018, just 53 per cent of respondents had […]

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UN PRI encouraging signatories to focus on real-world outcomes

mschmit — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 04:10:53 +0000

The Principles for Responsible Investment has released a framework for investors to help focus on aligning their activities with the UN’s sustainable development goals. “Issues such as human rights abuses, climate change and inequitable social structures seriously threaten the longterm performance of economies, investors’ portfolios and the world in which beneficiaries live,” the report said. […]

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Asset managers reluctant to ink commitment to ESG into official product documents

mschmit — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:07:43 +0000

While many investors say they apply environmental, social, and governance considerations in their investment processes, few actually include them in formalized product documents. According to a report from Cerulli, most signatories of the Principles for Responsible Investment demonstrate ESG capabilities in public materials, like their websites. However, just 4.5 per cent of assets controlled by […]

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