Asset managers: The no.1 remedy for when ESG regulations give you a headache
SFDR, TCFD, UN SDGs… getting your head around ESG rules and regulations can be headache-inducing. There are understandable frustrations...
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- Jan 12
- 1 min
Can Companies Solve Climate Change?
2022 broke all records across the world as the climate heats up amidst desperate efforts at UN climate change conferences to find ways to...
- Dec 8, 2022
- 1 min
Not as Green as it Seems
Gordon Tveito-Duncan, Head of ESG Technology at GaiaLens, explains why the ESG performance of the technology sector does not deliver on...
- Nov 24, 2022
- 3 min
Top 5 insights from the TSAM ESG Conference that asset managers need to take into 2023
1. ESG regulations in the EU and the US It will come as no surprise that the ever-changing sustainability regulations and frameworks were...
- Nov 4, 2022
- 1 min
End of the Road for ESG Ratings ‘Black Box’
Gordon Tveito-Duncan, Head of ESG Technology at GaiaLens, examines how the regulatory landscape is shaping up for ESG ratings and data...
- Sep 29, 2022
- 1 min
Asset Owners Detail Best Outcomes of COP26
GaiaLens asked asset owners about the most impactful developments Gordon Tveito-Duncan, co-founder of GaiaLens, said: “If COP26 taught us...
- Sep 7, 2022
- 1 min
Who is the Fairest of Them All?
Despite limited scope for standardisation, investors continue to push companies to be transparent about their social-related processes...
- Aug 2, 2022
- 1 min
Video Interview with Akamai Technologies: ESG as a Workforce Strategy
Our Co-Founder Gordon Tveito-Duncan was invited to interview with Natalie Billingham at Akamai Technologies. Gordon spoke on why...
- Jul 4, 2022
- 1 min
Greenwashing: the next misselling scandal?
Two high-profile cases of greenwashing investments have raised concerns it is the next misselling scandal, even as new rules governing...
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min
ESG Investments: Importance of Non-Financial Factors
Our Founder, Gordon Tveito-Duncan, speaks to Financial IT, watch the video interview here.
- Jun 6, 2022
- 1 min
Defining The 'S' In ESG And Navigating Disclosures
President & CEO of BBB National Programs, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering a more accountable, trustworthy marketplace....
- May 25, 2022
- 1 min
Sustainability and investors – never the twain shall meet
"Most of the criticisms about existing incumbent providers are largely due to the fact they're still human-based, which means sometimes...
- May 20, 2022
- 1 min
Divesting from Russian Investments
Gordon Tveito-Duncan, Head of ESG Technology at GaiaLens, outlines the challenges for asset owners and managers in assessing their...
- May 19, 2022
- 1 min
Blog: ESG is coming for the mortgage market
Like it or not, avoiding ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) issues in the news cycle is proving increasingly impossible, writes...
- Apr 29, 2022
- 1 min
Overcoming the Challenges of Measuring Social Performance
Gordon Tveito-Duncan, Head of ESG Technology at GaiaLens, considers how asset owners can assess asset managers’ portfolios for social...
- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
Asset Owners Struggle With Widespread ESG Investment Realignment
Only 25% have integrated ESG scoring into existing investment manager selection processes “To put it simply, the application of...
- Apr 1, 2022
- 1 min
NOT ENOUGH FOCUS ON ‘S’ & ‘G’ IN ESG RATINGS, CONFIRMS NEW REPORT
Fewer than a quarter of the largest US and Western European asset owners are happy with current ESG indices available to them, according...
- Mar 18, 2022
- 1 min
Largest asset owners lag on ESG
Only a quarter have integrated ESG scoring into manager selection processes, finds survey of European and US asset owners “To put it...
- Mar 16, 2022
- 1 min
Advisors Seeking More ESG Clarity
If encouraging (ESG) trends are to continue, index providers and fund sponsors will need to make clarity and simplicity top priorities....
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
ESG Has Arrived - But Frustration Over Inconsistent Standards Continues to Grow
Only 23 per cent of asset owner respondents to a GaiaLens survey expressed satisfaction with the quality and consistency of the ESG...
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