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BSI PAS 7342 sustainable fund specification published

Published on: 26/03/2025

BSI published PAS 7342:2025 yesterday, a fast track standard for retail sustainable investment funds. The document describes what 'good' looks…
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SDR fund labelling March update

Published on: 03/03/2025

How many funds have SDR fund labels? March 2-25 update The UK’s SDR fund labelling regime aims to help people…
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Does the UK need a Green Taxonomy?

Published on: 07/02/2025

Some thoughts on whether or not the UK needs a Green Taxonomy Yesterday I submitted an - albeit rather rushed…
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Mansion House speech highlights sustainable finance

Published on: 20/11/2024

We are delighted to record that the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves November's Mansion House speech referenced sustainable finance,…
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Regulating ESG ratings providers

Published on: 18/11/2024

Regulating ESG ratings providers The information below is 'cut and pasted' from an email received from the Treasury on 15…
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Sign up to the annual SRI Services and Partners event on 5 October

Published on: 13/07/2023

Well, its that time again! We are currently in the process of organising our annual 'SRI Services and Partners' Good…
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SDR consultation feedback

Published on: 31/01/2023

The SDR (Sustainability Disclosure Requirements) consultation paper was, in my view, a big step in the right direction for the…
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SRI Services & Partners event videos

Published on: 24/10/2022

The following videos are from our 2022 'SRI Services and Partners Good Money Week' event. They are published in chronological…
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Some thoughts on the Purpose, Positioning and Priorities of sustainable investment

Published on: 18/03/2022

A big thank you to our friends at Investment Life and Pensions Moneyfacts for publishing - and putting on the…
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Sustainable investment 4,3,2,1

Published on: 10/12/2021

As you are reading this post you may well know that I have spent nearly 30 years working in sustainable,…
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SRI Services welcomes new FCA 'ESG and Sustainable Investment Principles'

Published on: 19/07/2021

I am delighted to welcome the launch of the FCA's new 'ESG & sustainable investment principles' which I have been…
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Regulatory developments in sustainable investment (July 2021)

Published on: 12/07/2021

[Please see my more recent 'Principles' blog as the FCA Sustainable Investment Principles are now live.] As you will know,…
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UKSIF launches new policy vision - where next for UK Sustainable Finance?

Published on: 11/05/2021

UKSIF Policy Vision On 28 April 2021 UKSIF launched its new 'policy vision' at an event convened to celebrate the…
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Climate considerations now embedded across main UK financial regulators

Published on: 25/03/2021

During UKSIF's excellent 'Ownership Day' event today I was delighted to hear from their keynote speaker Mark Manning of the…
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Investment Life & Pension Moneyfacts SRI feature

Published on: 22/07/2020

It is lovely to have contributed once again to 'Investment Life and Pensions Moneyfacts' editor Richard Eagling's annual SRI feature…
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EU ESG consultations - SFDR & Disclosure

Published on: 19/06/2020

Introduction The EU has a raft of consultations ongoing aimed at driving investment to be more focused on sustainability. I…
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Coronavirus and ESG - early fund manager responses

Published on: 29/03/2020

With the ethical and social aspects of coronavirus being plain to see and markets wobbling horribly we have started to…
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EU Taxonomy Final Report

Published on: 23/03/2020

Sustainable Finance Taxonomy report 'Financing a Sustainable European Economy' Technical Report published 9 March 2020 On 9 March 2020 the…
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BlackRock sustainability announcement

Published on: 17/01/2020

BlackRock founder and CEO Larry Fink has been making headlines this week with the announcement on Tuesday (14/1/20) that BlackRock…
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Understanding Greenwash

Published on: 13/11/2019

Recent media coverage, generated in part in response to a recent report by SCM*, indicates that greenwash fears are growing…
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FCA Feedback Statement on Climate Change and Green Finance

Published on: 18/10/2019

The FCA issued the following important and welcome statement and linked report this week (16 October 2019). This, in my…
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Understanding Sustainability funds

Published on: 18/04/2019

A growing number of funds are now marketed as being ‘sustainability themed’ or having sustainability related themes (often in…
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Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) report published

Published on: 05/04/2019

The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (the international network of SIFs, that includes friends at UKSIF and Eurosif) has this week…
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Investment Association to consult on Sustainability and Responsible Investment

Published on: 04/02/2019

The Investment Association announced last week that it is to consult members on Sustainability and Responsible Investment. Their launch release is…
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SRI Services responds to FCA Climate Change and Green Finance Consultation

Published on: 04/02/2019

SRI Services submitted a response to the FCA's highly welcome consultation on Climate Change and Green Finance (DP18/8) last week.…
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ESMA MIFID II Sustainability Consultation

Published on: 20/01/2019

The timing may not be ideal, but it is none the less welcome that the EU (ESMA) is consulting on…
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FCA DP18/8 consultation: Climate Change and Green Finance deadline looming

Published on: 16/01/2019

As mentioned in my blog in October last year the FCA is consulting on climate change and green finance. SRI…
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'Sustainability & Suitability' SRI event videos

Published on: 08/11/2018

I am delighted to announce that you can now access the ‘Sustainability & Suitability’ Good Money Week event videos on…
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New PRA report: The Impact of climate change on the UK banking sector

Published on: 30/09/2018

The Bank of England has taken a leadership position on climate change for a number of years. Governor Mark Carney’s ‘Tragedy…
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Help Fund World’s First Sculpture Celebrating Green Finance

Published on: 24/08/2018

The Green Finance Sculpture project is an exciting new initiative, launched at a Lifetime Achievement event for the late Tessa Tennant in June…
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SRI Services welcomes FCAs proposed review on SRI, ESG & ethical concerns

Published on: 20/07/2018

I am running rather late with blogs at the moment as there is so much happening - but felt it…
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Sustainable Finance Initiative - MiFID II suitability requirements - feedback requested

Published on: 08/06/2018

EU proposals to include ESG as part of investment and advice processes. 20 June 2018 Update: ===== On 24 May 2018 the…
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EU proposes action to support sustainable finance

Published on: 25/05/2018

Yesterday was a big day for those of us who care about how investment and financial services impact the world…
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Green Finance Taskforce report

Published on: 10/04/2018

The Green Finance Taskforce published a highly significant (100 page) report on 28 March 2018. The report, which aims to help accelerate 'green…
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EU Announces Sustainable Finance Action Plan

Published on: 15/03/2018

On 8 March 2018 the EU published its response to the Sustainable Finance HLEG (High Level Expert Group) report issued in…
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Obligatory ‘ethical’ fact finding?

Published on: 07/12/2017

We will be working with the Tranparency Task Force on the topic of asking the FCA to mandate ‘ethical/SRI/ESG’ fact finding. (Or more…
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National Ethical Investment Week 2011 dates announced

Published on: 20/05/2011

National Ethical Investment Week 2011 dates announced 16-22 October 2011 Green and ethical investing aims to allow you to make…
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BSI PAS 7342 sustainable fund specification published

SDR fund labelling March update

Does the UK need a Green Taxonomy?

Mansion House speech highlights sustainable finance

Regulating ESG ratings providers

Sign up to the annual SRI Services and Partners event on 5 October

SDR consultation feedback

SRI Services & Partners event videos

Some thoughts on the Purpose, Positioning and Priorities of sustainable investment

Sustainable investment 4,3,2,1

SRI Services welcomes new FCA 'ESG and Sustainable Investment Principles'

Regulatory developments in sustainable investment (July 2021)

UKSIF launches new policy vision - where next for UK Sustainable Finance?

Climate considerations now embedded across main UK financial regulators

Investment Life & Pension Moneyfacts SRI feature

EU ESG consultations - SFDR & Disclosure

Coronavirus and ESG - early fund manager responses

EU Taxonomy Final Report

BlackRock sustainability announcement

Understanding Greenwash

FCA Feedback Statement on Climate Change and Green Finance

Understanding Sustainability funds

Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) report published

Investment Association to consult on Sustainability and Responsible Investment

SRI Services responds to FCA Climate Change and Green Finance Consultation

ESMA MIFID II Sustainability Consultation

FCA DP18/8 consultation: Climate Change and Green Finance deadline looming

'Sustainability & Suitability' SRI event videos

New PRA report: The Impact of climate change on the UK banking sector

Help Fund World’s First Sculpture Celebrating Green Finance

SRI Services welcomes FCAs proposed review on SRI, ESG & ethical concerns

Sustainable Finance Initiative - MiFID II suitability requirements - feedback requested

EU proposes action to support sustainable finance

Green Finance Taskforce report

EU Announces Sustainable Finance Action Plan

Obligatory ‘ethical’ fact finding?

National Ethical Investment Week 2011 dates announced

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