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the sustainable, responsible and ethical investment information hub
November 24th, 2020
EIRIS Foundation release new fund market size estimate during Good Money Week.
The following information was recently published by the EIRIS Foundation:
“Investment in UK green and ethical funds has grown significantly in 2020 to £33.5 billion according to our latest research on the size of the retail market. We were pleased to report this during Good Money Week 2020 in October. This figure is based on the funds under management figures of UK domiciled green and/or ethical retail funds. This year’s estimate, significantly up from £25.3 billion in 2019, reflects a growing demand for investment products that incorporate consumer concerns for environmental and social issues.
(Note – According to recent reports the IA has indicated that SRI retail fund inflows were four times higher in 2020 than they were in 2019. See: https://ifamagazine.com/article/ia-reports-record-7-1bn-flows-into-responsible-investment-funds-in-2020-so-far/)
I am delighted to share our response to the FCAs recent ‘Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels‘ discussion paper. Our response was rather lengthy, so you may prefer to focus on the summary of key points below (the text below is ‘as submitted’): Download our response here: FCA SDR DP 21 4 SRI Services […]
Below is a list of the top 50 filter options selected by Fund EcoMarket users during the course of 2021. This shows that, as in previous years, a wide range of filters are used by Fund EcoMarket users, most probably as that is what is required in order to offer advice on sustainable investment […]
ShareAction has just published their 2021 report on shareholder voting. The gist of the report is that many shareholders, most importantly amongst them the largest (because they have the most votes) are not supporting shareholder resolutions on environmental and social issues – even when their proxy advisers are recommending they should. There will doubtless be […]