Michael Nelson

1 month ago | esgclarity.com | Michael Nelson

Governments have agreed on a strategy to raise the funds needed to achieve the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) at the close of the UN Biodiversity Conference, COP16, in Rome, with experts hailing the “huge advance” toward an enabling environment for investor action on nature.

2 months ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Rajeev Goel |James Jones |Michael Nelson

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2 months ago | esgclarity.com | Michael Nelson

Over half of investors surveyed in Fidelity International‘s Professional Investor DNA Survey still consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as important when it comes to portfolio asset allocation over the next 18 months.

Aug 28, 2024 | future.portfolio-adviser.com | Michael Nelson

UK water utilities have gone from ‘hero to zero’ over the last few decades. Deregulation and chronic underinvestment have exacerbated the water pollution problem in the UK, severely damaging the reputation of the industry. Several water companies have also been heavily criticised for prioritising shareholder dividends over reinvestment. Since privatisation in 1989, Britain’s water companies have paid out £78bn in dividends, nearly half of the £190bn invested in water infrastructure.

Aug 28, 2024 | future.portfolio-adviser.com | Michael Nelson

Freshwater ecosystems – including, rivers, lakes and aquifers – are degrading in half of the world’s countries, with river flows significantly decreasing, and ambient water is becoming more polluted, according to the latest set of reports tracking progress on freshwater published by UN-water and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).