Tag Archives: ESG

“Muddled , vague and confusing” – Brian Henderson’s take on the VFM framework

This episode was brought forward so that Nico could watch motor racing in Italy. It’s a bummer for Nico that he’d chosen Emilia Romagna as his grand prix, thoughts and sympathy are with him as the grand prix has been … Continue reading

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High fives for the UN! The High Seas treaty was signed this weekend!

This cute little fellow may not know it yet, but the UN has just signed a treaty that may make his/her life a lot better. We know about 23,000 of the species that inhabit the high seas, but there are … Continue reading

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High fives for the UN! The High Seas treaty was signed last night!

This cute little fellow may not know it yet, but the UN has just signed a treaty that may make his/her life a lot better. We know about 23,000 of the species that inhabit the high seas, but there are … Continue reading

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Vanguard makes its opposition to adopting ESG clear – how will you react?

Vanguard is not an active fund manager in that it doesn’t take positions against the market consensus, as defined by whatever index it chooses to follow. It is an owner of physical assets within those indices and therefore has voting … Continue reading

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Can your SIPP investment make an impact? Pension Bee says it can.

Like many people , I want my money to make a difference – I want to make it matter. But until recently I had only the vaguest idea of how I could make that happen. I am now able to … Continue reading

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Setting net zero goals – a ball of confusion?

  As readers know, I’m interested in the value savers get from their money and the majority of my thinking has been the amount of money savings produce (the outcome). But we all know there is clean and dirty money, … Continue reading

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Something like the sun – could nuclear fusion be our get out of jail card?

  Shakespeare started a poem “my mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun“. For the past 400 years we  have been struggling to find a source of energy that provides us with a little of the sun’s intensity. The Sun … Continue reading

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Which stranded assets should we pick?

Like any liberal do-gooder, my first reaction to hearing the Government had cleared the digging of a £165m mine in Whitehaven with “dismay” – or an expletive not fit to be published. My second reaction was “what do I know” … Continue reading

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Robert Armstrong concludes “ESG is still a mess”

This blog is published this morning on Robert Armstrong’s “unhedged” feed. I’m republishing it because measuring the real impact of pensions on the sustainability of the planet is key in choosing a pension provider. I want to know how my … Continue reading

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Watch your carbon footprint – Aussie!

  The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority last month said it saw a “clear rationale” for regulatory oversight of certain ESG data and rating providers. “We stress that market participants and consumers must be able to trust green and other ESG-labelled … Continue reading

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