Biodiversity: The next frontier for financial institutions
A new financial era?
The global financial crisis of 2008 left an indelible mark on financial markets, and scarred the economic system. New regulations, central bank actions and changed investor behaviour profoundly altered market…
Review 2024-25
2023 Review
Faith Ward lauds IIGCC’s climate progress as CFA fellowship recognises her impact
Faith Ward spoke last week at the AGM of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), a key partner for Brunel. Faith, who is both Chief Responsible Investment Officer…
Brunel named European private markets climate transition winner at IPE Transition Awards in Brussels
…we invest for the transition, see Brunel’s approach to climate change. The award was accepted on Brunel’s behalf by Chris van der Merwe, Responsible Investment Manager at Brunel (pictured, right)….
Integrating Biodiversity into Investment Decisions
Stewardship
…Climate Change Statement. Banks are systemic actors that can alter the flow of capital, with enormous implications for transition. Through this update, Barclays has taken significant steps to reduce its…
Brunel Investor Days 2020 go online
…on both climate change and on the ‘S’ of ESG. On climate change, this included covering the launch of the Net Zero investor framework and Brunel’s PRI report. On social…
Voting Guidelines updated
…main changes in our updated guidelines this year include: Climate change Explicitly outlined escalation where our baseline expectations of CA100+ companies are not met. In 2024, CA100+ companies within our…
Brunel wins Pensions for Purpose Paris Alignment Award
…Voting Guidelines “If finance is to become part of the solution to climate change, then the industry doesn’t just need leaders on climate – it needs to recognise those leaders…
Annual Report shows Brunel exceeding pooling ambitions again
…managers – one for affordable housing, the other for renewables – and to harness the portfolio to target those priorities in a county where both poverty and climate change are…