Natalie Kenway, Author at Fund Selector Asia

Stewart Investors launches EMs ex-China sustainability fund

The launch of the fund comes amid growing investor appetite to separate China exposure from global emerging markets portfolios.

Strategic input on the company’s net-zero, biodiversity and human rights work.

Inflows into sustainable funds slowed during the second quarter but still outstripped conventional fund flows.

Sustainable funds across Asia continued to see outflows in the first quarter of the year with almost $100m pulled by investors.

Final standards have been set and will be revealed to market within months.

Assets in global sustainable funds hit nearly $2.5trn at end of 2022.

Ross Teverson is part of the EOS team.

Diverging responses to ISSB proposals on creating global baseline for climate reporting standards.

However green products in most regions held up better than conventional market.

The focus will likely be on decarbonisation and sustainable food systems.