Prosek Partners, a global financial marketing communications and special situations firm, has acquired a stake in Blue Dot Capital, a boutique sustainable finance consulting firm with expertise and experience in advising investment-management firms on developing comprehensive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and impact investing capabilities.  

MOSS, the environmental platform that tokenisee carbon credits, has partnered with Argentium Digital Asset Management Limited for the purchase of MOSS's MCO2 carbon credits as part of the hedge funds' carbon-neutral investment approach.

In a new white paper, Merrill Sepehrnia, Head of Total Return Sustainability at Pictet Asset Management, explains why hedge funds are well placed to uncover ESG issues and help drive the ESG agenda forward.

Natural Language Processing (NLP) can enhance ESG Investing in a variety of ways, from building alpha-generating strategies to monitoring controversy risk across portfolios.

Argentium Digital Asset Management, a London-based cryptocurrency hedge fund founded by ex-JP Morgan and Credit Suisse manager Paul Frost-Smith, has committed to a carbon-neutral investment approach.  

Bitcoin latinum, the next-generation insured bitcoin fork capable of massive transaction volume, digital asset management, cyber security, and capacity has announced a green initiative to achieve a carbon net-zero footprint, as a commitment to sustainable environmental practices and support of the Crypto Climate Accord. 

A new report from LGT Capital Partners (LGT CP) shows that alternative investors are increasingly focusing on ESG outcomes in order to address key issues including climate change and diversity & inclusion (D&I).

ESG data analysis and how it links to performance will be the focus of the next FIS webinar, in conjunction with Hedgeweek, during which we will ask: “How can AI help illustrate your ESG edge to investors?”

ESG-focused funds have rightly been receiving a lot of attention over the last 12 months or more, as institutional investors continue to analyse the impact their portfolios are having on the planet, and society at large.