Recent UBS ESG News
UBS Appoints Beatriz Martin Jimenez as GEB Lead for Sustainability and Impact
Listen to this story: Following Suni Harford’s decision to retire from UBS, Aleksandar Ivanovic will join UBS’s Group Executive Board as President Asset Management and Beatriz Martin Jimenez will become
UBS Publishes 2022 Sustainability Report
Listen to this story: The Sustainability Report details how UBS meets clients’ sustainable finance and investing needs and supports them in the transition to a low-carbon economy. It also provides
Texas Places BlackRock, Credit Suisse & UBS on Divestment List for “Boycotting” Fossil Fuel Companies in Anti-ESG Backlash
Claims ESG investors “push a social and political agenda shrouded in secrecy” Investment and finance giants BlackRock, Credit Suisse and UBS are among a list of ten financial companies published
UBS launches US equity-focused Climate Aware Equity Index to help investors meet environmental and financial goals
UBS today announced the launch of the US version of the UBS Climate Aware Equity Index, which is a rules-based strategy that aims to provide investment exposure to the long-term theme
UBS Own Your Worth: Women Are Acting on Their Convictions to Pursue Greater Purpose in Their Lives
Women are intentionally using their financial resources, time and purchasing power in a way that aligns with their values Women see money as a tool to effect change and recognize
UBS Wealth Unit Launches Group to Focus on Inclusive Investing
UBS Group AG’s wealth management unit launched a group for investment strategies related to diversity and inclusion, with its goal to generate both social benefits and returns. The team will
Amundi US Flagship Equity Strategy With An ESG Focus Added to UBS Separately Managed Account Platforms
Amundi US announced that its flagship equity strategy, a US Large Cap Core strategy with an ESG focus, launched a separately managed account (SMA) on UBS Financial Services Inc.’s ACCESS,
KKR to Acquire Leading Japanese Real Estate Asset Manager from Mitsubishi Corporation and UBS Asset Management in a Strategic Transaction
New strategic transaction combines the real estate investment and asset management acumen of KKR and MC-UBSR to strengthen a leading Japanese REIT management business Strong alignment of interest through KKR’s
Cisco and UBS to host ESG Conference Call/Webcast
Cisco and UBS will host an ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Conference Call/Webcast for the Financial Community at 8:00 a.m. PT/11:00 a.m. ET/4:00 p.m. BST, on March 10, 2022. See event page: https://esgnews.com/event/cisco-ubs-esg-conference-call-webcast/ Mary de Wysocki,
UBS, Standard Chartered, and BNP Paribas join banks developing new voluntary carbon market settlement platform
Banks become founding members of initiative, launched in July 2021 by CIBC, Itaú Unibanco, National Australia Bank, and NatWest Group The founding members of Project Carbon, a group of financial institutions developing
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