The ESG agenda is becoming ever more pressing

Now more than ever asset managers will need to demonstrate how they are meeting the market's expectations in relation to ESG. COVID-19 will undoubtedly shine a spotlight on asset managers and how they are living up to the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic will bring to environmental, social and governance issues.

In this podcast 'Let's Chat', the speakers explored the following topics: 

• Defining “ESG”
• The impact of COVID-19 on ESG
• The latest EU developments, including the: 
  • Taxonomy Regulation
  • Disclosure Regulation 
  • Low Carbon Benchmarks Regulation
  • Amendments to AIFMD/UCITS/MIFID Frameworks 
• What asset managers should be doing now