08/24/2021
Auditors must commit to calling out companies on climate
"It is hard to think of a situation where a robustly independent audit is more vital to society than the climate crisis."
Planet SOS
08/24/2021
Linklaters pledges support for greener arbitrations
Linklaters was at the forefront of virtual hearings during the Covid-19 pandemic, acting in one of the first fully virtual trials in the English Commercial Court as well as many virtual arbitration hearings subsequently.
08/23/2021
Over a quarter of Scottish investors base investment decisions on environmental impact, Rathbone Investment Management
Over a quarter of Scottish HNWI’s currently base their investment decisions on a business’s impact on the environment (27%) and 26% say that they would choose a company over another based on their good treatment of their employees.
08/23/2021
Three deep discount entry points into the low-carbon economy
Timo Smuts, an investment analyst at Orbis Investment Management, believes Siemens Energy, AES and Signify are all cheap ways into a buzzy theme.
08/22/2021
BaFin Consultation on Guideline for Sustainable Investment Funds
The guideline sets out how certain German investment funds must be structured so that they qualify as “sustainable” or can be marketed as “sustainable” in Germany.
08/22/2021
Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change
The findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) place climate change firmly on our doorstep, and has demanded a global response.
08/22/2021
Financing for the Future: Surging Sustainable Finance Market Presents Challenges, Opportunities
There is a sense we are now at an inflection point, with climate mitigation and other ESG issues becoming core to investment and business strategies for issuers, borrowers and investors.
08/20/2021
Banker Bonuses Tied to ESG Metrics Are on the Rise in Europe
That’s as European regulators explicitly add ESG risks to pay guidelines, with the change due to take effect by the end of 2021.
08/20/2021
KBI Global Investors sees investment opportunities in biodiversity and circular economy
It argues that its methodology has a positive impact.
08/20/2021
Extinction Rebellion: City of London to be next climate campaign target
The environmental activist group said it expected thousands of protestors to take part in the protests which will start on Monday.
08/20/2021
Banker bonuses tied to ESG metrics are on the rise in Europe
UniCredit SpA says 10% of its pay scorecard for senior management depends on the bank’s ESG ratings and customer satisfaction
08/19/2021
5 tactics to reduce food waste thanks to game-changing start-ups
To get the most out of these products, some start-ups are offering to donate them or reduce the price and sell them on.
08/19/2021
How the Rise of Quant Credit May Finally Bring ESG to the Bond Markets
A look at how the increasing use of complex data by quant credit strategies may drive faster and deeper integration of ESG into the fixed income markets.
08/19/2021
'Climate and finance has never seen a more dynamic time'
For many years now, companies just reported voluntarily as a matter of corporate responsibility or brand.
08/19/2021
Scottish National Investment Bank commits £50m to woodland management
The Scottish National Investment Bank is an impact investor, focussed on delivering both commercial returns and mission impacts with its capital.
08/18/2021
'Key to triggering investment and buy-in': Green economy reacts to UK's Hydrogen Strategy
The Strategy builds on the Ten-Point Plan ambition for the UK to host 5GW of low-carbon hydrogen generation by 2030.
08/17/2021
Climate progress tracker improves on higher carbon prices and electric vehicle sales
The latest reading of Schroders’ Climate Progress Dashboard points to a long run temperature rise of around 3.4 degrees over pre-industrial levels.
08/17/2021
Climate, investors and the IPCC’s ‘code red’
The report lays out the stark impact of climate change, coupling data with evidence of flooding, drought and wildfires.
08/17/2021
Shareholder Push to Protect Planet Reaches Next Level
Such ‘shareholder resolutions’, as they’re known, become binding when the majority of the company’s shareholders vote in favour of them.
08/16/2021
How US and UK regulators are targeting greenwashing
While some corporates authentically value and consider ESG issues, others have missed the mark and are being challenged to go beyond ticking the box.