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Guernsey can play a role disproportionate to its size in green

The Dalai Lama once quoted an old African proverb: “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito!”

New Study Finds Gap Between Intention and Action in Growing ESG Investment Market

Singapore also bucked the trend for diminishing interest in ESG investing among older demographics.

Will This COP Be Different?

The United Nations climate summit now underway in Glasgow will indicate whether political efforts to achieve this goal are likely to heat up as fast as scientists tell us the planet is.

2021 Global Climate Survey

How investors are taking on the risks and opportunities of climate change

Money managers face 'greenwashing' scrutiny as sustainable funds flourish

They set out what regulators should check for in asset managers' internal policies and procedures on such investments, and how they market funds that claim to be sustainable.

Barclays has financed $5.6bn in new fossil fuel projects since January

Financing in lead up to Cop26 largest of all major UK banks, finds campaigners

Triodos to lead the challenger banking charge to net zero by 2035

With this target, Triodos Bank’s portfolio of loans and funds’ investments will be aligned with a maximum global temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The Power Of Sustainability

Our commitment to our clients to build a better world both today and for the future.

MDBs call for “expansion and acceleration of climate action”

Joint statement of multilateral development banks at COP26 in Glasgow

More than 500 British firms are now B Corp certified including the Queen's bank Coutts - we ask its UK boss: is the badge at risk of being diluted?

But does this rapid rise in B Corps risk diluting the integrity of the certification?

ESG Measuring And Reporting: Transparency And Standards

All of this makes it difficult for GPs to report accurately on ESG, and in turn enable LPs to obtain a good grasp of ESG risks across their portfolios.

Aegon commits to group-wide net-zero emissions objective by 2050

To ensure progress towards this 2050 commitment, Aegon has set a clear medium-term target.

BMO Global Asset Management announces net zero targets

Strong action by global leaders at this week’s COP26 conference is also essential to set the world on a trajectory to a more stable climate and a healthier planet.

Multilateral development banks to step up protection of nature

Nature is the foundation of our civilisation.

EBRD and partners launch High Impact Partnership on Climate Action

Its primary objectives are to unleash investments and solutions that reduce or prevent greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change, and protect the environment.

Nordic, UK pension funds commit $130 billion to fight climate change

But we also need private investors on board," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.

Schroders joins Natural Capital Investment Alliance

This Alliance demonstrates the commitment of the investment industry to play a major role in forging a pathway towards a mainstream market for natural capital.

Ex-Bank of England boss Mark Carney warns climate zealots: 'We can't just flip a switch to cut carbon - banks MUST fund firms as they go green'

This weekend, Carney, 56, is acting as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's finance adviser

Rolls-Royce and Qatar set to launch multibillion fund for UK green engineering startups

The goal of the project is to create five green engineering “unicorns” – startups worth $1bn and above – by the end of the decade, and up to 20 by 2040.

Why chartered accountants are crucial to the fight against climate change

Anne Adrain, Head of Sustainability and Reporting at ICAS, explains how chartered accountants (CAs) are crucial to the fight against climate change and why ICAS is committing to net zero.

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