Archive

  • ISSB stakeholders want more information about materiality

    13 September 2022

    IFRS Foundation head Lee White gives his assessment of some of the challenges facing the International Sustainability Standards Board. Peter Cripps reports

  • Comment: RIP Queen Elizabeth, long live the King!

    09 September 2022

    Can environmentalist King Charles help sway the course of the UK, asks Peter Cripps

  • How diligent client onboarding can mitigate greenwashing

    07 September 2022

    Ensuring efficient data collection from clients can be a key tool in tackling greenwashing risks, argues Edel Brophy

  • ESG litigation risks are gaining momentum

    31 August 2022

    Investors are among those that could stake their claim against corporate greenwashing, write Leigh Callaway and Tim Reinhard

  • The UK's Net Zero Strategy: A new era for climate litigation

    26 August 2022

    A watershed moment for climate litigation has implications for companies, investors and policymakers, argue Mark Clarke and Janina Moutia-Bloom

  • China green bond principles 'important' but imperfect

    22 August 2022

    Publication of the China GBPs has potential wide-ranging implications for the green bond market, but they remain a work in progress. Ahren Lester reports

  • Pooling efforts for net zero

    19 August 2022

    A credible net-zero plan should be built by layering investor stimulus with management response, writes Amish Mehta

  • UK pension schemes' social dilemma

    18 August 2022

    The UK government is setting up a taskforce for social factors in pension fund investing. Michael Hurley asks what impact it could have

  • The Inflation Reduction Act: A 'ground-breaking' climate deal

    12 August 2022

    The proposed US bill could have a transformative effect on low-carbon investment, with implications for credit ratings, Michael Hurley writes

  • ESG data a heightened challenge in emerging markets

    09 August 2022

    Ninety One is looking to step up its transition financing in emerging markets, but data continues to be an obstacle, says its chief sustainability officer Nazmeera Moola