Archive

  • Union Investment working on 'transition' scores for companies

    06 May 2021

    The German asset manager is preparing to increase its scrutiny of companies' transition strategies, Henrik Pontzen tells Peter Cripps

  • The role of ESG in delivering IPO success

    05 May 2021

    How do public and private markets differ in their approaches towards ESG, asks Joshua Brunert

  • The soufflé of common sense on climate change

    28 April 2021

    With science, policy and capital coming together to help combat warming, we must all be early adoptors, argues Paula DiPerna

  • Putting Coinbase to the test: can crypto ever be sustainable?

    27 April 2021

    Its enormous emissions aren't Coinbase's only, or even biggest, problem, argues Patrick Wood Uribe

  • SFDR will be a 'game changer' for sustainability reporting

    16 March 2021

    The EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is now in play after a long gestation, and carries potential for standardisation and prevention of greenwashing. Christopher Marchant reports

  • London pooling

    15 March 2021

    A pool of London pension schemes is overhauling its responsible investment strategy, including managing climate risk and investing for impact, writes Michael Hurley

  • EU Sustainable Disclosure Regulation comes into force on 10 March - are you ready?

    09 March 2021

    Andy Sloan shares his thoughts on ESG reporting and the potential impact of the interventions of the EU

  • Cautious optimism for TNFD despite challenges

    08 March 2021

    After the success of the TCFD in driving focus on climate-related disclosures, the mood is upbeat that the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) can do the same for natural capital - despite awareness of the additional challenges it faces. Ahren Lester reports

  • A model for Future-Fit disclosure

    23 February 2021

    Investors could benefit if a benchmark for 'Future-Fit' businesses achieves global uptake, Martin Rich tells Michael Hurley

  • Is Covid-19 sharpening the focus on stakeholder capitalism?

    15 February 2021

    A surge in sustainable investing and increasing scrutiny of ESG topics are calling into question the purpose of corporations, writes Michael Wilkins