Archive

  • A first stab: French institutions try to calculate their biodiversity footprints

    03 August 2023

    As French financial institutions for the first time estimate the scale of their impacts on nature, the numbers look bleak - but not comparable. Thomas Cox writes

  • The ISSB - a new global standard?

    26 July 2023

    The ISSB standards create a common language and globally consistent baseline for disclosing climate-related risks and opportunities, writes William Yonge

  • The impact of the EU's Sustainable Finance Package on asset managers

    24 July 2023

    Leonard Ng explores three key areas of impact: the taxonomy, regulation of ESG ratings providers and transition finance

  • Understanding divergences of ESG Risk Ratings

    18 July 2023

    ESG risks impact companies differently across sectors, countries, and market cap sizes, writes Ouaile El Fetouhi

  • Mirova: EU Green Bond Standard weak on impact reporting rules

    12 July 2023

    Felipe Gordillo says the EU should have gone further on impact reporting requirements in its landmark green bond regulation. Ahren Lester reports

  • The great ESG data free-for-all

    10 July 2023

    The business model of commercial data providers faces disruption in coming years amid the launch of free data platforms, writes Michael Hurley

  • Boom time for nature data

    07 July 2023

    Demand for biodiversity and nature data is booming, ahead of an eagerly-awaited reporting framework planned for September. Peter Cripps and Thomas Cox explore some of the developments

  • The 13 trends shaping ESG data

    06 July 2023

    The ESG data industry is undergoing radical transformation, in terms of the scale and breadth of its coverage - and the scrutiny it attracts. Peter Cripps reports

  • Deforestation is at the heart of the climate-nature puzzle

    03 July 2023

    Investor nature and climate efforts must both focus on - and learn from - action on deforestation, argues Olga Hancock

  • 'It will help us have more honest conversations'

    27 June 2023

    Investors welcome the IFRS sustainability standards and say, by boosting comparability, they will aid engagement. Michael Hurley reports