Archive

  • 'SFDR is an utter disaster'

    20 September 2024

    James Gifford, founding CEO of the PRI and a sustainable finance veteran, shares his thoughts on sustainable finance policy and regulation - and the future of ESG. Peter Cripps reports

  • The 2024 AGM season showed us the power of a vote

    18 September 2024

    Dual-class share structures skew voting outcomes and insulate company management from the views of independent shareholders and the discipline of the market, writes Caroline Escott

  • Putting transition plans to the test: MSCI

    05 September 2024

    Investors face a tough task scrutinising corporate transition plans - but an increasing number of tools promise to help. In the fifth article in a series, Michael Hurley examines MSCI's offering

  • Putting transition plans to the test: Morningstar Sustainalytics

    29 August 2024

    Investors face a tough task scrutinising corporate transition plans - but an increasing number of tools promise to help. In the fourth article in a series, Michael Hurley examines Sustainalytics's Low Carbon Transition Ratings

  • Putting transition plans to the test: Sustainable Fitch

    16 August 2024

    Investors face a tough task scrutinising corporate transition plans - but an increasing number of tools promise to help. In the third article in a series, Michael Hurley examines Fitch's Transition Assessment

  • Putting transition plans to the test: Transition Pathway Initiative and ASCOR

    13 August 2024

    Investors face a tough task scrutinising corporate transition plans - but an increasing number of tools promise to help. In the second article in a series, Michael Hurley examines the TPI tool and ASCOR

  • Six ways to transition to safer, more sustainable chemicals

    08 August 2024

    The UN Global Framework on Chemicals provides a roadmap for investors on shifting away from harmful chemicals, write Caroline Boden, Rachel Crossley and Alexandra MacPherson

  • The SBTi must take decisive action on Scope 3

    31 July 2024

    The organisation must not leave carbon project developers and buyers in limbo, argues Simon Turek

  • Green enabling: opening Pandora's Box?

    29 July 2024

    Guidelines on how to define 'green enabling activities' are pushing the boundaries of sustainable finance, Orith Azoulay tells Peter Cripps

  • Judging the credibility of transition plans, part two

    29 July 2024

    Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes