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Ecocide: prosecuting the destruction of ecosystems
19 February 2021There are growing calls for ecocide to be recognised as an offence under the Rome Statute, which would mean individuals - including the heads of companies - could find themselves prosecuted by the International Criminal Court, says Aidan Ellis
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Finding a way to protect the uninsurable with parametrics
18 February 2021With climate risk on the rise and exposure growing both in financial value and in geographical diversity, a more innovative approach to risk transfer is needed to plug the gaps left by traditional insurance, says Simon Young
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What are banks getting wrong on human rights?
17 February 2021Banks' processes for implementing human rights considerations into their lending activities are far from perfect, reports Christopher Marchant
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Is Covid-19 sharpening the focus on stakeholder capitalism?
15 February 2021A surge in sustainable investing and increasing scrutiny of ESG topics are calling into question the purpose of corporations, writes Michael Wilkins
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Environmental investing pioneer sounds 'green bubble' warning
12 February 2021Nino Tronchetti Provera, founder of Ambienta, says the rush to green investments is leading to some insane valuations. Peter Cripps reports
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Why are data providers flocking to impact? Part five: Truvalue Labs
12 February 2021How does Truvalue Labs help investors measure and report their impact, Michael Hurley asks
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Why are data providers flocking to impact? Part four: Sustainalytics
11 February 2021How does Sustainalytics help investors measure and report their impact, Michael Hurley asks
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Why are data providers flocking to impact? Part three: Trucost
10 February 2021How does Trucost help investors measure and report their impact, Michael Hurley asks
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Green hijacking: SBI and KfW
10 February 2021The State Bank of India's ESG update flaunted its relationship with KfW to help give it credibility but it failed to mention its plans to finance the Carmichael coal mine, says Ulf Erlandsson
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Why are data providers flocking to impact? Part two: V.E
09 February 2021How does V.E help investors measure and report their impact, Michael Hurley asks
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- French investors devise framework to tackle 'engagement washing'
- BlackRock's sustainable and transition funds attract inflows despite backlash
- Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus
- Capital Continuum merges with Finance Earth
- Storebrand and BNP to lead nature transition group
- Lack of actionable adaptation investments, says Aberdeen
- Luxembourg commits to TFFF
- Sovereign credit ratings 'ignoring' nature risks
- FCA proposes cuts to UK financial institution climate reporting rules