11/30/2021
The report, Predictors of Success in a Greening World, offers a global, 25-year-long perspective on countries’ standing in global trade in high-growth green industries, and the extent to which each country has adequately directed their Covid-19 reco
11/30/2021
Others took a different view. Perhaps predictably, the teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg described the conference categorically as “a failure.”
11/30/2021
These developments represent the tip of the iceberg of the COP26 announcements, with more policy positions expected to be fleshed out in the coming year.
11/30/2021
Switzerland is among the countries that had net-zero pledges in place before COP26 and which, in early 2021, published its roadmap to net zero.
11/30/2021
The Avoided Emissions framework aims to quantify the emissions saved through the substitution of high carbon activities with low carbon alternatives.
11/29/2021
The international Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) has welcomed Jersey, a forward-thinking international finance centre (IFC), to its global network.
11/28/2021
Academic research suggests this increases staff loyalty and improves the ability of companies to recruit employees.
11/26/2021
The portfolio management team headed by Birgitte Olsen strives to identify the leaders in terms of operational sustainability as well as companies that will provide the most promising solutions for a greener planet and that are pivoting their business mod
11/26/2021
Catherine Macaulay, our ESG team's natural capital and biodiversity research specialist, explores how we can assess exposure to nature-related risks.
11/26/2021
The Principles are the leading framework for ensuring that banks’ strategy and practice align with the vision society has set out for its future in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement.
11/26/2021
A recent UN report (released 17 September, 2021) shows global GHGs will rise 16% by 2030 on 2010
11/25/2021
Large oil companies have publicly committed to addressing the issues.
11/25/2021
Beyond simply being a ‘marketing tool’ or the latest bandwagon to jump on, people are more environmentally and socially-conscious and believe in ESG as a philosophy to apply to their personal, investment and business affairs.
11/25/2021
A 4.0°C rise could see nearly half of the world’s population living in areas potentially affected.
11/25/2021
According to the research, the development of systems-leadership** practices – those that acknowledge the size and interconnectedness of the climate challenge – will support much-needed innovation and collective action.
11/25/2021
We are focusing on designing efficiencies across all four stages of the life cycle
11/25/2021
The survey demonstrates a disconnect between the driving motivation for sustainable investing and the ESG investment approaches used.
11/25/2021
Our 2021 survey results identify that screening is one of the most widely used tools utilised to implement a responsible investment policy in the asset management community.
11/24/2021
In fact, less than a third of British investors say COP26 and the UK government’s stance on climate change have accelerated their ESG investment plans to pump capital into sustainable assets.
11/24/2021
Funds with an ‘ESG’ bias are forecast to outnumber conventional funds by 2025.