Managers of Wealth

The Crucial Role of Financial Services in the transition to Net Zero

Climate change presents financial risks to various participants in the financial sector.

FastTrack: to becoming ESG ready

The regulation applies to financial market participants across all asset classes, including illiquid assets whose fund managers need to prepare for its Level 2 (periodic reporting) entering into force in July 2022.

“Our employees are proud of our B Corp certification” an interview with Ebba Lepage, our Head of Corporate Sustainability

Our carbon emissions essentially come from energy use and our employees’ travel.

Embraer unveils zero-emission hydrogen and electric concept aircraft

It is partnering with an international consortium of engineering universities, aeronautical research institutes and small to medium firms.

Airbus Flies Like a Goose to Save Tonnes of CO2

This allowed it to reduce engine thrust and cut fuel consumption.

20 Airlines Commit to Use New Technologies to Minimize Climate Impact

The Target True Zero initiative will address the role novel propulsion technologies like electric and hydrogen aviation can play in the transition to an aviation system with true zero climate impacts.

WTTC launches Net Zero Roadmap for travel

Major new initiative will set the path for businesses in their quest to net zero

ICC opens consultation on draft global standards for Sustainable Trade and Trade Finance

The proposed ICC framework seeks to break through this complexity – recognising not only positive activity, but also guiding banks and corporates towards the use of best-practice standards.

2021 Global Bank Review: ESG, creating a purposeful future.

Banks, in deploying their capital and driving corporate behaviour, can have a significant influence in shaping the ESG conversion.

The Zero-Hour Sessions at COP26: Deploying capital in the age of planetary boundaries

If we're to avoid breaching any of these planetary boundaries, we must understand how we can safely use our natural capital and how to adapt our business models to this new reality

Rothschild & Co commits to net zero operations by 2030

This commitment builds on our previous efforts to reduce operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions1 and presents an ambitious update to our first targets set in 2019.

‘Coal, cars, cash and trees’: what progress has COP26 made so far?

No matter the outcome, we must confront the consequences of the global climate transition.

Carbon Transparency Partnership publishes new guidance to enhance consistency of emissions data

Partnership also taking first steps towards creating data exchange network

$521bn asset manager CEO: fiduciary duty definition in Japan is too narrow

Speaking at Investment COP in Glasgow, the head of Asset Management One explained why ESG needs to be part of fiduciary duty and how his firm aligns passive funds with net-zero emissions targets.

Mining should not be a dirty word in the Climate Change debate

Amati launched its Strategic Metals Fund earlier this year.

Values alignment is only the tip of the iceberg for ESG

Six insights from the 2021 Natixis Global Survey of Individual Investors

So, You're a B Corp. So What?

As Coutts continues on its B Corp journey, the significance of this accreditation is becoming increasingly apparent, and the narrative around Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria is shifting.

SC Ventures launches Shoal

Shoal will be added to the Starling Marketplace in due course, enabling existing Starling Bank customers to benefit from this new digital sustainable offering.

Hydrogen Superyachts: the new and improved luxury

In the past, yachts have typically used gas or diesel as fuel, but increasingly green hydrogen is being considered as a clean alternative.

Protecting people from a changing climate: The case for resilience

Our new study lays bare the potential impact of climate risks for people across the globe—and underscores the need to protect the most vulnerable and build resilience.

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