Schroders and GIC bolster climate portfolio analysis
The Avoided Emissions framework aims to quantify the emissions saved through the substitution of high carbon activities with low carbon alternatives.
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Investing for a carbon free world: Investors support an inclusive transition post COP26
71% of investors felt that richer countries should be helping poorer countries to transition to net zero.
New study by the University of Oxford and Lombard Odier examines the predictors of success in a greening world
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
The Sustainability Standards Battle
Others took a different view. Perhaps predictably, the teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg described the conference categorically as “a failure.”
Reflections on COP26: a long path ahead
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.
FC4S Welcomes Jersey to its Global Financial Network
The international Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) has welcomed Jersey, a forward-thinking international finance centre (IFC), to its global network.
ESG Investing: ‘A virtuous cycle of asset growth’
Academic research suggests this increases staff loyalty and improves the ability of companies to recruit employees.
How can investors assess impacts on nature?
Catherine Macaulay, our ESG team's natural capital and biodiversity research specialist, explores how we can assess exposure to nature-related risks.
Assessing Climate Risks for Emerging Markets
A recent UN report (released 17 September, 2021) shows global GHGs will rise 16% by 2030 on 2010
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg Signs the UN Principles for Responsible Banking
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.
BB Entrepreneur Europe Fund is now Bellevue Sustainable Entrepreneur Europe
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
Why investors see oil companies as part of the net-zero solution
Large oil companies have publicly committed to addressing the issues.