11 October, 2019
Better data and consolidated standards needed to drive ESG investing
When investors and their advisers gather there is a single recurring theme that arises again and again: environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. So it was in Paris this week as the gre...
8 October, 2019
Mark Carney predicts more action on climate-related risk disclosures
The pressure on companies to provide more and higher quality climate-related risk disclosures is only going to increase, according to the governor of the Bank of England.
30 September, 2019
Sasja Beslik: global finance industry ‘is the key to a sustainable future’
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25 September, 2019
PRI policy chief warns that capital markets ‘remain unsustainable’
“We haven’t yet seen the transition necessary,” says Will Martindale, head of policy and research at campaign group Pri...
13 September, 2019
PRI report reveals global shift to national sustainable finance policies
The world’s 50 largest economies have put in place more than 500 policy instruments and 730 hard and soft law revisions to back investors in using “long-term value drivers”, including ESG factor...
26 October, 2018
BlackRock’s sustainable investment ambition
It was probably inevitable, but the fact that the world’s largest fund manager has thrown its weight behind sustainable investing really puts down a marker. [pull-left]“Sustainable investing wi...
8 August, 2018
European Commission edges closer to ‘sustainability’ investment rules
Rules that would compel investors to integrate sustainability risks into their decision-making have taken another step closer to being imposed. The European Commission has called for advice on the ...
29 November, 2017
Are directors courting legal action by keeping quiet on climate risk?
In the UK, as in many other countries, directors are legally required to consider material financial risks facing their business, and to report these risks in their corporate disclosures. This can oft...
9 November, 2017
ICGN Paris conference will focus on developments in Europe
The last conference of the 2017 ICGN events calendar will be held in Paris on 6 and 7 December at the Palais...
21 July, 2017
