Former UNEP FI head of risk David Carlin calls for a refocus on reducing carbon emissions at COP30 and doubles down on the concept of carbon markets.
Trump’s tariffs are not the only headwind facing CBAM as Europe seeks to balance climate ambition with new realities.
Investors intend to step up efforts to hold asset managers to account in 2025, while also pushing back against DCSS and other limits.
Conflicting priorities have pushed DEI down asset owners’ priority list, but the AI revolution could bring workforce themes back into focus.
With the benefits of taxonomies increasingly recognised, efforts are under way to create standardisation among disparate initiatives.
Daan van der Wekken, Head of Sustainability at BSI, the UK’s national standards body, describes the path towards a globally applicable standard for transition planning in the financial sector.
Despite plans to follow the example of Australian and Canadian ‘megafunds’, a consolidated UK pensions sector may not be a more sustainable one.
Countries must move faster on mitigation and adaptation plans to mobilise public and private finance, says Antonina Scheer, Policy Fellow and Research Project Manager at the TPI Centre.
Investor engagement and regulation have helped to improve corporate human rights commitments, but progress remains patchy.
The distinction between active and passive investment strategies needs to be redefined for sustainable investments, argues Henrik Wold Nilsen, Senior Portfolio Manager at Storebrand.
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