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Data Centres Add to Deluge of Water Risks

Local frictions loom large as potable water demands put tech sector at odds with household and agricultural needs.

Standardised approach aims to improve transparency, eliminate greenwashing risks around avoided – or Scope 4 – emissions.

Investors maintain that engagement is the “only way” to get companies to change course on climate transition pledges.

Mixed progress across DEI and climate, while impact investors struggle to get to grips with nature risks.

Esgaia acquisition looks to deepen data expertise as investors seek greater voting and engagement support.

Interest in private markets swells as divergence between asset owners and managers continues.

The increasingly pervasive use of big tech-designed AI via weapons and surveillance poses risks to investors.

Report sets four asks to improve risk disclosure and analytics in portfolios targeting data providers and companies.

The standard setter emphasises internal decarbonisation, action-based targets as part of revamped net zero standard for corporates.

SBTN has issued new science-based targets for companies operating in the sector, tracking overexploitation and habitat loss.