Investors and companies are beginning to recognise importance of the social element of net zero transitions.
Asset owners seek to standardise disclosure, incorporate diversity and inclusion into manager selection.
Sore heads and sporting analogies cannot distract from the Olympian task ahead.
The European Commission faces two possible paths for a taxonomy prioritising ‘S’ alongside ‘E’.
Firms encouraged to address “compulsive homogeneity”, but investor influence for change limited by own challenges.
Regulator aims to promote issuance of social bonds by private sector, but prevent ‘social washing’.
Investee companies’ climate strategies can no longer be viewed solely through an environmental lens, says new report.
Company disclosures insufficient to assess effectiveness of policies and initiatives aimed at greater equity.
Sector-specific sustainability reporting recommendations aim to prioritise a just transition, says standards-setting body.
Investors ask corporates to tie ESG-related targets to remuneration schemes, but complex pay packet structures makes impact hard to measure.
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