Finance & Investing
A breach of fiduciary duty?
Investor nonprofit Ceres calls on policymakers to protect the freedom to incorporate ESG concerns in decisions. Read More
'Outsize opportunity': How investors could help slash food sector emissions and unlock a $1.5T economic boost
The financial sector holds huge potential to help build a more sustainable food and farming system worldwide, according to a new report. Read More
ESG in retirement: On vetoes and getting votes
President Joe Biden vetoed a Republican-led joint resolution to nullify a Department of Labor rule that will allow retirement plan fiduciaries to incorporate ESG information in investment decision-making. Read More
Climate finance must center frontline, underrepresented and underserved communities
Frontline communities have been underrepresented and underserved in climate resiliency efforts to date, mirroring their underinvestment in the investment field as a whole. Read More
ESG Reporting Frameworks & Regulations – What Applies to Me?
Driven by advancements in corporate accountability in the European Union, we’re currently experiencing a wave of new ESG reporting frameworks and regulations. While these initiatives will spur much-needed action around ESG and climate issues, it can be challenging to decode what they mean for your business. To many, this influx of frameworks and regulations has added more complexity to the alphabet soup of acronyms that define the ESG disclosure space. Read More
Is sustainability becoming all about accounting?
Finance and accounting professionals are increasingly being brought in to incorporate ESG considerations into decision-making processes and reports. Read More
What are the ‘wrong’ sort of EU Taxonomy estimates?
European financial regulators shed light on the use of “equivalent information” under the EU Taxonomy. Read More
The first rule of ESG: Don’t talk about ESG
Amid the pushback, companies are staying the course but keeping their heads down. Read More
Greening the Industrial Sector’s Operations
With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by the US Congress, there are now incentives to drive the growth of the green energy sector. Providing a way to unlock investment opportunities by minimizing costs will benefit the industrial sector by helping them in various ways, such as becoming more environmentally sustainable and creating new revenue streams to fuel long-term growth. Read More
Episode 354: Dark anniversaries, risky business
This week's episode features an interview with David Carlin, head of climate risk and TCFD for the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative. Read More
