Finance & Investing

As we move towards 2030, maintaining high standards for protecting the environment and human rights is becoming very good for business. Investors are increasingly monitoring environmental, social and governance (ESG) intentions and outcomes to inform decision making, and lenders are reducing the cost of capital for organizations that maintain high ESG standards. None of these choices are possible without accurate, reliable and meaningful ESG data and analytics. Read More

Sponsored: Follow these steps for stakeholder engagement, along with tools to select and partner with vendors that align to your cross-functional ESG goals. Read More

With green bond growth projected strong for 2023, investors would do well to read the fine print. Read More

Standardization is a win-win for both companies and ESG rating agencies. Read More

We should thank central banks for improving our understanding of climate change data. But they need to more faster and more forcefully to gather more rigorous and comparable data. Read More

One-third of young people in the U.K. have rejected a job over employers' weak ESG credentials, according to a new survey from KPMG. Read More

The practical upshot: There is no path to decarbonization without major investments in natural capital. Read More

Companies must help consumers understand what it means to tackle the climate crisis. Read More

Leaders of new climate startups need to integrate ESG from the beginning. Read More

Alex Edmans, professor of finance with the London Business School, discusses his radical rethink of how companies operate and why they exist. Read More