Finance & Investing

Confusing guidelines, the lack of standardized metrics, and little funding has left one of our most valuable climate mitigation tools untapped. Read More

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria is changing the corporate and investment landscape. In fact, the value of ESG-driven assets now exceeds $41 trillion USD. What does this mean for you? If you can effectively report on ESG, you are more likely to attract investors, customers, and talent – giving you a competitive advantage. Read our latest white paper: “A Wave of Investor Interest Spurs ESG Reporting” to gain insight into the market trends pushing a top-down interest in ESG, so you can improve your ESG program.  Read More

As the business landscape becomes more complex, the need to standardize environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators becomes even more critical. The International Business Council’s latest metrics-focused report is designed to accelerate “convergence among the leading private standard-setters and bringing greater comparability and consistency to the reporting of ESG disclosures.” So, the question then becomes: is your organization ready? Read More

Increasingly, the business and economics agenda is aligning with the sustainability agenda. That's a good thing for all involved. Read More

Sustainable investing’s young guns don’t see rigid scoring or rating systems as the best way for ESG investors to have a real impact. Read More

Fossil fuel financing declined by 9 percent in 2020 amid the economic downturn, but campaigners warn overall trend is "one heading definitively in the wrong direction." Read More

The growth of financing institutions created with the explicit mission of combining public and private funds to invest in climate solutions and green infrastructure. Read More

Consumer goods giant's CEO Alan Jope said he hoped other businesses would soon start to follow suit in offering shareholders a say on climate plans Read More

Can the Taskforce on Climate-Related Disclosures effectively address both adaptation and mitigation? Maybe not. Read More

Central Arkansas Water partnered with green finance experts Encourage Capital and WRI to pioneer the first certified green bond of this kind. It was purchased by Morgan Stanley. Read More