Carbon markets: Transparency is improving but action should be priority
Investment professionals react to announcements made around carbon markets and trading at COP27
Asia
Latest news and expert analysis on ESG investment topics for the Asia region.
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GFANZ and guidelines: Key takeaways from Finance Day
Implementation COP aims to work out the practicalities of mobilising finance
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Finance Day at COP27: ‘This year is much more granular’
Impax, Ninety One and Rathbone Greenbank speak to ESG Clarity in Sharm El-Sheikh
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Climate change ranked top influential factor among investors
The proportion of investors who view climate change as a top factor in their investment decisions rose, according to a survey from Deutsche Bank
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Decarbonising digital infrastructure to make net zero a reality
On COP27’s Decarbonisation Day, Andre Karihaloo explores the growing demand for secure, global connectivity
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Global extreme poverty: Shocks and setbacks
Jupiter’s Abbie Llewellyn-Waters reflects on extreme poverty and on progress towards its eradication
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ISSB signs 20 partners to support firms’ implementation
Companies need to prepare to use IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards
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UN: ‘Bogus’ net-zero pledges cover up fossil fuel expansion
UN’s Guterres speaks at the launch of net-zero guidance at COP27
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Global financial institutions benchmark launches
World Benchmarking Alliance finds only 2% of 400 leading firms have interim targets
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COP27: ‘Climate change takes precedence over other crises’
‘There is not one single crisis that is more impactful and critical than climate change’ say COP27 leaders
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Banks’ net-zero targets fail to include most fossil fuel funding
Emissions reduction measured by intensity instead of in absolute terms also raises red flag
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COP27: The economic opportunities from accelerated climate action
GAM’s Stephanie Maier would like to see tax incentives such as those offered in the US’s Inflation Reduction Act adopted in other regions