Negative noise highlights COP27’s need to bolster climate targets
Business leaders need to help maintain momentum, writes Quilter Cheviot’s Gemma Woodward
Opinion (EU)
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Climate pitfalls and progress since COP26
EQ Investors’ Louisiana Salge explores what has gone well – and what has not – from the pledges made at COP26
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Biodiversity and water: Two sides of the same coin
To celebrate World Water Week, Thematics Water Strategy’s Arnaud Bisschop considers the crucial role water plays in preserving biodiversity
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Green hydrogen becoming more attractive as costs fall
Investment opportunities exist in supply chain, according to Mirabaud’s Perrin
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Practical measures must trump perfect solutions
We need difficult debate in ESG but not at the expense of action
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‘There are no sustainable companies without a sustainable economy’
Andrew Parry says engagement will need to embrace the complexity of our natural, social and economic systems
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Is there a gold standard when it comes to ESG regulations?
Global reporting and data standards will enable asset managers to produce more uniform reports
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Are ESG disclosures the new challenge for CFOs?
CFOs will need to drive the coordination of new ESG disclosure standards
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SFDR could revolutionise reporting but don’t wait for data
Globally, only 3% of companies report more than 70% of the 14 mandatory PAIs
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Soaring energy profits won’t reach people or planet
Shell and Centrica report bumper profits but little commitment to stakeholders or transition
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COP27 must scale adaptation efforts
The backdrop coming into this year’s conference is bleak, but there are reasons for optimism
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New diversity in green bonds
Road to net zero has led to expansion in green bonds opportunity set, says AXA IM’s Johann Plé