S&P Global Q&A: Clear frameworks for disclosure needed to progress with SDGs
S&P Global Sustainable’s Richard Mattison highlights challenges in incorporating the UN SDGs into investment portfolios
Climate Change
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Forced labour found in nearly half fashion companies’ supply chains
Economic instability has exacerbated the risk of forced labour
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Fuelling the impact bond market
Rosl Veltmeijer, fund manager of the Triodos Sterling Bond Impact fund, discusses investing in social trends and outlooks for bond markets
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Investors ‘turn blind eye’ to social risks
Climate change is expected to cause catastrophic social upheaval but the latter is missing from much disclosure
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Trium’s Mares: Improving high-emitters and sustainable shorting
ESG Emissions Improvers fund plays the dispersion between high-emitters who can adapt to more sustainable practices and those that cannot
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Apollo launches clean transition private equity fund
Focused on the transition to clean energy and sustainable industry
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COP28: Renewable energy commitments are ‘massive tailwind’ for sustainable investments
EQ Investors’ Louisiana Salge is pleased to see some scaling up of renewable energy but adds ‘we are nowhere near where we need to be’
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COP28: Private sector climate finance ‘should be multiplied by a factor of 15’
Emerging economies need investment of $2.4trn a year by 2030
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COP28: Time for a course correction
As climate change impacts spell devastating consequences for economies and communities the world over, Stephanie Maier reminds us what is at stake and calls for decisive action in Dubai
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Downing’s Lewis: My COP28 wishlist
Roger Lewis, head of responsible investment at Downing, shares his hopes for renewables, offsets and climate targets
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COP28: ‘Don’t come home without a deal’
Intensified calls for phasing out of fossil fuels
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$11trn investor group backs responsible mining commission
Commission ‘can play a critical role’ in improving operating standards in mining