Natasha Turner, deputy editor of ESG Clarity, walks Steve through Week 2 of COP26. The conversation focuses on the youth activists pushing for more direct action and announcements made during Finance Day and the Investment COP sessions.
Negotiators from almost 200 countries clinched a deal that seeks to keep the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement alive, but punted the hardest decisions into the future.
We want to hear about your views on ESG strategies, how your attitude about ESG has changed, and how you expect fund managers to adapt.
Companies that provide climate solutions are essentially businesses that drive or underpin substantial reductions in or the removal of greenhouse gas emissions.
ESG is only used in 5% of corporate DC plans, according to Callan. Use by institutional investors also varies a lot by geography.
Firms that have recently disclosed interim portfolio decarbonization targets are on track to cut their CO2 footprint by just 20% this decade, according to nonprofit Universal Owner.
The eighth day of the conference saw announcements on climate resilience and ocean risks, and an appearance by former U.S. President Barack Obama.
Joe Keefe of Impax Asset Management talks greenwashing
Nature Day on Saturday saw farming, agricultural and ‘nature positive’ pledges from governments and companies.
Our own Natalie Kenway, global head of ESG Insights, joins the podcast to share her observations live from the COP26 event in Glasgow, Scotland. Natalie gives a Week One update on some of the big financial announcements and the incredible energy of the city and the event.
Some 20 countries stated that, from 2022, they will no longer fund unabated fossil fuel projects abroad.
Private capital would prove more critical to reaching the Paris Agreement aim of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
