INSIGHT by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
More than half of the world’s mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse, according to...
INSIGHT by Nikki Gwilliam-Beeharee, Investor Engagement Lead and Talya Swissa, Social Transformation Engagement Manager; World Benchmarking Alliance
Last year, the World Benchmarking Alliance assessed 1,006 companies from ten...
INSIGHT by the IFRS
Jurisdictions representing over half the global economy by gross domestic product (GDP) have announced steps to use the International Sustainability Standards...
INSIGHT by Emine Isciel, Head of Climate and Environment at Storebrand and co-chair of the Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Foundation working group on Public...
INSIGHT by the European Commission
| What are the new monitoring, reporting and verification obligations for the oil, coal and gas sectors?
Under the new EU...
INSIGHT by the EU Council
The Council has today adopted the ecodesign regulation, which sets requirements for sustainable products. The regulation replaces the existing ecodesign...
INSIGHT by the Global Reporting Initiative
The IFRS Foundation and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) are deepening their working relationship, building upon the Memorandum of Understanding signed...
INSIGHT by the Climate Bonds Initiative
Climate Bonds Initiative (Climate Bonds) recently announced the release of its highly anticipated report, ‘Transition in Action Agri-Food’. This...
INSIGHT by the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Prices for key minerals used in clean energy technologies dropped in 2023, but new IEA analysis shows need...
Q&A with Bobby Riddaway, Professional Trustee and Non-executive Director; currently Chair of Trustees on the DB Scheme of a London based firm of Lawyers
|...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by ClientEarth
Today the world’s highest court for marine protection - the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) - issued an...
INSIGHT by CDP
New data from the Accountability Framework initiative (AFi) and CDP show that achievement of deforestation- and conversion-free supply chains is possible, but still uncommon around the...
INSIGHT by the Climate Bonds Initiative
The Climate Bonds Initiative’s (Climate Bonds) latest report reveals in 2023, China led green bond issuance for the second...
INSIGHT by ClientEarth
Environmental lawyers have reacted after the Portuguese government announced it would abandon plans to build Lisbon’s new airport on an internationally protected nature site,...
INSIGHT by the Climate Bonds Initiative
Building on the foundational work launched last year, Climate Bonds Initiative, together with the Institutional Investors Group on Climate...
INSIGHT by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
A new publication addresses key themes on the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the legislation...
INSIGHT by Dan Lashof and Audrey Denvir. This article was originally published by the World Resources Institute. Photo credit: Alexander Mils.
The U.S. aviation industry has set a...
INSIGHT by the Stockholm Environment Center (SEI)
Animal agriculture negatively impacts the climate, public health and animal welfare, a group of experts argue in an...
INSIGHT by Zero Waste Europe
Zero Waste Europe’s latest paper asserts that the textile industry must reform its practices now or risk deteriorating further into...
INSIGHT by InfluenceMap
New InfluenceMap analysis finds that negative lobbying by the world’s largest automakers is putting global climate targets at risk and threatening the...
INSIGHT by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Following the public statement of 14 December 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by Ocean 14 Capital
Ocean 14 Capital Fund I, focusing exclusively on the multi-trillion-dollar ‘blue economy’, has announced it has closed on €201 million to support...
INSIGHT by Stand.earth
As communities experience year-round fires, floods, smoke, and deadly heat, the 15th annual Banking on Climate Chaos report revealed today that banks...
INSIGHT by the International Energy Agency
Global manufacturing capacity for solar PV today already meets what is needed this decade on a net zero pathway, and capacity...
INSIGHT by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
〉Using the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) as a case study, holdings in five mega-polluters...
Q&A with Alessia Falsarone, executive in residence, practitioner faculty at the University of Chicago, Circular Economy and Sustainable Business program Lead. Her portfolio of board...
INSIGHT by the World Bank
The global agrifood system presents a huge opportunity to cut almost a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions through...
INSIGHT by Jamal Srouji, Taryn Fransen, Sophie Boehm, David Waskow, Rebecca Carter and Gaia Larsen. This article was originally published by the World Resources Institute.
By early 2025, countries are due...
INSIGHT by the Stockholm Environment Institute 2024
The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) has updated its Green Steel Tracker, a vital tool for monitoring...
INSIGHT by UN Climate Change
The UN Body responsible for establishing a new global carbon market took a historic step reinforcing the protection of environmental and social human rights.
"This...
INSIGHT by the IFRS
The IFRS Foundation and EFRAG have published guidance material to illustrate the high level of alignment achieved between the International Sustainability...
INSIGHT by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA)
The Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) has launched a toolkit to help investors address the...
INSIGHT by CDP
〉The rate of decarbonisation by UK companies has slowed by a third for Scope 1 and 2 emissions and by 70% for Scope 3 emissions.
〉Only 62% of companies with verified emissions are in line with meeting potential 1.5° pathways, a decline from 2022. UK companies would cease decarbonising...
INSIGHT by Nature Action
Nature Action 100, the first global investor-led engagement initiative to address nature and biodiversity loss, has revealed a set of benchmark...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by the EU Commission
Following an alert from the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), the European Commission and EU consumer authorities (Network of Consumer Protection Cooperation...
Q&A with Drea Burbank is an MD-technologist and founder/CEO of Savimbo which sells fair-trade carbon credits. Drea lives in the Colombian Amazon.
| Can carbon and biodiversity credits truly benefit...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
Whereas global biodiversity has declined between 2 and 11 percent during the 20th century due...
Q&A with Robert Gardner, Co-Founder of Rebalance Earth
| Rebalance Earth recently published a white paper titled ‘The Nature Opportunity: Investing in our most valuable asset...
INSIGHT by the Grantham Research Institute
Climate framework laws have had a “positive impact on the reform of national climate governance systems and on climate action”...
INSIGHT by the World Resources Institute
Fossil fuels aren’t just used to power cars, heat buildings and keep the lights on. They are, quite literally,...
INSIGHT by the Planet Tracker
The chemical industry, generating USD 5.7 trillion in annual revenues (2022) and directly employing over 15 million people, plays a...
INSIGHT by ClientEarth
ClientEarth lawyers have called out the European Parliament after it voted through what they say is an illegal proposal to reform the...
INSIGHT by the Center for International Environmental Law
196 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have registered for the critical fourth session of the Intergovernmental...
INSIGHT by International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
Informed by its recent consultation on future priorities, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will commence projects to research...
INSIGHT by the European Parliament
Today, Parliament gave a final green light to new rules obliging firms to mitigate their negative impact on human rights...
INSIGHT by CreditNature
CreditNature is delighted to announce the world’s first accreditation of a Terrestrial Ecosystem Condition Method, under the Accounting for Nature® Standard. This historic...
INSIGHT by the International Energy Agency
Despite near-term challenges in some markets, based on today's policy settings, almost 1 in 3 cars on the roads...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Countries with limited potential for renewables could save up to 20 percent of costs for...
INSIGHT by the European Parliament
Today, Parliament adopted new measures to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste in the EU.
The regulation, which aims...
INSIGHT by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
〉Over several decades of implementation in a range of sectors, carbon capture, utilisation and...
INSIGHT by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)
15 of Australia’s most influential organisations representing business, finance and both retail and institutional investors and shareholders...
INSIGHT by Jennifer Moeller-Gulland is the Founder and Manging Director of Water Security Collective. Photo credit: Sherrie.
I think we all agree that water risks are increasing.
WWF...
INSIGHT by the CDP
Thousands of companies are behind on key steps to tackle plastic pollution in their value chains, according to landmark data released by...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Even if CO2 emissions were to be drastically cut down starting today, the world economy...
INSIGHT by the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
〉Fourth and most comprehensive edition of Target-Setting Protocol carves pathway to reducing portfolio emissions for 89 major institutional...
INSIGHT by the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)
The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) is publishing today three reports and a...
INSIGHT by the International Energy Agency
New report examines the role of carbon credits and integrated approach of public, private and complementary policies in driving...
INSIGHT by Claims.co.uk
〉Barristers and judges have the largest gender pay gap, according to a new study
〉Financial managers and directors have the second largest gender...
INSIGHT by the European Parliament
On Thursday, MEPs adopted plans to facilitate the uptake of renewable and low-carbon gases, including hydrogen, into the EU gas...
INSIGHT by the WWF
〉Latest Ipsos poll on what should be in a soon-to-be concluded global plastic pollution treaty shows unequivocal public support for banning...
INSIGHT by ShareAction
A major investigation into the world’s 65 largest insurance companies from the responsible investment charity ShareAction shows that both people and planet...
INSIGHT by Gilles Dufrasne, the Carbon Market Watch
Carbon Market Watch strongly condemns the SBTi Board of Trustees’ announcement to recognise carbon credits as a...
INSIGHT by the European Parliament
The law will set-up an EU certification framework for carbon removals to boost their uptake and help achieve EU climate...
INSIGHT by Rights and Resources Initiative & Rainforest Foundation Norway
The tenure rights of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendant Peoples (IPs, LCs, and ADPs)...
INSIGHT by Kiva Allgood Head, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, World Economic Forum; Na Na China Lead, Advanced Manufacturing and C4IR, World Economic...
INSIGHT by the Climate Bonds Initiative
Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM), an affiliate of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) in collaboration with the Climate Bonds Initiative (Climate Bonds) today launched its...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by Planet Tracker
Betting on resource extraction over nature preservation is a financial mistake, according to Planet Tracker’s latest report, “How to Lose Half...
INSIGHT by Nicolas Poolen, Senior Manager, Nature Positive Finance, WWF International
Effectively tackling major challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss requires breaking down systemic...
INSIGHT by the InfluenceMap
New global public opinion research by GlobeScan, in collaboration with InfluenceMap, shows that retail investors support investment funds being more involved in addressing climate change,...
Q&A with Steffen Müller, Global Director, Sustainability Advisory, Salesforce
| Can you provide insights into Salesforce's Nature Positive Strategy, especially its key objectives and how...
INSIGHT by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
Coalmines are becoming increasingly exposed to water-related risks, driving up the costs and risks...
INSIGHT by the International Energy Agency
New IEA analysis shows that fully implementing existing pledges on methane would deliver the majority, but not all, of...
INSIGHT by Mikaela Weisse, Elizabeth Goldman and Sarah Carter. Data created and updated by Peter Potapov, Svetlana Turubanova and Sasha Tyukavina – University of Maryland’s GLAD lab. This article...
INSIGHT by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Recent geopolitical shocks and economic uncertainties have highlighted the need for resilient supply chains. As we move away from...
INSIGHT by Carbon Tracker
A combination of declining oil and gas production in Wyoming’s Big Horn Basin and weak new proposed bonding requirements from the...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by Katie Lebling, Jennifer Rennicks and Shannon Wood, the World Resources Institute.
Rapidly reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the world’s top priority for combatting climate change. But scientists...
INSIGHT by Nala.Earth
For too long, sustainability discussions in boardrooms, conferences, and ESG teams have been dominated by climate-related issues, a phenomenon known as "Carbon...
INSIGHT by the CFA Institute
New research published by the CFA Institute Research and Policy Center analyzes the many challenges implicit in transition finance as a mechanism for the...
INSIGHT by the Planet Tracker
Planet Tracker has released a groundbreaking report uncovering the significant water-related risks faced by major fashion brands and retailers, including...
INSIGHT by Climate Action 100+
〉Results highlight that current transition plans are insufficient for investors to accurately gauge transition risk, a material financial risk for...
INSIGH by Climate Bonds Initiative
〉86% of SLBs not aligned with climate best practice, but credibility and ambition are improving.
〉Steep rise in climate ambition since...
Q&A with James Alexander, Chief Executive of UKSIF; Treasurer of Eurosif
| UKSIF shortly published a report warning that UK energy companies are considering moving...
INSIGHT by Deutsche Bundesbank and other institutions
〉An artificial intelligence (AI) application developed by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and its project partners, the...
INSIGHT by CarbonTracker
To further empower investors and regulators, a new assessment scorecard released to enable investors to judge whether oil and gas companies are...
INSIGHT by CDP
A majority (70%) of European companies align less than 25% of their capital expenditures (CapEx) toward transitioning towards a net-zero economy, new...
INSIGHT by Ceres
Nature Action 100, the first global investor engagement initiative to address the urgent crisis of nature and biodiversity loss around the world,...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact research (PIK)
From as yet undiscovered biodiversity to resilient forests and the impact of food consumption on nature: 64...
SCIENTIST PERSPECTIVE by Jitendra Aswani, Post-Doctoral Associate at MIT Sloan. This insight is based on his article, “Group Identity and Agency Frictions: Evidence using Big Data,” available...
INSIGHT by CDP
〉Less than 1% of companies consistently disclose across key environmental adverse impacts1, indicating a gap in holistic assessment and reporting of impacts...
INSIGHT by Stuart Breyer, CEO mallowstreet
When it comes to implementation of nature-related disclosures for pension funds, it is a question of ‘when’, not ‘if’.
In October 2022, the...
INSIGHT by Cain Blythe, Founder and CEO at CreditNature and Ecosulis (BCorp), Author & Speaker
The global financial landscape is undergoing a transformative shift towards...
INSIGHT by the International Energy Agency
Global energy-related CO2 emissions increased as exceptional droughts hit hydropower, but rise was lower than in 2022 thanks to...
INSIGHT by GRI
Sustainability professionals can now build and improve their expertise and knowledge of how to report their impacts on nature with the revised...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by the Carbon Tracker
Oil and gas companies are still rewarding executives for increasing/expanding fossil fuel production, even when this conflicts with their energy...
brief INSIGHT by ShareAction
During yesterday's COREPER meeting, EU Ambassadors did not give their approval to the passage of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive...
INSIGHT by Charlotte Edmond. This article was originally published on the World Economic Forum
〉Many plastics end up in the ocean, where they release greenhouse gases as...
Q&A with Snorre Gjerde, Lead Investment Stewardship Manager at Norges Bank Investment Management
| NBIM has been an active member of the Taskforce on Nature-related...
INSIGHT by the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI)
Bain & Company makes a Carbon Integrity Platinum Claim, demonstrating its progress on internal decarbonization and...
INSIGHT by Veronica Chau, Partner & Director, Sustainable Investing & Social Impact, Toronto, Boston Consulting Group; Faheen Allibhoy, Managing Director & Global Head of Multilateral...
INSIGHT by the Global Reporting Initiative
New analysis has revealed two-in-three large companies obtain assurance on at least some of their sustainability disclosures. While a...
INSIGHT by the EU Parliament
The EU nature restoration law, agreed with member states, will restore degraded ecosystems in all member states, help achieve the...
INSIGHT by the European Parliament
The new directive, agreed with the Council on 16 November 2023, was adopted with 499 votes in favour, 100 against...
INSIGHT by Zaneta Sedilekova, Founding Director and CEO at Planet Law Lab, Jakob Mayr, Program Manager Sustainable Finance, WWF Austria; Philippe Youssef Garduño Diaz, SR...
INSIGHT by Carbon Tracker
Investors are increasingly concerned about the financial impact of climate change and the energy transition, while market regulators and standard setters...
INSIGHT by ClientEarth
A group of property owners and farmers in Colorado, burdened with polluting abandoned oil and gas wells on their properties, have filed...
INSIGHT by Isobel Alice O'Connell, Strategic Partner, Metagnosis
After years of making progress on environmental issues – or the E part of ESG – businesses...
INSIGHT by Finansvalp
〉Finland ranked top as the best EU country for gender-equal workplaces, rating high for the percentage of women in the national government.
〉Portugal...
INSIGHT by ClientEarth
Background: A report by FairFin revealed that several of the world’s biggest international banks have collectively invested almost €22 billion in just two petrochemical...
INSIGHT by the Grantham Research Institute
A transformation of the $500 trillion global financial system is needed to deliver a just transition away from fossil...
Q&A by Gabriella Lovas with Oliver Milliner, Head of Sustainability for the University of Exeter and Falmouth University. Oliver has developed two sustainability strategies...
INSIGHT by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
〉The gap between commercial imperatives and environmental objectives is one of the biggest obstacles...
Q&A with Heather Buchanan, Chief Executive Officer of Bankers for Net Zero
| Heather, while many are familiar with the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA),...
INSIGHT by Shivani Lakshman, the World Resources Institute (WRI)
Demand for critical minerals is booming. Global efforts to fight climate change are driving up the...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by Kevin Leung, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
The recently adopted European Green Bond Standard (EUGBS) promises to boost investor...
INSIGHT by Eurosif
Yesterday, Eurosif published a new methodology for the purpose of future market studies on sustainability-related investments across Europe. The methodology and accompanying...
INSIGHT by the European Parliament
〉New rules for companies to comply with EU ban on greenwashing of products
〉Companies to submit environmental marketing claims for verification...
INSIGHT by the European Parliament
On Wednesday, MEPs in the Environment Committee adopted their position on the proposed revision of the Waste Framework Directive, by 72 votes...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact research (PIK)
The Amazon rainforest could approach a tipping point, which could lead to a large-scale collapse...
INSIGHT by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
In 2023, the fossil fuel sector once again lost ground compared to the market...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Voluntary standards and initiatives for carbon management (VSICMs) can help fill a legal void in climate...
Q&A with Drea Burbank is an MD-technologist and founder/CEO of Savimbo which sells fair-trade carbon credits. Drea lives in the Colombian Amazon.
| How do...
INSIGHT by betterSoil Science Hub
The carbon cycle is a crucial process that regulates the Earth's climate and sustains life on our planet. While carbon...
INSIGHT by the UK Government department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rebecca Pow MP
From today, all major housing developments are required to...
INSIGHT by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (AIGSL), Global Canopy
Biodiversity loss is an increasingly well-recognised driver of potential financial risks, and yet the financial...
INSIGHT by Mirova
The founders of the initiative to standardize the calculation of avoided emissions Mirova and Robeco, announced that they have selected I Care...
INSIGHT by investESG
Today's announcement and release of Barclays' energy policy, which follows engagement discussions with ShareAction and investors like Brunel Pension Partnership, is the...
INSIGHT by BloombergNEF (BNEF)
BNEF’s Long-Term Carbon Offsets Outlook 2024 shows that the success of the carbon offset market will be determined by the strength of...
INSIGHT by the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)
The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) has raised concerns from investors globally on regulatory proposals which could...
INSIGHT by Schroders
Schroders Greencoat, the specialist renewables and energy transition infrastructure manager of Schroders Capital, today announces the launch of Schroders Greencoat Global Renewables+...
INSIGHT by CDP
〉Just under 400 companies recognized as global leaders in environmental transparency on CDP’s annual A Lists, based on their Climate Change, Forests...
INSIGHT by Naomi Morenzoni, Senior Vice-President, Philanthropy, Salesforce. This article was first published by the World Economic Forum.
〉Corporate climate action is no longer just a...
INSIGHT by Reclaim Finance
As more and more companies and financial institutions are expected to adopt what are known as “transition plans” in response to...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
In the 2050s, one-third of the world's rivers could be affected by water scarcity or...
INSIGHT by the European Council
The Council and the European Parliament today reached a provisional deal on the regulation establishing a framework of measures for...
INSIGHT by the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA)
The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance launched a call to action, sending a clear message to the...
INSIGHT by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
A first global standard to holistically address the sustainability impacts of the mining sector is now available. The...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Transforming food systems around the world would lead to socio-economic benefits summing up to 5...
INSIGHT by the Council of the EU
The Council and European Parliament yesterday reached a provisional agreement on a proposal for a regulation on environmental,...
INSIGHT by Campbell Powers, Data Fellow , Salesforce; Claudia Ukonu, Growth Lead, Uplink, World Economic Forum. This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and...
INSIGHT by PlanetTracker
In a recent analysis of 3,900 documents, transcripts and filings from apparel-related companies, financial think tank Planet Tracker examined how the management...
INSIGHT by betterSoil Science Hub
The concept of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors has gained significant traction in the investment industry. Investors are increasingly...
INSIGHT by the EU Council
The Council and the European Parliament reached today a provisional deal on the directive that promotes the repair of broken...
INSIGHT by ClientEarth
The management of Polish energy giant Enea are suing the company’s former directors and its insurers for lack of due diligence over...
INSIGHT by the European Central Bank
〉Increasing impact of climate crisis on economy and financial system drives need for more action
〉ECB reaffirms commitment to ongoing...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by DEFINITE-CCRI
As global temperatures rise and consumption trends steadily upwards, the circular economy—a concept that designs out waste, keeps materials in use for...
INSIGHT by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
As nature faces unprecedented pressures, with human activity the leading cause for one million animal and plant species...
INSIGHT by UNEP FI
With over half of the world’s total GDP (circa $58 trillion of economic value) being moderately or highly dependent on nature, the degradation...
INSIGHT by the Circle Economy Foundation
Over the past five years, the number of discussions, debates and articles related to the circular economy has almost...
INSIGHT by Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB
The misalignment with...
INSIGHT by Ceres
With the growing climate crisis creating significant risks and opportunities in capital markets, the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets released a...
INSIGHT by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
The oil and gas industry and its petrochemical counterparts generate millions of tons of plastic waste...
INSIGHT by Jessica Smith (lead author), Alexander (Sasha) Wiese, Rhea Kochar, Anne-Marie Bor, Sylvaine Rols, Natacha Boric
For the third time in a row, United...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Tipping elements of the Earth system should be considered global commons, researchers argue in a new paper...
INSIGHT by investESG
During a press conference on Friday, Friends of the Earth Netherlands, known for their historic victory against the oil company Shell in...
INSIGHT by the World Economic Forum
〉A new World Economic Forum report finds that closing the health gap would improve women’s health and enable them...
INSIGHT by the EU Parliament
〉Key issues include media freedom, corruption, and individual liberties
〉EU needs to safeguard rights of women, children, LGBTIQ+, other vulnerable persons
〉Specific...
INSIGHT by the World Benchmarking Alliance
〉The 2,000 companies – known as the SDG2000 – are those with the greatest potential to transform systems and...
INSIGHT by Dr Rebecca Drury and Gemma James, Chronos Sustainability. Photo credit: Dr Rebecca Drury (left): private; Gemma James (right): PRI
That nature loss is...
INSIGHT by Greenpeace International
Greenpeace Nordic and Natur og Ungdom (Young Friends of the Earth Norway) secured a historic win against the Norwegian State, rendering...
INSIGHT by the Global Reporting Initiative
The Global Reporting Initiative and the IFRS Foundation have today jointly published a new analysis and mapping resource: Interoperability...
INSIGHT by Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director, World Economic Forum, Saroj Kumar Jha Global Director, Water Global Practice, The World Bank. This article is part of...
INSIGHT by Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Biodiversity is being lost at an unprecedented rate and our extractive, wasteful, and polluting linear economy is increasingly recognised as one of...
INSIHGT by PwC
〉Proportion of CEOs optimistic about global growth prospects doubles from 18% to 38% as concerns about inflation and macroeconomic volatility fall
〉39% of...
INSIGHT by Nicolas Poolen, Senior Manager Nature Positive Finance, WWF International & Rebekah Church, Global Lead Biodiversity Stewardship, WWF Germany. Photo credit: Rebekah Church...
INSIGHT by the European Parliament
〉F-gases: total phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons by 2050 and move towards climate-friendly solutions
〉Higher EU ambition to further reduce emissions of ozone-depleting...
INSIGHT by Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor, City of Freetown; Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mayor, Monterrey; Lord Sally Capp, Mayor, Melbourne. This article was originally published on the World Economic Forum...
INSIGHT by ShareAction
Today, ShareAction is releasing its fifth annual report analysing how the world’s largest asset managers voted in 2023 on shareholder resolutions that...
INSIGHT by Mili Fomicov, Lecturer and Co-Director - Climate Finance Academy, Imperial College London.
Vietnam requires large-scale renewable energy investment to meet its ambitious climate...
INSIGHT by the European Parliament
The proposed directive introduces an EU-wide Disability Card and revamps the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities to make...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
By prioritizing increases in rainfall, forestation programs may not only mitigate global climate change itself...
INSIGHT by the World Economic Forum
〉Misinformation and disinformation are biggest short-term risks, while extreme weather and critical change to Earth systems are greatest long-term...
INSIGHT by Copernicus
Global temperatures reached exceptionally high levels in 2023. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather...
INSIGHT by Florence Arke, Jr. Manager Regulatory Risk, Deloitte Netherlands
With a technological revolution unfolding, there’s a global growing demand for microchips. These tiny piece...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by Emil Sirén Gualinga, Natural Resources Researcher at Business & Human Rights Resource Centre; Impact Finance Analyst at Amazonia Impact Ventures. Emil is...
Q&A with Will Martindale, Co-founder and Managing Director at Canbury and former Director of Policy and Research at UN PRI
| Your book, 'Responsible Investment: An Insider’s...
INSIGHT by Peter Herweck, Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Electric. This article is part of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and was first published...
INSIGHT by Sophie Boehm and Clea Schumer, World Resources Institute.
March 20 marked the release of the final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s...
INSIGHT by Climate Action Tracker
Despite their promises, governments have not taken enough action to drive down warming projections, with some instead turning to false...
INSIGHT by Dan Lashof and Karl Hausker, World Resources Institute
According to recent testimony from the American Petroleum Institute (API) and its allies in Congress, the solution to climate change...
INSIGHT by L. Delta Merner, PhD, Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation, Union of Concerned Scientists
Last year, I made three predictions for what would happen...
INSIGHT by Emma Elobeid, Senior Editor, and Miranda Schnitger, Climate Lead, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
“Adapt or perish” – so says nature’s inexorable imperative, science fiction’s original earworm, and many...
INSIGHT by PlanetTracker
〉Latest Planet Tracker research finds BASF and Solvay worst culprits for toxic emissions in trilateral chemical region (Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands), responsible for...
Q&A by Gabriella Lovas with Donal Daly, the founder and CEO of Future Planet
| What are the ESRS reporting boundaries for sustainability reporting why...
INSIGHT by Gireesh Shrimali, University of Oxford; Labanya Jena, Climate Policy Initiative. Views are personal and do not represent that of our employers.
Explore the...
REPORT by the World Economic Forum. This insight was originally published on the WEF.
This report identifies 10 high-priority risk management strategies for access to...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by Dr Nicola Ranger, Resilience and Development programme lead and Dorian van Raalte, Research Assistant, University of Oxford
Recent analysis by the UN Environment...
INSIGHT by ClientEarth
Many of the UK’s biggest pension providers are failing to use a critical financial lever in their engagement with fossil fuel companies...
INSIGHT by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published...
INSIGHT by EFRAG
EFRAG and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) have announced the signing of a cooperation agreement, highlighting the importance of addressing nature-related issues to...
Q&A with Doris Pennetzdorfer, the Environmental Umbrella Organization (Umweltdachverband), Austria. Photo credit: Julia Spicker
| The Environmental Umbrella Organization (Umweltdachverband) has turned 50 years old...
INSIGHT by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
〉The U.S. Department of Energy is negotiating with several selected companies to establish regional...
INSIGHT by ClientEarth
Dutch airline KLM appeared before the District Court of Amsterdam yesterday to defend its climate-related advertising, in response to allegations of unlawful...
INSIGHT by the European Environment Agency
The EU 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP) builds on the European Green Deal and sets the framework for EU...
INSIGHT by the European Central Bank
〉 Banks significantly exposed to high-emitting firms and households, with future climate risks underpriced and underinsured
〉Macroprudential policy can keep systemic risk...
INSIGHT by ShareAction
Major UK investors, co-ordinated by responsible investment charity ShareAction, have written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) urging the regulator to act...
INSIGHT by the Greening Financial Regulation Initiative (GFRi), WWF
〉New findings of the WWF Sustainable Financial Regulations and Central Bank Activities (SUSREG) Tracker 2023 show...
Q&A with Mag. Sabine Gaber, Member of the Executive Board, the Development Bank of Austria, AG (OeEB)
| Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG - (OeEB) – the Development Bank of Austria...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by the International Energy Agency
Latest IEA market report sees lower demand to 2026, based on current policies, but stronger actions are needed to...
INSIGHT by the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)
The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) shortly published a Technical Document providing Recommendations...
INSIGHT by the Climate Action Data Trust
The Climate Action Data Trust (CAD Trust), a Singapore-based not-for-profit initiative founded by the World Bank, IETA, and...
INSIGHT by ShareAction
Political negotiations on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) have concluded today.
Commenting on the outcome, Isabella Ritter, EU Policy Officer at...
INSIGHT by the European Parliament
〉Applies to EU and non-EU companies with a turnover over 150 million euro and smaller companies in sectors such as...
INSIGHT by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
〉Risks are on the rise for communities in the PJM power market that host fossil fuel plants, as...
INSIGHT by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
〉Failings of SFDR stem from a disconnect between its intended use as a system for identifying fund disclosure...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
After two weeks of negotiations, the UN climate summit COP28 in Dubai closed. More than 70.000 people...
INSIGHT by Zero One Hundred Conferences
Private Equity and Venture Capital investors, in their comprehensive review of the 2023 balance and strategic planning for 2024,...
INSIGHT by The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)
The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has published a Technical Document on Scaling Up Blended...
INSIGHT by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
A new analysis conducted by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) uncovered the presence of...
INSIGHT by ShareAction
Yesterday, ShareAction, the responsible investment charity, launched its second guidance paper in its Responsible Investment Standards and Expectations (RISE) series aiming to...
INSIGHT by the World Benchmarking Alliance
Wednesday, 13 December trilogue negotiations related to the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive resume. One of the key...
Q&A with Andrej Ceglar and Simone Boldrini, European Central Bank
| The ECB recently published reports titled 'Living in a world of disappearing nature: physical...
Q&A by Gabriella Lovas with EFRAG TEG's Philippe Youssef Garduño Diaz about the challenges related to reporting on biodiversity and ecosystems
| How do you...
INSIGHT by Scottish Widows
〉Switching to a green pension can save emissions equal to 11 return flights to New York per year.
〉However, over two thirds...
INSIGHT by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Close to $7 trillion is invested globally each year in activities that have a direct negative impact on nature...
INSIGHT by the Stockholm Environment Center (SEI)
Emerging novel alternatives to animal products such as meat and dairy may contribute to significantly reducing the environmental...
INSIGHT by Carbon Tracker
Global policy makers are currently gathered at COP28 in Dubai pursuing a managed phase out of fossil fuel production and use,...
INSIGHT by Mariassunta Giannetti, Martina Jasova, Maria Loumioti, Caterina Mendicino; the European Central Bank
Banks are talking more about the environment. But does such talk...
INSIGHT by the Climate Policy Initiative
〉First tool to aggregate, standardize and assess progress of financial actors on actions beyond commitments
〉Data filtered by countries, actor...
INSIGHT by the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance | UNEP FI
〉Following momentum of latest Progress Report, the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance strengthens guidance and...
INSIGHT by CDP
Data released today by the global non-profit, CDP, provides fresh insight into how companies and investors are responding to the global water...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Tipping points pose some of the biggest risks to our planet’s life-support systems and the stability of...
INSIGHT by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a new initiative at COP28 to support developing countries’...
INSIGHT by Oxfam
Global climate finance levels are woefully insufficient to keep warming below 1.5°C or protect people from the devastating impacts of climate breakdown...
INSIGHT by Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Leading representatives from within the community of international regulators and experts have today announced their participation in a...
INSIGHT by IFRS
Close to 400 organisations from 64 jurisdictions have committed to advancing the adoption or use of the International Sustainability Standards Board’s climate-related...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Global warming can still be limited to 1.5°C by 2100 while ensuring that the poor are not...
INSIGHT by EFRAG and GRI
Following a successful partnership between EFRAG and GRI over the past three years, a new Memorandum of Understanding has been...
INSIGHT by IFRS
The IFRS Foundation has launched the IFRS Sustainability knowledge hub to support use of the ISSB Standards from next year. The hub went...
INSIGHT by the Church of England Pensions Board
The Church of England Pensions Board has published its inaugural Climate Action Plan, demonstrating its continued ambition...
INSIGHT by investESG
Today, the Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Foundation launched the beta version of the Nature Target Setting Framework for Asset Managers and Asset...
INSIGHT by Global Canopy
〉Ahead of COP28, Global Canopy’s Deforestation Action Tracker paints a picture of poor performance on deforestation from financial institutions with high profile climate...
INSIGHT by BirdLife International
Today, the members of the Environment Committee of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Nature Restoration Law as...
INSIGHT by the Financial Conduct Authority. Photo by Chris Boland
With an estimated $18.4 trillion of ESG-orientated assets now being managed globally, the FCA is...
INSIGHT by the EU Council
The Council and the European Parliament’s negotiators today reached a provisional political agreement on the revision of the directive on...
INSIGHT by Sherpa, Center for Climate Crime Analysis, Harvest and Transparency International
Sherpa, supported by Harvest, the Center for Climate Crime Analysis (CCCA), Repórter Brasil...
INSIGHT by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science (GRI)
The UK Government...
INSIGHT by Climate Analytics
A new report finds that global greenhouse gas emissions could start falling in 2024, if current clean technology trends continue. If...
INSIGHT by Climate Analytics
Global climate damages from emissions associated with the top 25 oil and gas ‘carbon majors’ between 1985 and 2018 are estimated...
INSIGHT by the Climate Bonds Initiative
Public and private sector issuers looking to finance their climate transition activities can benefit from a new guide on...
INSIGHT by the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)
The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) explores whether climate-related matters are adequately reported, specifically in financial statements,...
INSIGHT by InfluenceMap
A new study from InfluenceMap released ahead of this year’s COP Climate Summit in Dubai reveals that 58% of the world’s largest...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by Carbon Tracker
Strategy of natural depletion, returning money to shareholders or diversification for some may be best way forward as big impact to...
INSIGHT by CDP
〉Consistent representation on A List shows climate action is the new norm for many cities, including in Global South
〉New cities in Global...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Extreme events like tropical cyclones have immediate impacts, but also long-term implications for societies. A new study...
INSIGHT by the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
For asset owners, aiming to both achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their portfolio by 2050 and...
INSIGHT by Greenpeace
The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC3) for a Global Plastics Treaty ends on a disappointing note for the fight...
INSIGHT by ClientEarth
ClientEarth lawyers have warned the UK’s environmental watchdog that the government may have breached environmental law by approving a pesticide which poses...
brief INSIGHT by the CFA Institute
CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, announces the launch of a new Climate Risk, Valuation, and Investing...
INSIGHT by Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is no solution to fossil fuel pollution, according to a new...
INSIGHT by the UNFCCC
A new report from UN Climate Change finds national climate action plans remain insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5...
INSIGHT by PwC
〉Three-quarters of investors say sustainability is important to their investment decisions, while more than half (57%) back greater clarity and consistency in...
INSIGHT by the World Benchmarking Alliance
〉The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) assessed 55 of the world’s most influential apparel companies, including Adidas, Fast Retailing, Kering,...
INSIGHT by the InfluenceMap
New InfluenceMap analysis shows that policy priorities of the US House Republicans ESG Working Group closely mirror the tactics and narratives...
INSIGHT by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
〉Predicted 2030 emissions must fall by 28-42 per cent for pathway to 2°C and 1.5°C
〉Relentless mitigation and low-carbon...
INSIGHT by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
〉A review by the FCA has found that while most Authorised Fund Managers (AFMs) have made efforts to...
Q&A with Franz-Paul Horn, project manager and sustainability expert at Security KAG
| How are the social tranches structured to provide the best possible support...
INSIGHT by the European Commission
The European Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached yesterday between the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of...
INSIGHT by Zaneta Sedilekova, Founding Director and CEO at Planet Law Lab and Eniye Igbanibo, Project Officer at the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative
Nature-related risks...
INSIGHT by the European Union
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on waste shipments, which will ensure that...
INSIGHT by the Planet Tracker
〉Nitrogen fertiliser usage is outstripping planetary boundaries two-fold while producing up to 5% of global GHGs
〉Nitrogen is a critical input...
INSIGHT by the WWF
〉New report estimates low-income countries, despite consuming less plastic, incur a total lifetime plastic cost that is 10 times higher than...
INSIGHT by the European Commission
The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached yesterday between the European Parliament and Council on a new EU Regulation to...
Q&A | Gabriella Lovas was chatting with Mike Jennings, Director in Sustainability and ESG Consulting at Anthesis Group, about ESRS threshold setting and new...
INSIGHT by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
〉UK government incentives for carbon capture are disproportionately supporting the development of ‘blue’ hydrogen projects, increasing long-term...
INSIGHT by the Circular Investment Readiness Network
In an era where sustainability has taken centre stage, the CircularInvest project gives cities and regions the chance...
INSIGHT by the World Resources Institute. Report authors: Sophie Boehm, Louise Jeffery, Judit Hecke, Clea Schumer, Joel Jaeger, Claire Fyson, Kelly Levin, Anna Nilsson, Stephen...
brief INSIGHT by the World Benchmarking Alliance
The close collaboration of businesses, policymakers, and workers is critical to ensure the implementation of just transition strategies...
INSIGHT by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
As our window to prevent catastrophic climate impacts narrows, technological fixes like direct air capture (DAC)...
INSIGHT by the Global Canopy
Launched this month, Forest IQ is a powerful new data platform for financial institutions that for the first time brings...
brief INSIGHT
The decline of biodiversity and the degradation of natural environments pose a substantial risk to the broader economy and financial stability, an issue...
INSIGHT by the Sustainable Finance Coalition
South Africa has done it again! We have activated another tax incentive dedicated to the environment. The Department of...
INSIGHT by the Climate Bonds Initiative
Climate Bonds Initiative has released a mapping of corporate transition frameworks to demystify the landscape of transition finance frameworks. This...
INSIGHT by Fidelity International
Nature loss is one of the most severe risks humanity faces over the next decade according to the World Economic Forum,*...
INSIGHT by Greenpeace
Oil giant Shell has launched an intimidation lawsuit against Greenpeace UK and Greenpeace International – demanding Greenpeace stop protests at its infrastructure...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
Impact investments in the energy sector decrease scopes 1 and 2 carbon dioxide emissions at the median...
INSIGHT by the European Parliament
Late on Thursday evening, negotiators from the Parliament and Council reached a provisional political agreement on the EU nature restoration...
INSIGHT by FAIRR
〉3.28% rise in year-on-year emissions disclosed by 20 of the largest listed meat and dairy producers – including suppliers to household names such...
INSIGHT by the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)
The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) published the fourth vintage of its long-term...
INSIGHT by the World Economic Forum
〉A new report from the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders calls on businesses and governments to further slash carbon...
INSIGHT by the Stockholm Environment Institute
Stockholm, 8 November 2023 – A major new report published today finds that governments plan to produce around 110% more fossil fuels in...
INSIGHT by CDP
The cooperation will maximize alignment of CDP’s global environmental disclosure platform with the EU's environmental reporting standards and build capacity among companies...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by ClientEarth
〉External alert targets use of misleading statements and imagery on plastic water bottles.
〉Claim filed to the European Commission argues that common ‘100%’...
INSIGHT by UNEP
The biggest global voluntary effort to tackle plastic pollution and waste shows it is possible to make progress on a pressing environmental...
INSIGHT by the Stockholm Environment Center
〉Progress on climate adaptation is slowing on all fronts when it should be accelerating to catch up with rising...
INSIGHT by Carbon4finance and CDC Biodiversité
〉Using the Biodiversity Impact Analytic powered by the Global Biodiversity Score database on a STOXX Europe 600 portfolio
Biodiversity-related financial...
INSIGHT by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
CFA Institute, the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA), and Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have issued a...
INSIGHT by the Blue Climate Initiative
Yesterday, the Blue Climate Initiative announced the publication of a white paper entitled “Next Generation EV Batteries Eliminate the...
INSIGHT by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
〉Europe has added 36.5 billion cubic metres (bcm) of new LNG capacity since the beginning of 2022, while...
INSIGHT by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
〉STEAG’s 2023 sustainability commitment to phase out its German coal-fired power generation by mid-2026, well ahead of the...
INSIGHT by Ceres
Ceres welcomes the harmonized Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Fed), Office of...
INSIGHT by Zero Waste Europe
A new report released yesterday has criticised a so-called “miraculous” method of plastic waste management that has been shown to be...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
In 2023, anomalies like high temperatures, ocean-warming and more frequent wild fire events have reached unprecedented records...
INSIGHT by the European Commission
| Why is the Commission coming forward with a new initiative to support the wind sector?
The current situation in the...
INSIGHT by Ceres
A new benchmark analysis of 72 companies from four water-intensive industries—apparel, beverage, food, and high-tech—shows encouraging progress on corporate water management, but underscores collectively,...
INSIGHT by David B. McGinty. This article was first published by the World Resources Institute in 2022.
More than 100 billion tons of resources enter...
INSIGHT by Rosalind Fergusson and Alison Dundjerovic, Deloitte
At a glance:
〉On 9 October 2023, the UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) published its finalised Disclosure Framework and supporting guidance,...
INSIGHT by the Investor Leadership Network
The Investor Leadership Network (ILN), a global coalition of 14 leading institutional investors representing over $10 trillion AUM, is...
INSIGHT by GFANZ
New regional network will support engagement with financial institutions and policymakers across Latin America and the Caribbean to capitalize on the net-zero...
INSIGHT by the Forest Declaration
A new study by a coalition of civil society and research organizations assessing progress toward pledges by countries, companies and...
INSIGHT by Climate Action 100+
〉Updated and more ambitious Benchmark used to assess focus companies on their net zero transition plans.
〉Assessments show incremental progress on...
INSIGHT by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA Australia)
〉Large, diversified miners will not avoid growing investor pressure to act on their...
Q&A with Tommy Piemonte, Head of Sustainable Investment Research at Bank für Kirche und Caritas (BKC), a Catholic church Bank based in Paderborn, Germany
|...
INSIGHT by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA U.S.)
〉The changing regional power environment is likely to shift the outlook for pension...
INSIGHT by the Stockholm Environment Institute
A team of scientists have presented a five-step approach to through which governments can plan a transition away from...
INSIGHT by WWF
〉First ever annual estimate of economic value of water and freshwater ecosystems is US$58 trillion - equivalent to 60% of global GDP
〉Degradation...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
The health benefits from walking and cycling are so significant that they should be included...
INSIGHT by the Competition and Markets Authority
〉Guidance to give firms greater clarity about agreements addressing environmental sustainability including climate change
〉CMA to offer open-door policy...
INSIGHT by ShareAction
ShareAction’s vision is a world where the financial system serves our planet and its people, and we are excited to announce the...
INSIGHT by NatureMetrics
NatureMetrics is the first company in the world to launch a Nature Intelligence subscription service powered by environmental DNA (eDNA) technology, converting...
INSIGHT by the Planet Tracker
〉The downstream end of the textile supply chain attracts the most funding from major developed market lenders, mostly in the...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by Finance for Biodiversity
The Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Foundation published a guide for financial institutions on Tuesday, 10 October, on how to manage...
INSIGHT by the Ecosystem Marketplace
Businesses purchasing voluntary carbon are more likely to report lower gross emissions year-on-year, and invest more in emissions reductions, than...
INSIGHT by the European Commission
The Commission welcomes today's adoption of two final pillars of its ‘Fit for 55' legislative package for delivering the EU's...
INSIGHT by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
The impacts of global warming, deforestation and intensified land use are pushing the South American...
INSIGHT by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP) announced today...
INSIGHT by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
For a long time, little attention was paid to soil temperatures. In contrast to air temperatures...
INSIGHT by Planet Tracker
〉Planet Tracker’s new framework proposes a ‘blue recovery bond’ – a novel financial product offering capital to fisheries in exchange for a temporary...
INSIGHT by FAIRR
FAIRR investor network conducts first-of-its-kind analysis into commitments on regenerative agriculture by 79 global food and retail giants, worth over $3 trillion...
INSIGHT by the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)
The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) released a Conceptual Note on Short-term Climate...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by Climate Action 100+
Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor engagement initiative, has released its latest assessments of 14 heavy-emitting Australian companies against...
INSIGHT by ClientEarth
〉Nine Big Food corporations served notice last year are still failing to tackle plastic pollution.
〉New report analyses how the companies are living up to...
INSIGHT by the Climate Bonds Initiative
Climate Bonds Initiative has released pivotal guidance on the European Union's Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products. This comprehensive guide equips corporates and...
INSIGHT by the WWF
Last week at the Global Ethical Finance Conference 2023, WWF launched a new tool to help financial supervisors, asset managers and...
INSIGHT by Katie Wood and Oliver Ashford, the World Resources Institute
With climate extremes dominating the global news cycle in 2023, from record heat both on land and at sea...
INSIGHT by the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Update of IEA’s landmark Net Zero Roadmap shows greater ambition and implementation, supported by stronger international cooperation, will...
INSIGHT by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Trudy Harrison MP
Government has set out next...
Q&A by the European Commission
What is the microplastics ban the Commission adopted recently?
The Commission took a big step towards fighting microplastics pollution by...
INSIGHT by Nature Action 100
Nature Action 100, the first global investor engagement initiative to address the urgent crisis of nature and biodiversity loss around...
INSIGHT by Fiona Pedeboy, Researcher, Global Canopy
As a co-founder and official piloting partner of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), Global Canopy has welcomed the...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by the Climate Bonds Initiative
A new report from the UN Global Compact and Climate Bonds Initiative, The role of the Chief Financial Officer in...
INSIGHT by First Street Foundation
First Street Foundation has released a report, entitled “The 9th National Risk Assessment: The Climate Insurance Bubble”, highlighting the contribution...
INSIGHT by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
For net-zero policies to be successful, it is key that they succeed in shaping the expectations...
INSIGHT by the European Commission
The European Commission will invest €90 million in 17 new research projects contributing to the EU Mission: ‘A Soil Deal...
INSIGHT by Principles for Responsible (PRI)
The Inevitable Policy Response’s (IPR) latest forecast of global climate policies, expected to be put in place in major...
INSIGHT by the Climate Bonds Initiative
A comprehensive guide, ‘Guidance to Assess Transition Plans,’ has been released today to assist stakeholders in understanding the fundamental...
INSIGHT by the CDP
〉CDP, which runs the global environmental disclosure platform for corporations, has announced its intention to align with the newly released TNFD...
INSIGHT by Ceres
Ceres applauds the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on its adoption of a new rule that strengthens accuracy and reliability in...
INSIGHT by the European Parliament
〉Generic environmental claims and other misleading marketing tricks will be banned
〉Ban will also apply to commercial communications about goods that...
INSIGHT by the WWF
New initiatives and finance to tackle the world’s biodiversity crisis were announced at a high-level event convened on the sidelines of...
REMARKS by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen in New York, on Treasury’s Principles for Net-Zero Financing & Investment
The physical impacts of climate...
INSIGHT by The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)
After two years of development, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released its final Framework,...
NEWSLETTER by Alessia Falsarone. The author acknowledges the team at The University of Chicago Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management Program and all participants of the...
INSIGHT by Kyriakos Triantafyllidis, Head of Growth and Strategy, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, World Economic Forum; Tessa Bysong, Partner, Bain &...
INSIGHT by the The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched the world’s first science-based decarbonization framework for...
INSIGHT by TNFD
The TNFD Recommendations are a key milestone in the relationship between nature, business and financial capital, positioning nature risk alongside financial, operational...
INSIGHT by the Zero Waste Europe
Reusable take-away packaging could present a compelling climate case over single-use alternatives if return and washing systems are properly...
INSIGHT by Carbon Tracker
The world’s biggest oil giant, Saudi Aramco, has the weakest climate pledges among major listed oil and gas companies, finds a report...
INSIGHT by PRI
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has released “ESG incorporation in direct lending: a guide of private debt investors,” a new report...
INSIGHT by Bank für Kirche und Caritas (BKC), a Catholic church Bank based in Paderborn, Germany
Preamble
Engagement has the potential to bring about social-ecological transformation....
INSIGHT by Ceres
Last week, Ceres published a report that provides guidance for investors to effectively influence and support utility companies in decarbonizing the gas...
briefINSIGHT by UNEP Finance Initiative
Authored by UNEP FI’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI) and Nature Teams, this briefing paper articulates the role...
