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Reckon Fink is sat on the ESG fence? You’d be wrong

Larry Fink’s delayed letter to investors omitted the use of the ESG acronym, but the correspondence was dedicated to all three components of it.

By Daniel Flatt

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Demographics threaten Germany’s triple-A status

Demographics threaten Germany’s triple-A status

By Adrian Murdoch

Explainer: What is Gfanz and is it working?

SDG 13, Climate Action

Explainer: What is Gfanz and is it working?

By Silvia Pellegrino

Responsible investing: ShareAction rates the top 77 asset managers

Investment managers

Responsible investing: ShareAction rates the top 77 asset managers

By Adrian Murdoch

Are ratings agencies doing enough to factor in ESG risk?

Are ratings agencies doing enough to factor in ESG risk?

By Daniel Flatt

Sustainable Development Goals

Explainer: Household brands accused of greenwashing

Greenwashing is a tactic intended to win over customers who want to support environmentally-friendly businesses. We explain how it's done.

By Silvia Pellegrino

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International Women’s Day: Better gender diversity equals higher profits

SDG 5, Gender Equality

International Women’s Day: Better gender diversity equals higher profits

By Adrian Murdoch

SDG 16, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Anti-ESG movement dials up the drama in the US

By Paul Hodgson

Partner Content

Sustainable bonds: SPOs can boost investor confidence

Net zero: Wall Street asset owners under intense scrutiny

By Paul Hodgson

Davos: Collaboration on sustainability is the key

SDG 13, Climate Action

Davos: Collaboration on sustainability is the key

By Adrian Murdoch

SDG 13, Climate Action

Gfanz: Why GLS Bank’s exit is a serious setback

By Adrian Murdoch

Impact Points

Government

NZBA: Fossil fuel-funding members come under fire

NZBA member banks are still funding the fossil fuel sector to the tune of $270bn, but there is a glimmer of hope this will change.

By Adrian Murdoch

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The ESG culture war tantrums

The ESG culture war tantrums

By Adrian Murdoch

SDG 7, Affordable and Clean Energy

Oil engagement: Shutting out the petrostates won’t help

By Adrian Murdoch

A loss of leadership on climate emissions

Why the CBI has rejected 25% of green bonds

By Daniel Flatt

Governance pushes Adani bonds to junk brink

Governance pushes Adani bonds to junk brink

By Adrian Murdoch

Is the electric vehicle market stalling?

By Silvia Pellegrino

Asset Owners

SDG 5, Gender Equality

US pay gap resolutions hit mainstream

Shareholder resolutions requesting US firms disclose the pay gap between white male employees and women and ethnic minorities is on the up.

By Paul Hodgson

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How bad were our 2022 sustainable finance predictions?

How bad were our 2022 sustainable finance predictions?

By Daniel Flatt

Energy and Utilities

Why Japan embraces transition bonds

By Adrian Murdoch

Capital Monitor’s seven ESG predictions for 2023

Why Sweden’s Alecta believes bondholders can effect change

By Joe Marsh

Capital Monitor's most read stories of 2022

Capital Monitor’s most read stories of 2022

By Daniel Flatt

Investor voting rights battle heats up

By Vibeka Mair

ESG Research

City Government Green Bond Guide: What You Need To Know

City Government Green Bond Guide: What You Need To Know

By ClimateView

Sustainable transition: pushing ahead, with more complexity

Sustainable transition: pushing ahead, with more complexity

By BlackRock

Climate Tech to Solve Climate Change

Climate Tech to Solve Climate Change

By Nomura

Manifest Climate's Disclosure Benchmark Review

Manifest Climate

Manifest Climate’s Disclosure Benchmark Review

By Manifest Climate

Partner Content

The role of green bonds in financing the urban energy transition

Partner content

The role of green bonds in financing the urban energy transition

An indexing approach to implementing sustainability in fixed-income portfolios

Partner content

An indexing approach to implementing sustainability in fixed-income portfolios

Emerging technology’s vital role in scaling climate competency

Partner content

Emerging technology’s vital role in scaling climate competency

Why biodiversity reporting is inevitable

Partner content

Why biodiversity reporting is inevitable

Investment Managers

SDG 5, Gender Equality

Explainer: What does gender inequality mean in practice

Battling gender inequality in Europe could potentially create an additional 10.5m jobs by 2050. We look into the details.

By Silvia Pellegrino

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Vanguard NZAM exit is opportunity for investors to vote with their feet

Investment managers

Vanguard NZAM exit is opportunity for investors to vote with their feet

By Daniel Flatt

Middle East and Africa

Explainer: How is the UAE developing a green finance hub?

By Silvia Pellegrino

Climate mitigation: What Cop27’s failure tells the capital markets

By Daniel Flatt

SDG 13, Climate Action

Explainer: Climate scenario analysis into reporting

By Silvia Pellegrino

Privatisation of Twitter: Three ways to engage

Privatisation of Twitter: Three ways to engage

By Daniel Flatt

ETF providers wake up to the baseline demands of climate risk

By Adrian Murdoch

Banks

France’s top brands dodge difficult Scope 3 reporting

Although European firms have to disclose Scope 3 emissions from this year, France’s CAC-40 still have a haphazard approach to reporting.

By Adrian Murdoch

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Sustainable Impact Banking Awards winners announced!

Sustainable Impact Banking Awards winners announced!

By Daniel Flatt

SDG 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth

Banks have a way to go on human rights: BankTrack

By Adrian Murdoch

Long read: How the biggest banks are adding ESG into CEO pay

By Chris Papadopoullos

Bangladesh’s Pubali Bank targets textile sector for green overhaul

By Adrian Murdoch

Market unphased by Sembcorp's green debt payments step up dodge

Market unphased by Sembcorp’s green debt payments step up dodge

By Adrian Murdoch

AIIB pins hopes on PPPs and carbon tax to plug $26trn climate finance gap

By Adrian Murdoch

Companies

Has the airline industry finally embraced sustainability?

Air France-KLM's sustainability-linked bond is a step towards transparent transition, but the industry still has its head in the sand.

By Adrian Murdoch

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How green are collateralised loan obligations?

How green are collateralised loan obligations?

By Adrian Murdoch

SDG 15, Life On Land

Committing to biodiversity easier than acting on it: New research

By Daniel Flatt

Brazil: Can the banking sector support Lula’s Amazon commitment?

By Daniel Flatt

Mapped: The polarisation of ESG in the US

By Elizabeth Meager

Link between ESG and profitability exists: New research

Link between ESG and profitability exists: New research

By Adrian Murdoch

Germany’s top brands failing to report Scope 3 emissions

By Adrian Murdoch

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