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What Race to Zero’s new guidelines mean for Gfanz

SDG 13, Climate Action

What Race to Zero’s new guidelines mean for Gfanz

Gfanz is in talks with Race to Zero about how to implement its updated requirements, but many questions remain.

By Polly Bindman

Sustainable Development Goals

Real estate: Investors tackle lack of carbon emission data

Property arguably receives less focus than it should as, by some measures, the world's most-polluting sector. In the first in a series on how big investors are approaching the sector, Capital Monitor looks at the…

By Joe Marsh

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Which big fossil fuel financiers do the most sustainable lending?

Which big fossil fuel financiers do the most sustainable lending?

By Virginia Furness

Climate risk: Liability tide turning against directors

By Elizabeth Meager

Scope 3: Emerson Electric sets engineering sector pace

The UK is proving Tariq Fancy right on sustainable finance

By Chris Papadopoullos

Managing investment transition risk and alignment: Not for the faint-hearted

Partner content

Managing investment transition risk and alignment: Not for the faint-hearted

Investment managers

The holes in asset managers’ Scope 3 reporting

By Polly Bindman

ESG Research

Transition Risk and Opportunities for Asset Managers: Forward-looking metrics enhance investment strategies

Transition Risk and Opportunities for Asset Managers: Forward-looking metrics enhance investment strategies

By Moody’s ESG Solutions

Transition Risk and Opportunities for Banks: Greenhouse gas emissions and related disclosures lay the foundation for understanding financed emissions

Transition Risk and Opportunities for Banks: Greenhouse gas emissions and related disclosures lay the foundation for understanding financed emissions

By Moody’s ESG Solutions

10 Steps to net zero

10 Steps to net zero

By RIO ESG

Linking CEO remuneration to ESG targets: The top 100 asset owners

Capital Monitor

Linking CEO remuneration to ESG targets: The top 100 asset owners

By Capital Monitor

Impact Points

Government

How listed equity funds seek to achieve impact

Listed equity funds face scepticism as to whether they can have positive impact. Capital Monitor looks at the approach of the five biggest.

By Vibeka Mair

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Mifid II: Greenwashing concerns rise as new rule kicks in

Mifid II: Greenwashing concerns rise as new rule kicks in

By Elizabeth Meager

Climate scenarios: “Narratives eat modelling for breakfast”

By Vibeka Mair

Partner content

Why investment-related emissions scopes are so important

Blended finance: Investors flag serious shortfalls

By Vibeka Mair

Cop27: Egypt's entrepreneurs target sustainable development

Middle East and Africa

Cop27: Egypt’s entrepreneurs target sustainable development

By Virginia Furness

Where the UK went wrong with its Net Zero Strategy

By Polly Bindman

Asset Owners

ESG initiatives: Asset owners must sharpen their teeth

If we are to see any meaningful impact from ESG engagement, asset owners need take ESG initiatives they sign up to seriously.

By Daniel Flatt

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ESG executive pay: Asset owners aren’t practising what they preach

ESG executive pay: Asset owners aren’t practising what they preach

By Chris Papadopoullos

Investors adopt impact principles amid ESG backlash

By Vibeka Mair

How climate change engagement can be effective

ESG: How sovereign wealth funds are sharpening their focus

By Joe Marsh

Investors indifferent to green junk bonds’ weak covenants

Investors indifferent to green junk bonds’ weak covenants

By Adrian Murdoch

How ‘net zero’ financial firms are linked to lobbying against climate change policy

By Polly Bindman

Investment Managers

Exclusive: Stuart Kirk aired his climate risk views before Cop26

HSBC Global Asset Management may have known Stuart Kirk's views on climate risk long before his infamous speech in May.

By Vibeka Mair and Joe Marsh

US political backlash against ESG spooks investors

US political backlash against ESG spooks investors

By Elizabeth Meager

Big stakes in polluters belie Vanguard’s climate statements

By Adrian Murdoch

Investment managers

Nature funds stagnate amid impact-washing worries

By Virginia Furness

Stuart Kirk resigns from HSBC after controversial climate speech

By Silvia Pellegrino

Sustainability-linked bonds: Market doubts spark rethink

Sustainability-linked bonds: Market doubts spark rethink

By Chris Papadopoullos

Climate reporting: Auditors are failing to play their part

By Vibeka Mair

Banks

Middle East and Africa

Cop27: How Egypt’s biggest banks are going green

With Egypt hosting Cop27 in November, four of the country’s largest lenders discuss how they are racing to chart their climate impact and scale up sustainable finance. In many cases they are aiming to achieve…

By Virginia Furness

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Are sustainability-linked bonds suitable for nature finance?

Are sustainability-linked bonds suitable for nature finance?

By Virginia Furness

Bank of England climate chief flags issues raised by stress tests

By Elizabeth Meager

Comparing the big French banks’ carbon targets

By Virginia Furness

Exclusive: Standard Chartered cuts ties with coal miner Adaro

By Virginia Furness

Standard Chartered’s climate vote: A bank bellwether?

Standard Chartered’s climate vote: A bank bellwether?

By Virginia Furness

Is it possible to green your cash?

By Polly Bindman

Companies

Partner Content

Match point: How to find the right cross-border payments partner

When the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) was looking to bring enhanced payment services to its player members, it turned to cross-border payments platform Corpay. Now their partnership is flourishing – underpinned by shared progressive values…

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Where Europe’s cities are putting their green money

SDG 11, Sustainable Cities and Communities

Where Europe’s cities are putting their green money

By Chris Papadopoullos

US Supreme Court’s EPA ruling: The wider impact

By Elizabeth Meager

SDG 11, Sustainable Cities and Communities

Which cities are in the race to net zero?

By Polly Bindman

SDG 11, Sustainable Cities and Communities

What Singapore is prioritising for climate mitigation

By Adrian Murdoch

How democratising access to ESG expertise can turn intent into action

Partner content

How democratising access to ESG expertise can turn intent into action

Conservative leadership race: Which candidate is the most climate-friendly?

By Polly Bindman

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