More companies linking executive pay to ESG targets
The number of firms incorporating ESG metrics into leadership remuneration is rising amid shareholder pressure and as CEOs recognise the commercial and reputational benefits.
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Behind Canada pension Omers’ carbon footprint analysis
The C$105bn fund has been an early mover in measuring its total portfolio emissions. The head of its sustainability committee talked Capital Monitor through the process and the third parties it works with to achieve it.
Analysis: Protecting forests low down on investors’ priority list
UN Sustainable Development Goal 15 figures low on investors’ agenda, while their exposure to at-risk forest companies remains high.
Nordea grapples with balancing climate goals against client needs
The Finnish bank has set itself new sustainability targets. But it faces tricky decisions if it is to realise them, given its exposure to the key Nordic industries of shipping and fossil fuels.
Oasis or mirage? Saudi Arabia’s green-funded ‘giga-project’
A $3.8bn loan raised by the Saudi government-owned Red Sea Development Company for a tourism development is long on ambition but short on green detail.
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“Half-baked” EU rules raise greenwashing risks for sustainable funds
A lack of technical guidance on Europe’s SFDR legislation has left asset managers to fill in the gaps, leading to confusion and serious risks of both greenwashing and market fragmentation.
Housebuilders get on the green bond bandwagon
British and German property groups are increasingly debuting green debt issues to fund more sustainable housing, amid growing investor appetite and regulatory pressure.
The dangers lurking within the blue economy
While the appetite for sustainable ocean economy opportunities is increasing, investors must pay more attention to the risks hidden therein.
How Rome’s airport operator convinced investors to buy its sustainability-linked bond
Capital Monitor speaks to the head of Rome's airport operator about its unprecedented sale of a sustainability-linked bond. Although its scope is limited, the deal goes some way to prove sceptics wrong.
Big US firms back Biden’s mandatory climate disclosure plans
Momentum is gathering behind President Joe Biden’s environmental push, which includes a proposal for corporate climate disclosure. It will add a burden for companies, but the environmental risk of inaction could be a lot higher.
Big Three: The investors who dominate the ocean economy
Analysis by Capital Monitor has discovered a small handful of influential investors with significant stakes in companies that dominate the ocean economy. Sadly, improving life below water is not high on many investment agendas.
ESG reporting confusion hits companies’ bottom line
Companies need to take their heads out of the sand and deal directly with shareholders' concerns over ESG – unless they don't want to tap cheaper capital, of course.
Can HSBC green the Middle East?
HSBC has its eyes on significantly growing its Middle East operations. But as the world's largest exporter of oil, the region's carbon footprint is entrenched. We assess whether Europe's largest bank has the appetite to confront these issues head on.
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