Climate diplomacy and resilience in an age of extremes
In the era of president Donald Trump and the ESG backlash, climate diplomats have choppy waters to navigate. Countries are reeling from yet another year of extreme weather as investors look to build r...
11 Sep 30min
How does extreme heat affect soil health?
Europe's summer heatwaves have caused widespread destruction, from the Rhine river hitting record lows to wildfires across France, Italy and Spain. It is also having severe impact beneath our feet. Ma...
14 Aug 29min
Doing well by doing good? Reassessing the link between sustainability and performance
"Doing well by doing good" was an often-heard refrain at conferences throughout the early 2020s. It was even supported by influential academic studies that claimed sustainability and investment perfor...
23 Juli 49min
What's next for SFDR 2.0?
The European Union's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is one of the most important frameworks in the ESG fund space, and one of the biggest headaches. Since the European Commission sei...
21 Maj 20min
Recalibrating investor action on climate change
Have investors overstated their ability to drive climate action? Have top-down, targets-driven models of decarbonisation taken the industry down a blind alley? And if so, where should sustainability-m...
14 Maj 44min
How to improve conversations with portfolio companies
With attacks on shareholder rights on both sides of the Atlantic and widespread rollbacks, rescissions and retractions of sustainability commitments, the relationship between investors and their portf...
6 Maj 24min
Where does transition finance need to go from here?
Transition finance investment products continue to gain popularity among investors, according to recent ESG fund flows reports. Yet it is not always possible to establish whether capital is being funn...
16 Apr 31min
What drives sustainable investment at a trillion-dollar US asset manager?
Asset managers are under pressure to respond to a wide range of client demands on sustainability issues, from stewardship to decarbonisation, while grappling with a rapidly changing policy landscape. ...
25 Feb 31min
