Operations & Finance

European banks move away from fossil fuels post-COP28

Crédit Agricole and ING have both announced steps to phase out fossil fuel investments from their portfolios faster than planned.

Melodie Michel

21 December 2023

Data and Technology

Inclusive ESG ranking aims to support sustainable investment into emerging markets

Equitable finance and the just transition are recurrent topics at climate conferences, but low and middle-income countries still only get a fraction of global investment flows.

Melodie Michel

20 December 2023

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly

Our final thoughts on COP28 and a deep dive into climate finance, sustainability governance and climate litigation...

Melodie Michel

14 December 2023

People & Culture

Fidelity International CSO Jenn-Hui Tan: Halving portfolio emissions would be easy – but would it help the world?

When it comes to the decades-long ‘divest or engage’ debate regarding investors’ attitudes towards polluting activities, Tan is firmly in the engage camp.

Melodie Michel

12 December 2023

Operations & Finance

Nature investment: private finance flows 140 times larger for degradation than for protection

Climate conversations increasingly include nature and biodiversity considerations, but the world must do more to put its money where its mouth is.

Melodie Michel

11 December 2023

CSO Futures Weekly

CSO Futures Weekly

COP28 kicks off on a positive note, CSOs and regulators eye climate transparency improvements and more in this week's instalment.

Melodie Michel

30 November 2023

Policy & Standards

New Basel III climate disclosures proposed for global banks

Running until February 29, 2024, the consultation will help the Basel Committee determine which elements should be mandatory and which should be subject to national discretion.

Melodie Michel

30 November 2023

Policy & Standards

FCA finalises anti-greenwashing rules for sustainable investment

Consultation remains open on the regulator's anti-greenwashing rule guidance until January 2026.

Melodie Michel

29 November 2023

Operations & Finance

US$13.5 trillion investment needed to decarbonise heavy industry

Another US$11 trillion will also have to be spent by companies to retrofit existing assets with clean technologies.

Melodie Michel

28 November 2023

Operations & Finance

UAE banks step up sustainability efforts ahead of COP28 in Dubai

Growing sustainable financing goals signal that banks in the region are keen to support the world's net zero transition.

Melodie Michel

27 November 2023