The Notebook: Macron’s Olympian swim is good PR, but the water crisis needs serious attention April 29, 2024 Kate Elliot, head of sustainable research at Greenbank Investments, takes the Notebook pen to tell us why the water crisis is so urgent.
ESG Future Growth Forum Launches To Help Firms Balance Commercial and Sustainable Growth April 24, 2024 | Sponsored The ESG Future Growth Forum 2024, held at the prestigious X+Why venue on Colmore Row, Birmingham, UK, successfully concluded its inaugural event on Wednesday, April 10th. Bringing together leaders from various sectors including business, professional services, and finance, the forum served as a pivotal platform for executives committed to driving commercial success while prioritising ESG [...]
Weapons investing is ‘ethical’, says Sunak. Is he right? April 24, 2024 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended the private sector investing in the weapons industry as "ethical", as an argument rages over whether sustainable investing can align with the global war industry.
M&S pension scheme faces hefty losses as FCA probes Home REIT sister fund April 24, 2024 The M&S pension scheme is facing huge potential losses after pumping cash into a Home REIT sister fund that is now under investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), City A.M. can reveal.
London keeps spot as world’s top green finance centre as New York toppled from second place April 23, 2024 London has been named the world's top centre for green finance for the fifth time in a row, according to a new survey, as Swiss cities topple New York from second place.
What Activists Like About Corporations April 18, 2024 | Sponsored American politicians like to joke that if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog. Whether or not this is true, our data reveals an intriguing real-life counterpart: if a corporation wants to make an NGO its friend, it should get behind animal rights. This is because animal rights groups are three times more likely [...]
When Is A Solution Not A Solution? Navigating The Complexities Of Sustainability April 16, 2024 | Sponsored Defining what constitutes a genuine solution can feel like a tricky endeavour as businesses strive towards sustainability. As stakeholders become increasingly aware of sustainability issues, they naturally scrutinise claims more closely. The boundaries between impactful environmental actions, economic considerations, social impact, and mere greenwashing are often blurred, raising concerns about efficacy, unintended consequences, and ethical [...]
The campaign to divest from BP and Shell isn’t working. Here’s why April 15, 2024 The campaign for institutional investors to divest from oil giants like BP and Shell hasn't made any progress due to the companies' strength on indexes, a new study has found.
Snapshot: Activism, Transition Metals & The Mining Sector April 11, 2024 | Sponsored Activist campaigning on transition metals Activist campaigning against the mining sector and on transition metals specifically is rising, driving increased reputational and regulatory risk for companies throughout the value chain. Regulatory moves such as CSDDD create heightened future risk. Copper has seen significant levels of campaigning on social and environmental impacts for over a decade, with a recent [...]
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