IMPACT AM AWARDS 2023 SPONSORS November 30, 2023 ESG INDUSTRY LEADER OF THE YEAR SPONSOR: Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Our colleagues provide our clients in over 120 countries with advice and solutions that give them the clarity and confidence to make better decisions to [...]
Government ‘mixed messages’ put financial sector green progress at risk, MPs warn November 29, 2023 The financial sector’s progress towards net zero risks stalling due to “mixed messages” from the government on green issues, a group of MPs have warned.
FCA readies fresh ‘greenwashing’ clampdown with tightened regulation November 28, 2023 The Financial Conduct Authority will force firms to prove their environmental, social and governance (ESG) claims under a fresh clampdown designed to flush out ‘greenwashing’ from the City.
If we keep building new offices from the ground up, we will miss our climate goals November 27, 2023 Due to the emissions caused by new builds, the City Corporation is now moving towards a “retrofit first” approach, where reuse and refurbishment of existing buildings, structure and materials must be given serious consideration.
Regulation or Innovation? The Driving Forces of Change in Sustainable Finance November 22, 2023 | Sponsored Who wields the greatest influence— legislators, businesses, or consumers? As part of a joint research project, FuturePlus and Relative Insights have published an exploration into the forces that propel societal change. With a focus on the finance industry’s relationship to sustainability, we delve into the escalating interest exhibited by venture capital (VC) and private equity [...]
Sustainable or Suspect November 22, 2023 | Sponsored Investors worldwide are increasingly questioning the reliability of companies’ sustainability performance metrics, with a growing wariness of potential greenwashing tactics. A recent Global Investors Survey by PwC discovered a consensus among 94% of investors, that corporate reporting on sustainability performance contains unsupported claims (an increase from last year). Yet investors continue to deem sustainability as [...]
Vemi Ventures at UN Habitat World Cities Day: Shaping the Future of Urban Sustainability November 21, 2023 | Sponsored Author – Hasan Raza The UN Habitat World Cities Day 2023 took place in Istanbul this year, bringing together visionaries and leaders in urban development from across the globe. Vemi Ventures was honoured to be invited to participate in discussions about charting a new course in sustainable financing for cities and urban centres. Vemi Ventures: [...]
Life in the Fast (Food) Lane November 20, 2023 | Sponsored Integrum ESG’s sentiment tracker flagged a spike in negative sentiment for Deliveroo – here’s a quick summary of what we saw: A short summary Last week, a 17-year-old tragically died in a motorbike accident. This occurred while he was delivering food on a borrowed motorbike, using an illegally rented rider account from an ‘approved’ Deliveroo [...]
It would be senseless to delay a tax supported by greenies and the steel industry November 16, 2023 Implausible though it sounds, businesses in Britain are clamouring for a new tax this Autumn Statement. Even more unlikely, both heavy industry and environmentalists are aligned in wanting it. That’s right, the unsexily-titled carbon border adjustment mechanism (which parades around the punchy acronym CBAM) has managed a feat few thought possible: the union of greenies [...]
Boost Your Business’s Finances With EV Charging November 15, 2023 | Sponsored Britain is home to a wealth of innovative and forward-thinking businesses that are here to recognise the importance of moving towards a greener future. With 5.5 million small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the country, leading energy company Scottish Power has launched new advice to support businesses through this transition by adopting green technologies that [...]