UN Climate Ambition Summit: Activism and Corporate Awareness October 16, 2023 | Sponsored By SIGWATCH The UN Climate Ambition Summit, an international gathering that brings together world leaders, corporations, and civil society to discuss and commit to specific actions to tackle climate change, serves as a focal point for discussions on global environmental policy. The summit is a veritable playground for activism, as it offers NGOs, advocacy groups, [...]
Why Companies Should Listen to Activists: A Strategic Imperative October 16, 2023 | Sponsored By SIGWATCH In a rapidly evolving global landscape, the relationship between corporations and activists has often been fraught with tension. Yet, dismissing activists as mere disruptors underestimates not only their influence but also the critical insights they offer. Far from being just noise on the perimeter, activists often serve as society’s early-warning system. They highlight [...]
The Rise of Environmental Personhood and Its Implications for Business October 16, 2023 | Sponsored In March 2022, SIGWATCH alerted its clients to a novel campaign led by Spanish activist groups Ecologistas en Accion, Amigos de la Tierra (FoE Spain), Sociedad Espanola de Agricultura Ecologica, and the UK-based Extinction Rebellion. These groups aimed to grant Mar Menor, a significant saltwater lagoon in Murcia, south-east Spain, the status of a “juridical [...]
More Brits believe in aliens than understand ESG: new polling October 11, 2023 THE CITY appears to be losing its battle to explain ‘ESG’ to normal Brits as precious few claim to know what the Square Mile's favourite acronym even means, a new survey has suggested.
Taskforce unveils UK ‘gold standard’ guidelines for firms to share green plans October 9, 2023 A Treasury taskforce has revealed its “gold standard” guidelines for companies to report their plans to tackle climate change.
Metrikus announces integration with ServiceNow October 5, 2023 | Sponsored Metrikus announces integration with ServiceNow to enhance workplace efficiency, sustainability and ROI of global real estate Metrikus has announced an integration with ServiceNow to provide clients with Metrikus’ market-leading building efficiency software and data platform. The joint effort enables ServiceNow customers to create more efficient, healthier and more sustainable workplaces and drive real ROI. ServiceNow’s [...]
ESG exodus: Investors flee green funds as ‘party runs out of steam’ October 5, 2023 Investors bolted from responsible investment funds in record numbers over the summer as the ESG frenzy that gripped the market for the past five year begins to run out of steam, according to new figures.
Investors ignoring ESG claims in the hunt for returns, report suggests October 4, 2023 Green credentials are on the wane as a driver of investor decision making as money managers and retail punters hunt for firms with healthy bottom lines, a new survey has suggested.
FuturePlus Partners With Expect To Reduce 500MT Of Carbon By 2030 October 3, 2023 | Sponsored Sustainability and ESG management and reporting platform FuturePlus is working with AI-driven Climate Action Platform Expect AI, to solve the complexities of carbon accounting and data accuracy across all industries, and in businesses of all sizes. Expect’s mission is to reduce carbon by 500mt (megatonnes) this decade – the equivalent of 22 years’ worth of [...]
ESG priority for investors is avoiding corruption, says new survey October 2, 2023 Avoiding companies with corrupt practices is one of the top ESG priorities for investors, a new survey has found. And even if a company is back on the rails after suffering a scandal, investors still prefer to back corporates with a clean record. In the survey of Hargreaves Lansdown clients, nearly 83 per cent said [...]