ESG

BNEF: Market for sustainability-linked loans grew four-fold last year

BusinessGreen

BNEF: Market for sustainability-linked loans grew four-fold last year

New report shows combined social and sustainability-related financing hit record $4tr in 2021

clock 13 January 2022 • 2 min read
Study: Almost all UK financial firms to have green offering within a year

Investment

Study: Almost all UK financial firms to have green offering within a year

TLT research reveals soaring interest in UK green finance market, but concerns over costs remain a key barrier to progress

clock 07 January 2022 • 3 min read
HSBC, Walmart add science-based targets to supplier financing program

Investment

HSBC, Walmart add science-based targets to supplier financing program

Under the new program, Walmart suppliers that have set at least three sustainability goals and are targeting 1.5C climate goals can get access to financing from HSBC

clock 30 December 2021 • 3 min read
What the great resignation means for sustainability professionals

Skills

What the great resignation means for sustainability professionals

clock 26 November 2021 • 5 min read
S&P Dow Jones Indices extends climate transition and Paris-aligned indices

Investment

S&P Dow Jones Indices extends climate transition and Paris-aligned indices

Firm expands 2050 Climate Select Index Series and S&P Net Zero 2050 Paris-aligned Select Index Series in bid to aid investors looking to back the net zero transition

clock 23 November 2021 • 2 min read
ESG-labelled funds outperform their 'conventional' counterparts over three and five years

Investment

ESG-labelled funds outperform their 'conventional' counterparts over three and five years

Non-ESG equities funds suffer heavy outflows

clock 03 November 2021 • 2 min read
Road to COP26: Investors hope for step change in climate action

Investment

Road to COP26: Investors hope for step change in climate action

Leading financiers believe industry has the 'power and willingness' to drive change, but governments have to help drive accelerated transition towards net zero emissions

clock 18 October 2021 • 4 min read
Ultra-wealthy investors tout private capital as 'essential' to tackle climate change

Investment

Ultra-wealthy investors tout private capital as 'essential' to tackle climate change

Seven in 10 private wealth holders believe net zero transition is 'the greatest commercial opportunity of our age', survey reveals

clock 15 September 2021 • 3 min read
Can improved ESG data, definitions, and standards really 'green' the banking sector?

Investment

Can improved ESG data, definitions, and standards really 'green' the banking sector?

Fresh criticism of a contentious sustainable finance report published by BlackRock for the European Commission adds to the long-running debate over how best to deliver a greener future for the finance sector

clock 01 September 2021 • 9 min read

Skills

​​Inside the war for ESG talent

Joel Makower investigates the intensifying competition for sustainability talent

clock 23 July 2021 • 12 min read