Angus Peters
February 17, 2022
Meet the ESG disruptors
From measuring impact to allowing individual savers to voice their stance on environmental and social issues, start-up founders are taking sustainable finance head-on Ask any...
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February 10, 2022
Can ESG investors afford to ignore 'high stakes' Chinese markets?
With many investors still underweight on the Asian superpower, policy tailwinds are opening up large avenues for sustainable capital. However, experts warn that getting the...
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February 3, 2022
UK looks to regulate embodied carbon in real estate
A British lawmaker's proposal to cap whole life emissions on new constructions follows other countries' similar initiatives – as well as the UK financial sector's...
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January 27, 2022
Investors face new rules to protect forests
As a series of anti-deforestation regulations faces investors in coming years, experts look to the steps needed to match world leaders’ commitments with reality At...
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January 19, 2022
Europe's gas crisis and the green transition
While the debate over EU plans to include gas and nuclear as transition fuels in its green taxonomy rages on, Sustainable Views looks into the...
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December 8, 2021
Is any sovereign worth the greenium?
Issuance of green sovereign debt is rocketing and investors remain prepared to pay a greenium, but standard paper still has a role to play Governments...
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December 8, 2021
Private equity escapes climate scrutiny
Private equity houses continue to resist calls for greater disclosure of the emissions they fund, raising concerns that privately held companies are becoming a haven for fossil fuel assets. A...
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December 2, 2021
Compatibility issues to emerge as taxonomies learn the EU’s lessons
As governments like the UK seek to learn from the European bloc, experts stress the importance of interoperability Taxonomy and disclosure systems around the world are improving on the efforts...
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November 24, 2021
Investors keep faith in carbon capture to wash away biomass imperfections
Trial projects hope to unlock the potential for carbon-negative energy by storing emissions from the burning of biomass. Campaigners say there is still the prospect of climate harm and paint...
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November 9, 2021
Risks emerge from patchwork European sustainability approaches
The opportunity for regulatory arbitrage in the EU may lead to further and tighter regulatory intervention The lack of minimum standards backing up asset managers’ sustainable disclosures has created a...
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