Rachel So

After Britain’s business secretary commented that imported wood pellets may not be a sustainable energy source – even as the UK continues with its biomass...

BlackRock’s support for shareholder proposals on ESG matters has fallen over this past year, as have other asset managers’ decisions, but while the energy crisis...

The US financial market regulator’s proposal for listed companies to disclose their climate-related risks may have the knock-on effect of listed alternative asset managers having...

As heatwaves spread across the globe, infrastructure will need to be adapted to the new climate. This could bring opportunities for investors. This summer has...

The CMA’s high-profile investigation into greenwashing in fashion, now targeting three well-known brands, has raised hopes of a more robust regulatory approach. Last week, the...

Research suggested that as late as last week, nearly half of fund managers were yet to complete the European ESG Template, an important data-sharing exercise...

Compared to environmental considerations, social factors have often been underrepresented in pension funds’ investment decisions. There are signs this is beginning to change. Earlier this month, UK pensions minister Guy...

A Eurosif white paper proposes a new classification system that seeks to go beyond SFDR, the EU taxonomy and MiFID II by including how investment approaches contribute to the green...

New research by FTSE Russell finds that low income countries score lower on ESG for sovereign debt, but this improves when ‘income bias’ is removed. How should managers deal with...

Educating the public can play an important role in meeting net zero targets, hope the two climate tech start-ups behind a recent initiative. During London Climate Action Week, climate tech...

The overturning of Roe vs Wade has caused shockwaves across the US and globally, while business and finance are set to face growing activists' pressure and lawmakers' threats. The US...