Interviews
December 20, 2022
Ecuador’s golden age of oil ‘has passed’
Energy minister on how mining will become the country’s main source of income After a decade under the government of president Rafael Correa and his...
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November 10, 2022
Climate finance: what is reasonable to expect from MDBs?
As pressure mounts on multilateral lenders to finance the green transition, their approach to risk needs to adapt and governments in high-income countries need to...
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September 23, 2022
David Malpass on debt, China and climate
The World Bank president talks about his ambitions for more vigorous and effective development finance, from tackling climate change to the need for debt transparency,...
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September 21, 2022
ISSB’s Sue Lloyd on emerging markets and double materiality
One of the biggest challenges of the International Sustainability Standards Board will be creating disclosures suitable for companies in both developed and developing countries, says...
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May 31, 2022
EBRD climate chief addresses the difficulty in moving away from gas
Harry Boyd-Carpenter, managing director, green economy and climate action at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, speaks about the bank’s climate strategy. Earlier this...
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May 19, 2022
Emmanuel Faber on emerging markets, double materiality and the link with financial reporting
The ISSB chair talks about the challenges ahead and the inevitable path towards interlinking sustainability with financial reporting. This week, the International Sustainability Standards Board...
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March 29, 2022
Wilshire CEO: we need multiple views on ESG
The head of the California-based advisory and index firm talks about ethics, impact and data. Consultant and index provider Wilshire is ramping up its work on environmental, social and governance...
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March 23, 2022
Iosco's Martin Moloney on auditing ESG data
The global standard setter for the securities sector is looking at sustainable finance and, despite financial markets' general efforts, sees plenty of room for improvement. The International Organization of Securities...
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March 16, 2022
Understanding nature risk is an 'immense amount of work'
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures is proposing yet another framework to understand sustainability but its co-chair insists this will lead to a better, more harmonised reporting system. David Craig,...
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March 9, 2022
Guyana’s oil-fuelled future
President Irfaan Ali aims to use massive oil windfall to accelerate the country's strategic priorities. When Irfaan Ali was eventually sworn in as Guyana’s president in August 2020, following a...
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February 28, 2022
EU adviser group publishes its social taxonomy report
The EU social taxonomy aims to create a workable classification for companies and investors. Coupled with legislation prescribing fines for businesses with poor human rights oversight, it may begin to...
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