Data

Non-white directors occupy 20% of US corporate board seats, study finds
February 28, 2023
Research by ICS shows that ethnic minority directors occupy a growing share...
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Sustainable finance bonds experience first year-on-year decline
January 10, 2023
Sustainable finance debt issuance suffered declines across bond categories in 2022. Sustainable...
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COP prep: 5 charts on stranded assets, clean energy investment and the 'emissions gap'
October 28, 2022
UN, IEA and other research published ahead of COP27 highlights clear consequences...
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UK banks fail to measure environmental impact
September 14, 2022
A new report shows that while UK banks declare sustainability is integral...
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European ESG issuance suffers second-quarter drop
August 24, 2022
The supply of socially responsible bonds and loans in Europe declined in...
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German companies not ready for Scope 3 reporting, says study
August 15, 2022
Patchy Scope 3 disclosures highlight challenges of mismatching EU reporting deadlines between...
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Ethnicity pay gap reporting at banks: Work still to do
04/08/2022
Varying standards in data and reporting are holding back efforts to tackle ethnicity-related pay disparity, including in financial services, says UK campaign group, ShareAction While clear standards have developed for... Read more
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Ukraine war and energy crisis dim ESG focus, data show
18/07/2022
The turbulent geopolitical situation and concerns over energy security may have changed investors’ view of ESG in recent months, according to a new report, which also highlights an apparent lack... Read more
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Fewer than 4% of financial firms have policies against oil and gas expansion, says study
05/07/2022
Not enough lenders and investors have an oil and gas policy in place, according to new data by not-for-profit Reclaim Finance. Asset managers, investors and banks need to tighten their... Read more
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Improving consumer awareness of carbon emissions
05/07/2022
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... Read more
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German institutional investors show greater support for ESG
16/06/2022
Union Investment’s sustainability survey found that conviction over the importance of ESG factors has overtaken regulation as the main driver for sustainable investing in Germany. More than 80 per cent... Read more
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