Data

Data, US

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...

Capital Flows, Data

Sustainable finance bonds experience first year-on-year decline

January 10, 2023

Sustainable finance debt issuance suffered declines across bond categories in 2022. Sustainable...

Data

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...

Data

UK banks fail to measure environmental impact

September 14, 2022

A new report shows that while UK banks declare sustainability is integral...

Data

European ESG issuance suffers second-quarter drop

August 24, 2022

The supply of socially responsible bonds and loans in Europe declined in...

Data

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...

Data

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

Data, Policy & Regulation

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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