A selection of the major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces.  Policymakers were confronted by the scale of the response required to systemic risks this week, from Baku to Brussels and beyond. COP in the dock – Having opened with a bang of sorts, COP29 was in danger of going out with a whimper at time of writing,…

Gilad Tanay, Founder of ERI Institute, advises on how to ensure that disclosures don’t become a distraction. Reporting regulations and frameworks are changing like the wind – and they’re consistently pushing for more data disclosure. In my view, this focus on collecting mammoth data sets is holding back social impact initiatives from delivering on their investment. It’s distracting investors from…

Regenerative agriculture’s outcomes-based approach offers strong financial and sustainable returns, says Richard Jacobs, Head of the Farmland Strategy at Van Lanschot Kempen. Over the past few decades, modern agricultural practices have brought huge gains in crop yields. This ‘green revolution’ has been largely successful in combatting hunger, but it has also had serious unintended consequences: soil health and the nutrient…

Rachel Richardson, Head of ESG at Macfarlanes, outlines the next steps and potential implications of a UK Green Taxonomy.   On 14 November 2024, HM Treasury issued a consultation following the Green Technical Advisory Group’s (GTAG) work in developing a UK Green Taxonomy for financial and non-financial firms.   The GTAG is an expert group, chaired by the Green Finance…