Clarification sought on the extent to which the bloc’s ESG-labelled funds can and should finance weapons under sustainable finance regulations. The EU’s plans to boost investment in its defence industry cannot come at the expense of the integrity of the bloc’s sustainable finance framework, industry experts have said. But the warning comes amid increasing signs that the European Commission…
Conflicts Ahead as EU Pushes Case for Defence
Clarification sought on the extent to which the bloc’s ESG-labelled funds can and should finance weapons under sustainable finance regulations. The EU’s plans to boost investment in its defence industry cannot come at the expense of the integrity of the bloc’s sustainable finance framework, industry experts have said. But the warning comes amid increasing signs that the European Commission…
BCG Buys Over 50,000 Tonnes of Carbon Removals Spanning Broad Range of Technologies
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced that it has purchased 50,250 tonnes of certified carbon dioxide removals (CDRs) through CDR portfolio manager ClimeFi, to be delivered over the next two years, and spanning a broad set of carbon removal technologies. The agreement marks the second largest CDR purchase to date for BCG, following the company’s commitment to neutralize 100% of its emissions…
Take Five: 2025 Calling
A selection of the major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces. Fragmentation, polarisation and smaller coalitions are in prospect as countries position themselves for green growth. Keep it clean – The likelihood of 2025 being dominated by a green trade war increased a few notches this week, with the US and China both firing shots. Outgoing US President…
Take Five: 2025 Calling
A selection of the major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces. Fragmentation, polarisation and smaller coalitions are in prospect as countries position themselves for green growth. Keep it clean – The likelihood of 2025 being dominated by a green trade war increased a few notches this week, with the US and China both firing shots. Outgoing US President…
Take Five: 2025 Calling
A selection of the major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces. Fragmentation, polarisation and smaller coalitions are in prospect as countries position themselves for green growth. Keep it clean – The likelihood of 2025 being dominated by a green trade war increased a few notches this week, with the US and China both firing shots. Outgoing US President…
Take Five: 2025 Calling
A selection of the major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces. Fragmentation, polarisation and smaller coalitions are in prospect as countries position themselves for green growth. Keep it clean – The likelihood of 2025 being dominated by a green trade war increased a few notches this week, with the US and China both firing shots. Outgoing US President…
Take Five: 2025 Calling
A selection of the major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces. Fragmentation, polarisation and smaller coalitions are in prospect as countries position themselves for green growth. Keep it clean – The likelihood of 2025 being dominated by a green trade war increased a few notches this week, with the US and China both firing shots. Outgoing US President…
UK Net Zero Goal Needs National Transition Plan
Quickening the pace of local and regional investment can deliver on clean energy targets, says Bruno Gardner, Head of Climate and Nature at Phoenix Group. The first four months of the UK’s Labour government has seen encouraging early action on net zero, including lifting the ban on onshore wind, establishing Great British Energy (GB Energy) and the National Wealth Fund…
UK Net Zero Goal Needs National Transition Plan
Quickening the pace of local and regional investment can deliver on clean energy targets, says Bruno Gardner, Head of Climate and Nature at Phoenix Group. The first four months of the UK’s Labour government has seen encouraging early action on net zero, including lifting the ban on onshore wind, establishing Great British Energy (GB Energy) and the National Wealth Fund…