For millions of people across the world, access to clean water remains a distant reality. With the UN highlighting almost 800 million people lack basic drinking water, this crisis impacts health, dignity, social inequality and economic development. Factors such as demographic and climate change ensure this problem will only get worse. ​There are also political ramifications; 10% of the growth…

The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) is set to undergo a significant restructuring in the way it functions and the requirements for participation, as well as a realignment of its key priorities, as more firms exit their key sub-alliance networks. Going forward, GFANZ will transition to an independent ‘Principals Group’, led by CEOs and leaders from sovereign wealth…

While 2024 was a year of implementation, 2025 is set to be “a defining year for sustainable finance”, according to commentators, with the success of incoming regulations and regulatory change depending on whether they drive meaningful action – or remain a box-ticking exercise. In the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) are still bedding in after a…

For PA Future‘s turn-of-year series New Era, members of the sustainable investment community reflect on last year’s developments and share predictions for the coming year, as well as sharing some eco-friendly Christmas hacks and the one thing they want to see under the tree to accelerate the transition. Here, Ed Simpson, head of energy and infrastructure at Gravis, discusses looking past…