When I was 16, I bought a pair of Converse trainers. For most people, today, this might not seem like a big thing but, back then, it was. It meant that I was the first person in our school year to branch away from the, then, accepted norm of wearing white Reebok Classics. No one could understand why I would…
EU Launches Strategy to Drive Demand for Clean Products, Decarbonize Industry
The European Commission announced the introduction of the Clean Industrial Deal, unveiling a series of measures aimed at accelerating decarbonization while supporting manufacturing in Europe, and addressing key challenges including climate change, industrial competitiveness and dependency on critical raw materials. The plan for the Clean Industrial Deal was first introduced by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in July 2024, with…
EU to Exempt 80% of Companies from CSRD Sustainability Reporting Requirements
The European Commission announced today the release of its first “Omnibus” package, containing a series of proposals to reduce sustainability reporting requirements for companies, including plans to remove 80% of companies from the scope of its Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and limiting the sustainability information that large companies and banks can request from smaller companies. In addition to the CSRD,…
Schroders Greencoat launches energy infrastructure LTAF
Schroders Greencoat has received regulatory approval in the UK to launch the Global Energy Infrastructure Long-Term Asset fund (LTAF). Offering exposure to energy transition infrastructure, the LTAF will be a feeder fund into the Schroders Capital Semi-Liquid Energy Transition fund, launched a year ago for defined contribution clients. The feeder fund expands exposure to UK wealth clients, after receiving approval from the…
Schroders Greencoat launches energy infrastructure LTAF
Schroders Greencoat has received regulatory approval in the UK to launch the Global Energy Infrastructure Long-Term Asset fund (LTAF). Offering exposure to energy transition infrastructure, the LTAF will be a feeder fund into the Schroders Capital Semi-Liquid Energy Transition fund, launched a year ago for defined contribution clients. The feeder fund expands exposure to UK wealth clients, after receiving approval from the…
Schroders Greencoat launches energy infrastructure LTAF
Schroders Greencoat has received regulatory approval in the UK to launch the Global Energy Infrastructure Long-Term Asset fund (LTAF). Offering exposure to energy transition infrastructure, the LTAF will be a feeder fund into the Schroders Capital Semi-Liquid Energy Transition fund, launched a year ago for defined contribution clients. The feeder fund expands exposure to UK wealth clients, after receiving approval from the…
Schroders Greencoat launches energy infrastructure LTAF
Schroders Greencoat has received regulatory approval in the UK to launch the Global Energy Infrastructure Long-Term Asset fund (LTAF). Offering exposure to energy transition infrastructure, the LTAF will be a feeder fund into the Schroders Capital Semi-Liquid Energy Transition fund, launched a year ago for defined contribution clients. The feeder fund expands exposure to UK wealth clients, after receiving approval from the…
‘Love it or hate it, Drax is a strategic national asset’
Drax is no stranger to being in the headlines. Last year, a report from the think tank, Ember, found its Selby power station – the largest power plant in the UK – produced four times more carbon emissions than the UK’s last remaining coal-fired plant in 2023, and was Britain’s single largest carbon emitter, despite taking more than £500m in…
‘Love it or hate it, Drax is a strategic national asset’
Drax is no stranger to being in the headlines. Last year, a report from the think tank, Ember, found its Selby power station – the largest power plant in the UK – produced four times more carbon emissions than the UK’s last remaining coal-fired plant in 2023, and was Britain’s single largest carbon emitter, despite taking more than £500m in…
Big Challenges for a Broader Tent
With climate-focused initiatives under pressure, how will GFANZ 2.0 contribute to net zero? With cracks shaking the foundations of net zero alliances spanning asset management, insurance and banking, there is clear concern that the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) as we know it is heading for the emergency exit. But the body’s plan to re-strategise doesn’t mean its…