Freshwater may feel limitless when it flows from the tap, yet it accounts for less than 3% of Earth’s water – and under 1% sits in rivers, lakes and reservoirs that are readily accessible for human use. That small pool must serve farms, factories, cities and ecosystems, and demand is accelerating. United Nations projections point to a 40% gap between…

Weaker climate policy commitments, trade tariffs and geopolitical security concerns are reshaping the transition to net-zero emissions and immediate risks are taking precedence over long-term sustainability goals, according to S&P Global Ratings’ latest report. Net-Zero Transition Stutters As Geoeconomic Risks Increase looks into the net-zero transition and factors that are shaping this landscape, finding that rising geopolitical risks and the end of the…

Lawmakers in the European Parliament and Council announced today that they have reached an agreement on changes to the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), the EU’s carbon tax on imported goods, including introducing a new threshold to the regulation that would exempt 90% of importers – primarily smaller businesses – from the CBAM rules. While removing the vast majority of…

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced the publication of a new set of climate-related financial disclosures, providing information on the carbon footprint of its portfolios and their exposure to climate risks, indicating that the carbon intensity of its €331 billion (USD$380 million) corporate bond portfolio has declined by 38% from 2021 to 2024. Alongside the disclosures, the ECB revealed that…

The governments of Norway and Switzerland announced a new cross border durable carbon dioxide removal agreement, marking the first-ever international deal to be conducted under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. According to Switzerland and Norway, the new agreement is aimed providing insights into regulatory frameworks, monitoring and reporting, and supporting the development of a sustainable commercial market for carbon…

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) announced today the launch of the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Green and Social Bond Active UCITS ETF (GEMS), expanding its range of European market active ETFs with a new sustainability-focused offering. The new funds follow the launch earlier this year by GSAM of its first actively managed fixed income ETFs in EMEA, followed by a…

In this Green Dream video interview, Bethan Dixon, portfolio manager Quilter’s WealthSelect MPS team, discusses creating the sustainable and responsible portfolios from scratch in her bedroom in lockdown, and explains how the asset class mix is different to what else is on the market. Dixon also comments on the “political noise” around sustainability, the impact of artificial intelligence on electricity demand and countries’…