Utilities accused of gaslighting investors and policymakers over transition role, as report challenges viability of hydrogen on path to net zero.  Canadian pension funds are putting beneficiaries at risk by failing to scrutinise global gas utilities’ plans to utilise hydrogen to forge a role in the low-carbon transition.   A report by campaign group Shift has revealed that some of Canada’s…

BlackRock’s latest fund – the BFM Brown to Green Materials fund – has become the first UK-domiciled strategy to adopt the Sustainability Improvers label under the Financial Conduct Authority’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR), the firm confirmed as it announced the fund’s launch. The fund seeks to meet client demand from UK wealth investors for local access to opportunities related to…

A selection of the major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces.  This week, EU and US policymakers prepared for big shifts impacting sustainable investment, amid further evidence that climate risk is financial risk. Omni-shambles ahead? – Lobbyists and policymakers are gearing up to put flesh on the bones of the European Commission’s plans to streamline the requirements of…

Latin America can show how to prevent the rise of AI from bringing the fall of net zero, says Rodrigo Abreu, Digital Infrastructure Operating Partner at Patria Investments. In a much-overlooked initiative, world leaders recently attempted to bring climate change and digital technology together at COP29. But the result, the Declaration on Green Digital Action, downplayed the most significant issue…

Dr Ruth Shaber, Co-founder of the Diverse Investing Collective, explains how and why fund managers should focus on reducing risk by increasing gender diversity. The journey toward gender equity has been a long and often difficult one. There were times – and in parts of the world these times haven’t passed – when women were denied access to universities. Back…

EcoAct CEO Stuart Lemmon sets out the five key themes that will shape the 2025 corporate sustainability agenda.  As 2025 unfolds, corporate sustainability continues to evolve in response to growing regulatory demands, heightened scrutiny of climate goals, and the urgent need to embed nature-positive strategies into business operations. These developments present both challenges and opportunities for businesses navigating this dynamic…

Tanya Cox, Manager – Biodiversity and Nature, Chronos Sustainability, advocates a complete redesign of plastic material, starting with a move away from the inclusion of toxic chemicals. The failure to establish a Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) at the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) was a blow to the more than 100 countries that were advocating an ambitious…