Asset owners urged to set holistic goals, managers encouraged to innovate, after GIIN report highlights measurement challenges.   Impact investing is becoming a central strategy for large asset owners globally, but divergence remains over how asset managers balance financial risk and return expectations with their clients’ impact-related goals.  Published last week, the Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) ‘State of the Market…

Fast fashion refers to the rapid production of chic, low-cost clothing designed to meet ever-changing consumer demand. Brands like Shein, Zara, and H&M excel at this model, but it often presses against labor rights and environmental sustainability. As awareness grows, ESG supporters are demanding an increase in transparency regarding how their clothes are made and whether these brands use ethical…

A selection of the major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces.  This week Brussels stoked fears of a waning political commitment to Europe’s green agenda. Bonfire of the regulations – After months of speculation – not to mention the odd denial – the European Commission confirmed this week a 12-month delay to the introduction of the EU Deforestation…

Juliet Stradling, Energy Partner at TLT, considers the implications of National Grid’s system operator arm being taken into public ownership. The completion of the acquisition of National Grid Electricity System Operator Limited (now renamed National Energy System Operator and to be known as NESO) and the associated formalities that took effect on Tuesday are important steps in the planned transformation…

Fred Lee, Senior Counsel, and Monopoly Christiaan-Rakus, Associate at UK law firm Farrer & Co, highlight ways landlords can improve energy efficiency. Developing sustainable approaches has fast become a priority of the tenanted property sector for both landlords and tenants. This was the case in 2022, as explored in a previous article giving an overview of the most common sustainability…

Dr Andrew Coburn, CEO of Risilience, responds to the event’s clarion call with next steps to put sustainability plans into action. While it’s a wrap for Climate Week NYC 2024, the business of sustainability is far from over.   Many global organisations have spent the past few years assessing the magnitude of their financial exposure to climate change, ensuring they…