New research finds companies in emerging and developing markets want better climate investment, but barriers to private finance flows remain.   Perceptions of excessive risk in the Global South are deterring institutional investors from allocating to the market, Nick Robins, Professor in Practice – Sustainable Finance at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, has warned.   Over-reliance…

New research finds companies in emerging and developing markets want better climate investment, but barriers to private finance flows remain.   Perceptions of excessive risk in the Global South are deterring institutional investors from allocating to the market, Nick Robins, Professor in Practice – Sustainable Finance at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, has warned.   Over-reliance…

New research finds companies in emerging and developing markets want better climate investment, but barriers to private finance flows remain.   Perceptions of excessive risk in the Global South are deterring institutional investors from allocating to the market, Nick Robins, Professor in Practice – Sustainable Finance at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, has warned.   Over-reliance…

Reclaim Finance calls for increased anti-greenwashing regulation for fund managers, and collaboration with index providers.  Asset managers are greenwashing their passive funds, according to new findings by NGO Reclaim Finance.   The report analysed 430 passive funds labelled as “sustainable” by Amundi, BlackRock, DWS, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), and UBS Asset Management. It found that 70% of the assessed…

On March 21st, 2022, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a draft rule for the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. The passing of the SEC climate rule on March 6th, 2024, is a landmark moment in U.S. climate policy and sets a precedent for future legislation on sustainability-related financial reporting in the U.S. But…

The number of climate-related regulations and frameworks is increasing every day. At the same time, corporate disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly those in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP), remains poor. Of more than 6,200 companies tracked by ESG Book, less than 50% report Scope 1 emissions in line with the GHGP. Find out how ESG Book’s newly…

As the climate and ecological crises start to deeply modify the way we eat and farm, investors face new risks and opportunities.  From Bangladesh to the UK, the devasting effects of climate change on global agriculture have come to a head this year. UK farmers warned this month that the wettest February since 1836 would lead to a “horrific” harvest,…