Why do Republican Governors hate ESG?
Today, the Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, established an alliance with 18 other Republican governors to ‘push back’ against the ‘ESG...
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- Feb 19
- 3 min
The Deal that Ensures ESG Remains at the Top of the Investment Agenda
The increasing prominence of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing reached new heights last week as the Dutch state...
- Feb 12
- 3 min
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero – What’s New?
On the 7th of February this year Rishi Sunak divided the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) into four new...
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
Unpacking the University of Leeds Climate Plan
The University of Leeds has an ambitious strategy for supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation. “I’m excited to lead the...
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
COP27: Where are the Funds?
Last month, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published another alarming report, highlighting that global average...
- Nov 6, 2022
- 3 min
ESG - The New Engine of Finance
This article was written collectively by our ESG Analyst Team (Shabir Torabally, Lewis Coward and Adham Khan) ESG, or Environmental,...
- Mar 6, 2022
- 4 min
‘Greenwashing’ – Tackling corporations' environmental lies
Multiple companies have recently been exposed for lying about environmental commitments – but how can we combat this going forwards? In...
- Feb 20, 2022
- 3 min
Differing ESG Disclosure Regulations Stand to Impact EU vs UK Investments
The difference between UK and EU disclosure regulation on ESG investments could lead to a growing division between domestic and foreign...
- Nov 28, 2021
- 3 min
Has COP26 Given us Reason to Be Optimistic?
Just three years ago at COP24 in Katowice, US President Trump dismissed all mention of the IPCC report urging countries to work towards a...
- Nov 14, 2021
- 3 min
Offshore Wind in The US: Underutilised and Under Resourced
In 2016, the Environment America Research & Policy Center identified the USA’s potential offshore wind production rate to be nearly...
- Oct 31, 2021
- 3 min
What COP26 means for Finance
The United Nations climate summit, COP26, takes place in Glasgow this week. Whilst there were multiple setbacks in the lead up to the...
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