Finance sector skills shortage puts ESG in focus
The explosion in sustainable finance is putting a premium on ESG expertise – and the market is scrambling to catch up.
Finance / Banking
Banking
Weekly data: Lenders increasingly wary of backing new coal projects
Data reveals the cost of financing coal projects globally is rocketing, while it is getting cheaper to finance renewables. The price of oil and gas projects, however, remains stable.
EU Taxonomy lays foundations for global energy transition
The EU Taxonomy for green investment has attracted little attention beyond lobby group meeting rooms and sections of the financial community, but its real economy implications will, over time, be profound.
Wealthy governments still subsidising fossil fuels in developing nations
Data reveals that wealthy countries are continuing to pour money into fossil fuel projects in Africa and the Middle East, despite commitments to decarbonise under the Paris Agreement.
London eyes sustainable finance as post-Brexit salve
Brexit has been a serious blow to the City of London. Can a growing global sustainable finance market provide some compensation?
White Papers
2021: Capital will move to underpin low-carbon economy
2021 will see institutional capital begin to move, at scale, away from assets facing high levels of climate risk and, increasingly, towards companies and infrastructure that are well-positioned for a low-carbon global economy.
Investing to make the world greener
Moving personal investments to funds that meet environmental, social and governance criteria can make a difference, says Financial Times journalist Alice Ross in her new book.
Still banking on fossil fuels
By some measures, bank lending to fossil fuel projects and companies continues to rise. Will growing climate risk awareness and regulatory intervention turn the tide?
Natural capital in risk reporting can accelerate climate action
A decision to widen the definition of environmental risk to include nature as well as climate change would have largely positive implications.
