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Contrary to the noise coming out of the US, ESG isn’t about ‘woke’ politics – it’s about managing risk…
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Is Glencore’s green energy deal underscored by damage control, an effort to drum up good climate PR, or a legitimate mitigation exercise?…
Investing in nature: Time for financiers to act
Governments cannot close the biodiversity financing gap alone. The private sector – asset managers, insurers and banks – must lead…
Banks retreat from climate change commitments – but it’s business more than politics
The Net-Zero Banking Alliance suspended activities in August. Why did such initiatives rise and then fall?…
Climate groups lambaste Teke’s plea for coal funding
With banks under pressure not to lend to coal producers, a lobby group is asking for a rethink. Civil society groups are having none…
Retailers and the myth of the ‘independent’ director
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