Investment management
How the anti-ESG movement is failing to gain a foothold in corporate America
This year’s proxy season – the time between mid-April and mid-June when most large, publicly traded companies host their annual…
Weekly data: The growing mismatch between financial institutions’ net-zero targets and corporate transition plans
“We need transition plans,” said Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England and chair of the Glasgow Financial…
Are the oil majors destined for extinction?
When Bernard Looney became oil major BP’s CEO in 2020, his vocal interest in how the company could transition towards…
Big Oil profits soared to nearly $200bn in 2022
Many Big Oil companies are reporting their biggest annual profits ever as they release their results for the fourth quarter…
Carbon offsets will weather the storm – Xpansiv
Xpansiv’s CBL exchange is the largest carbon offsets marketplace in the world and accounts for more than 40% of voluntary carbon…
Exclusive: Oil majors’ expansion plans pay little heed to net zero
A net-zero future will see the vast majority of the world’s energy produced from renewables such as solar and wind,…
Diversifying forest carbon credits reduces risk and boosts returns – study
Investors in forest carbon credits can reduce their financial risk and increase returns by establishing diversified investment portfolios in the…
Weekly data: Rise in US anti-ESG policies could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars
Understanding that integrating social and environmental considerations into business models can lead to positive returns has in recent years led…
World’s largest asset managers block climate action amid anti-ESG backlash
While 2022 was the hottest year on record for a number of countries globally, the world’s largest asset managers' progress…
The “Great Reclassification” of sustainable funds
On 31 May 2022, around 50 police officers raided the Frankfurt offices of Deutsche Bank’s asset management arm DWS, as…