Plastic pollution and AI energy use among ISS ESG key themes for 2025
22 January 2025
Plastic pollution, better understanding of natural systems, the energy challenge of artificial intelligence (AI), human rights and ESG accountability are likely to be key focus areas for investors in 2025, according to ISS ESG.
Von der Leyen promises 'far-reaching simplification' of sustainable finance rules
21 January 2025
The European Commission will present "far-reaching simplification of our sustainable finance and due diligence rules" next month alongside a plan to promote invest in clean technologies, its president Ursula von der Leyen said.
'Transition loan label needs stricter covenants to add value'
21 January 2025
A potential transition loan label needs to be "more constraining for borrowers" around sustainable delivery and performance to really add value to the existing labelled loan market, according to a major private debt investment manager.
Trump, Part Two: Brace for a bonfire of climate policy
21 January 2025
Exiting the Paris Agreement is the first sign of wide-scale cuts to policies related to preserving the environment, Michael Hurley writes
Comment: Why isn't blended finance working?
21 January 2025
There is a long way to go to plug the funding gap for the Sustainable Development Goals, writes Peter Cripps