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Financial services failing disabled consumers

October 24, 2023

Disability can make it hard to access vital financial services. But technology, when employed correctly, can help lower the barrier.

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Four key questions for boards when assessing culture strategy

October 24, 2023

By answering these questions, boards can drive positive cultural change and reduce the potential for costly and damaging incidents.

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CFOs are pivotal to the low-carbon transition

October 19, 2023

Research shows that chief financial officers have a critical role to play in companies’ low-carbon transition, but they must have the necessary expertise to navigate a growing range of risks.

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Gender-diverse leadership key to profit and climate goals

October 18, 2023

The best way to meet climate goals, address the gender diversity gap, and increase profits? Put women at the helm.

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What’s in Ajay Banga’s new playbook for the World Bank?

October 13, 2023

World Bank president Ajay Banga has introduced a new approach for the bank to “deliver quality, more funding and speed”, but is its reform agenda ambitious enough to satisfy its critics?

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Diversity consultations represent a step change for financial services

October 12, 2023

If approved, the proposals would introduce a host of new target setting, data reporting and disclosure requirements.

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Does a ‘better’ World Bank mean no fossil fuel financing?

October 11, 2023

World Bank president Ajay Banga has big ambitions, including measuring the bank’s performance based on outputs, rather than inputs. But ceasing fossil fuel financing doesn’t appear to be on the agenda for now.

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FCA diversity guidance could spur whistleblowing

October 11, 2023

As UK financial regulators outline guidance to address work cultures and boost inclusion, can more women rise to the top, and speak out against bullying or harassment, without fear of losing their jobs? 

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Climate challenges require radical reform of MDBs

October 10, 2023

Calls grow for multilateral institutions to embrace culture change, take a more client responsive approach, and become less risk averse.

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COP28 preview: the Asian Development Bank

October 10, 2023

The ADB’s senior climate envoy calls for a less fragmented approach to climate finance and talks about a new path for financing decarbonisation and boosting resilience to extreme weather events.

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