During New York Climate Week, the UN released a report which presents a stark warning for financial institutions. 

Without a single global taxonomy, clarity will be crucial — along with information that is consistent, comprehensive, and comparable across geographies and regulatory requirements.

With the stringency of climate policy varying from one country to the next, how are banks taking advantage of this lack of coordination?

The European Investment Bank can play a vital role in drawing investment to projects that diversify Europe’s energy supplies.

Nature-related risks are the next frontier for achieving genuinely sustainable finance and business practices, and soon the regulation will follow, argues the co-chair of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

The new ranking, produced with Corporate Knights, analyses the share of banking revenues derived from sustainable activities.

As the world’s forests vanish faster than ever, the European Parliament moves towards tighter due diligence rules. But how effective are they?

Ahead of the next COP27 meeting in November, research has found that no G7 country has a corporate sector likely to decarbonise fast enough to meet the Paris Agreement’s goal.

As climate change threatens increased risk of floods, banks and insurers have a responsibility to galvanise their insurance policies.

A Republican push-back against ESG could force banks to choose between red and blue states, in spite of poor outcomes in Texas.