Carlo Messina, CEO of Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s biggest bank by assets following the merger with UBI Banca, talks to The Banker about Italy’s economic rally, the bank’s job in supporting the recovery and the role ESG will play in its new strategic plan.

Greenwashing leads to climate litigation – and finance is on the firing line

After becoming the first European lender approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, La Banque Postale is now looking at formally including ESG considerations in its legal status

Discussions around climate change and wider sustainability factors still need focus and a sense of urgency.

Beware of the many shapes of environmental activism that will likely reshape your strategy.

Leading institutions still provide low visibility on how climate change may affect their performance.

Across the public and private markets, significant efforts are underway to crack the complex and multifaceted challenge of quantifying companies’ environmental, social and governance performance. 

Forrester’s annual predictions report forecasts an array of new digital offerings next year and that regulators will get tough on ESG classifications.

The Banker's 2021 Top Islamic Financial Institutions ranking highlights a resilient sector across the globe.

As performance against ESG criteria increasingly has an impact on stock market value, companies are grappling with the strategic consequences.