Despite the gloomy performance of sustainable bonds in recent months, there are reasons to be positive. 

ESG is on course to become non-negotiable for mid-market firms. What might sustainable finance for these companies look like?

With HM Treasury considering regulation on ESG ratings, the UK can demonstrate leadership and strengthen market clarity – but it’s critical that a global market is considered.

Stand.earth highlights global banks’ role in financing fossil fuels in the Amazon.

Recent turmoil has once again returned attention to the central role of banking supervisors in changing banking for good.

Issues around transparency and disclosures, as well as greenwashing allegations, are putting pressure on purchasers of carbon credits to decarbonise more and lower their own emissions, rather than buying offsets.

With ESG becoming more top of mind, and litigation and regulatory enforcements on the rise, is it any wonder that bank heads of litigation and legal counsel are finding it difficult to sleep at night? 

Canadian banks consider climate change a critical issue of our time. However, climate activists lament what they perceive as a lack of action. 

Firms long for convergence around a single regime, but we’re not quite there yet.

Banks don’t intend to to exacerbate the cost-of-living crisis, but by not providing services to many people who are seen as ‘high risk’, this is exactly what is happening.