Banks need to develop a ‘nature first’ culture, starting at the top and permeating throughout the organisation.
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ESG issuance drops significantly at start of 2022
February 22, 2022The global supply of socially responsible debt severely contracted at the start of the year.
Accounting for sustainability is 'a really big deal'
February 18, 2022Sustainability is revolutionising accounting, which, in turn, is set to revolutionise the way finance flows to companies.
A just energy transition for Africa?
February 16, 2022The continent’s transition away from fossil fuels is fraught with difficulty, not least if the overall aim is both a cleaner and fairer future.
Cyprus looks to life beyond Covid
February 14, 2022Cyprus’s finance minister talks to The Banker about how the country’s economy has coped during the pandemic and the recovery ahead.
Supply chain risks and ESG compliance
February 11, 2022The introduction of a compliance-related approach to financial crime enforcement, where liability may be triggered by actions far down a supply chain, will likely be applied to ESG concerns too.
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Banks need to connect climate and nature financial risks
February 1, 2022It is not possible to manage climate risk without looking at nature, argues David Craig, co-chair of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures.
Sustainability-linked derivatives markets primed for growth
January 28, 2022Derivatives with sustainability targets attached to them are becoming more common, but are they really an effective tool for improving a company’s sustainability?
Stock exchanges look at ESG disclosures
January 26, 2022Greater numbers of listing venues around the world offer guidance on sustainability reporting
Next steps for ESG disclosures
January 26, 2022As work at the IFRS’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) continues to create a new ESG reporting framework that would be as widely accepted as IFRS accounting standards are, we caught up with the head of one of the two organisations merging into ISSB.