ESG Insights

 

Keep up to date with the most important developments and trends across the global sustainability landscape.

Research & Insights

RESEARCH

Mind the carbon gap

*Estimating corporate emissions using machine learning.

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The Next Frontier in Sustainability Reporting

*Preserving Biodiversity
The ESG Policy Digest: February 2023

In the fleeting month of February it may be easy to overlook a flurry of regulatory activity that signals the continuity and confluence of ESG in policymaking matters.
ESG Quick Takes 10 – Making an impact through climate VC investing

With EIP’s Peter Fox-Penner.
The ESG Policy Digest: January 2023

2023 marks a considerable shift in priorities at the intersection of politics and business. 
The Global Regulation Race

*A Year of ESG Regulations in Review
COP27

*What it means for corporates and the financial sector.
Sustainable Finance Regulatory Update: December 2022

In 2022, policy became a vehicle to reorient capital flows through multiple routes, at different levels – international and domestic.
ESG Quick Takes 9 – Sustainability goals: a decade of delivery.

How Google Cloud is helping corporates with their sustainability journey
Sustainable Finance Regulatory Update: November 2022

COP 27 set the stage for lofty climate change aspirations to be realized.
ESG Quick Takes 8 – COP27 Debrief: What investors should know.

COP27 meetings in Egypt just wrapped up last week, and much has been discussed.
COP26

*and its global implications.
Sustainable Finance Regulatory Update: October 2022 

In less than a week, we will find out who hit the snooze button on these timebound commitments and who was able to make the grade.
Always check the label

*Why ESG and climate funds are not always what they seem.
Sustainable Finance Regulatory Update: September 2022 

World leaders and the private sector converged at Climate Week New York to discuss insights on finding growth in challenging times.
Uncharted waters

*The status quo of water-related corporate disclosure.
One Draft at a Time

*Can the ISSB Establish a Global Baseline in Sustainability Reporting?
Fifty shades of green

*SFDR through the lens of ESG Book. Portfolio Level Solutions
Sustainable Finance Regulatory Update: August 2022

U.S. President Biden's approval of a landmark bill providing funding for climate and energy innovation over the next decade
ESG Quick Takes 7: US Climate and Energy Policy is behind

In this episode, we talk about the inflation reduction act which was approved in August 2022.
ESG Quick Takes 6: Investing on a Net-Zero Emissions Budget is Impossible

In this episode, we put the ambition of decarbonising the world in context of the recent US Supreme Court’s decision to curb the power of the EPA.
Heating Up: the SEC Rules on Climate Disclosure

*Placing the latest climate disclosure policy initiatives in context.
ESG has the ‘S’ Factor

*The Rise of Socially-Driven Design.
Sustainable Finance Regulatory Update: July 2022

This month’s regulatory roundup indicates continued concerns around sustainability issues extending beyond the ‘E’ in ESG.
ESG Quick Takes 5: All the Problems with ESG Investing

For episode 5 of our ESG Quick Takes podcast, we explore ESG from a capital market perspective.
Machine Learning Models Don’t Work

*Without Good Design.
Sustainable Finance Regulatory Update: June 2022

In this month’s regulatory roundup, the EU comes one step closer to finalizing mandatory corporate sustainability disclosure rules and setting quotas for women on corporate boards.
ESG Quick Takes 4: Decarbonizing heavy industry

For our first Quick Takes, we look into how we talk about climate change, and how that changed over time.
Beyond The Acronym

*A Guide on Navigating Global Sustainability Standards and Frameworks.
Life in Plastic

*Not Fantastic.
The Rise of Chemical Pollution.
More Than A Buzzword

*Assessing the financial transparency effects of corporate gender diversity.
2022 Update
ESG Soup

*Simplifying Sustainability indicator Mapping.
Spotlight on the EU Taxonomy

Why 2022 is a critical year for the roll-out of the EU Taxonomy
ESG Quick Takes 3: Can crypto be sustainable?

Exploring clean energy solutions for crypto miners and exchanges.
Why the language of climate change is evolving

The power of words in the net-zero transition.
Should ESG data be a free public good?

The case for open access for all.
The Proof is in the Textual Pudding

Finding financial signals in language data

Why ESG Data is Changing

Sustainability scores are no longer sufficient. The future of ESG data is customisation.
Throwing the net-zero baby out with the bathwater?

Why it’s time we engaged in a more grown-up conversation about the practicalities of a successful climate transition.
At The Crossroads

We are fast running out of time to avoid climate catastrophe. Why is more not being done?
Temperature Score

Less than a quarter of the world’s biggest companies are on course to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050