Thought leadership

Two background conversations suggest more common ground than one might expect between those involved in filing ESG shareholder resolutions and the asset managers assessing them.

Policymakers need to face some hard truths about mobilising private finance to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, says Robert Eccles.

The ISSB’s current plans to include social factors will miss the mark, say Shift’s president Caroline Rees and the World Benchmarking Alliance’s Namit Agarwal, proposing an alternative way forward.

Support for Follow This at US oil majors falls below that at European peers – can this be justified or is the anti-ESG backlash working?

Voluntary carbon markets are key to achieving net zero and investors must stop avoiding the issue, says Maria Nazarova-Doyle of Scottish Widows.

Hugh Wheelan argues that, if uncertainty is left to fester, there is a danger that things could get even worse.

Deborah Gilshan, founder of The 100% Club, explains why female-only networks are key to achieving the elusive goal of gender equality.

Professor Andreas Hoepner and Jacqueline Jackson of London LGPS CIV urge companies to commit to putting women in positions of power.

Alecta CEO Magnus Billing says the finance sector must move beyond target-setting to address sustainability challenges.

A new study reveals the most effective ways to engage with investors in China on climate change – and pitfalls to avoid, write Wei Liu and Rory Sullivan