Cop26 Perspectives
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The ESG Interview: Why Size Matters in the Race to Net Zero
December 10, 2021Roger Urwin, Co-founder of the Thinking Ahead Institute, says large asset owners must begin to pull their weight, collectively and individually.
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Heeding Red Flags to Halt Deforestation
November 24, 2021Due diligence gaps across the food and agriculture supply chains must be closed to support COP26 deforestation pledge.
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Green Future Under Construction
November 17, 2021Embodied emissions a key challenge as industry initiatives unveiled at COP26 not matched by government action.
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The ESG Interview: Changing the Lay of the Land
November 12, 2021Maria Lettini, Executive Director at FAIRR Initiative, says governments must redirect farming subsidies to support private sector efforts toward sustainable agriculture.
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COP26 Video Interview: Heartened and Sceptical
November 11, 2021Tim Mohin, Chief Sustainability Officer at Persefoni, says the commitments made by financial institutions on Finance Day at COP26 must be followed up with rigorous KPIs, and provides a former standards-setter’s perspective on the launch of the International Sustainability Standards...
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COP26 Video Interview: Everyone’s on Board
November 11, 2021Helen Droz, Vice President for Climate Risk Product Research at MSCI, shares her impressions of COP26 after a week in and around Glasgow’s Green Zone and comments on a growing consensus across investors on how to align their portfolios with...
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Material Risks to ISSB’s Global Ambition
November 10, 2021Launched at COP26, the success of the International Sustainability Standards Board’s climate-first approach may depend on extending beyond enterprise value.
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COP26 Video Interview: Raising Ambition
October 28, 2021Eric Usher, Head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative, looks forward to a mutually reinforcing “ratcheting up” of climate ambition by leaders in the public and private sectors at COP26 and beyond. Usher also explains why reporting frameworks will...
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COP26 Video Interview: Pathway to Decarbonisation
October 28, 2021Jennifer Wu, Global Head of Sustainable Investing at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, sets out high expectations for political leadership at COP26, including policy commitment to drive behavioural change by corporates and investors, clear pathways to decarbonisation, and mandatory disclosure of...
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The ESG Interview: Walking the Talk
October 15, 2021Josina Kamerling, Head of Regulatory Outreach, EMEA, CFA Institute, says Europe is only at the "beginning of the beginning" of its sustainability journey.
