Roger Urwin, Co-founder of the Thinking Ahead Institute, says large asset owners must begin to pull their weight, collectively and individually.
Due diligence gaps across the food and agriculture supply chains must be closed to support COP26 deforestation pledge.
Embodied emissions a key challenge as industry initiatives unveiled at COP26 not matched by government action.
Maria Lettini, Executive Director at FAIRR Initiative, says governments must redirect farming subsidies to support private sector efforts toward sustainable agriculture.
Tim 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...
Helen 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...
Launched at COP26, the success of the International Sustainability Standards Board’s climate-first approach may depend on extending beyond enterprise value.
Eric 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...
Jennifer 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...
Josina Kamerling, Head of Regulatory Outreach, EMEA, CFA Institute, says Europe is only at the "beginning of the beginning" of its sustainability journey.
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