Climate finance needs scale and pace and it’s good to see more relevant parties around the table, Margaret Kuhlow, global finance practice leader at WWF, tells ESG Clarity in this video interview from COP27. However, not everyone around the table speaks the same language when it comes to terminology. Kuhlow also discusses WWF’s role in … Read more
If you consider the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) as the skeleton of a project, the Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) can certainly be considered as the backbone. The AoA examines the feasible alternatives of a proposed project from different points of view: technical, financial, regulatory, jurisdictional, environmental and social. Through this examination, the AoA … Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutes This article was originally featured on the Fintech Times — Perceptions of ethical finance have varied and changed over the years. For some, ethical banking is a green campaign taking a stand on environmental concerns. For others it is about increasing access to affordable and appropriate financial products and services. … Read more
Joe Keefe, president of Impax Asset Management, the North American division of Impax Asset Management Group, says the roles of ESG in investing are paramount, as the role of corporations in society is becoming about more than just making money. He recently talked with ESG Clarity about regulation, the politics surrounding sustainable investing and what … Read more
The process of public consultations with project stakeholders is one of the key elements to ensure project sustainability. Consultations can be a decisive factor in the success of the project that seeks to promote local development. In order to be effective, it is necessary for this process to be meaningful, but what does that mean? … Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutes Berlin/Bratislava, 27 July 2022 – Tatra banka has announced the launch of its latest green banking feature for its online banking brand Blue Planet to its over 600,000 customers. Leading climate engagement fintech ecolytiq provides the software solution behind Tatra banka’s new feature, allowing Tatra banka’s customers to actively monitor … Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutes Green investment banking aims to catalyze private investments into low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure in line with public policy ambitions. But what exactly is it and what is it capable of? — A changing climate is changing finance. Green investment banking is taking hold in many places throughout the world, brought on … Read more
If you were a kid or teenager in the late 1970s and 1980s you probably danced to a music video on MTV and attempted an elaborate hairstyle inspired by all the trendy music movements: from the curly and bouffant ‘dos of pop stars like Madonna and Michael Jackson to elaborate, glam rock styles worn by … Read more
Fund managers and the companies they invest in need to start preparing to report on Scope 3 emissions as soon as they can, Emma Bickerstaffe, managing director of ESG and sustainability at fund manager consultancy MJ Hudson, tells ESG Clarity‘s Natalie Kenway in this Green Dream video interview. Groups should futureproof their business by understanding … Read more
