RIAA 2026: Australian investors stand firm on ESG despite US backlash
Speaking at the RIAA conference, investors reaffirmed their focus on energy security and long-term investing
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Nordea exits environmental project finance network
Despite its exit from Equator Principles, the lender says it continues to apply ESG criteria in project finance decisions
Cleared for rating: FCA sets out plan to regulate ESG rating providers
The FCA has launched a consultation on its proposed ESG regulatory regime. Beginnning June 2028, ESG ratings providers will be FCA-regulated. The approach, the regulator says, will increase investor confidence in ratings
Robeco: sustainable investment is recalibrating, not retreating
Robeco’s sustainable investing outlook for 2026 shows sustainable fund flow is slowing but sentiment remains stable
Net Purpose acquires SDI Asset Owner Platform in bid to accelerate SDG-driven investing
The new platform will provide SDG-related data to investors with over $40tn under management
Climate Matters: Electric vehicles—rising sales and falling equities
Despite facing challenges in recent years, Craig Cameron of Templeton Global Equity Group believes the current environment for electric vehicles (EVs) is appealing. In this article, he explores the key supply and demand factors shaping the future of the EV sector and offers insights into where investment opportunities may be found.
“Sustainable investing is not dead, but it is changing”, new private market fundraising data show
Private market interest in climate solutions is rising, despite political backlash, fund raising data suggests
“If you fund destruction, you’re responsible”: Ugandan activist urges investors to drop TotalEnergies
Ahead of the Total AGM in May Net Zero Investor sat down with environmental scientist Samuel Okulony to find out more about the human and environmental impact of the EACOP pipeline
Nordea confirms quarantine for fossil fuel major
Nordea Group has confirmed an effective quarantine on TotalEnergies, with no further bonds or shares being bought amid growing concerns about the firm’s fossil fuel expansion in East Africa
Bitter EU Omnibus debate complicates simplification
Sharp divisions among MEPs show there is no easy consensus for the EU’s simplification and competitivity agenda
EBA’s new guidelines offer a beacon of hope amid regulatory uncertainty
Natasha Chaudhary, a research fellow at the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) in Paris argues that the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) new guidelines on ESG risk management are encouraging
BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard: between a rock and a hard place
When it comes to climate commitments, the world's largest managers are damned if they do, damned if they don’t, yet there is still a commercial rationale for climate stewardship argues NZI's Atharva Deshmukh
NZI with Mona - COP 29 with Olga Hancock
Net Zero Investor editor Mona Dohle sits down with Olga Hancock, co-lead for the policy workstream at Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance and head of Responsible Investment at Church Commissioners for England in Baku to discuss how investors can tackle climate change.