Setting standards: How the ISSB plans to revolutionise climate reporting
New draft standards that the International Sustainability Standards Board plans to issue at the end of this quarter have the potential to unite a fragmented disclosure space
ESG
Asset owners increasingly demand hard numbers to verify net zero claims
A growing number of investors expect their companies to show detailed and specific data to back up ESG claims and strategies
Corporate chiefs hit back at ESG sceptics as proxy season gets underway
As the anti-ESG movement swells, prominent CEOs are starting to hit back at green sceptics by reaffirming their commitment to sustainable investment strategies
Green discomfort for UBS board as sustainability dominates AGM
A long and heated meeting with shareholders exposes dissatisfaction over the bank's sustainability progress
Legal heavyweight warns against green subsidies in net zero battle with US
Rather than subsidies, Wayne Beck argues UK companies need to put in place net zero restructuring to free up cash flow
Weekend Read: Black is the new green as anti-ESG sentiment swells
The movement that is fiercely opposed to ESG principles in investing is rapidly gaining ground, particularly in the world's largest market
Panel: ESG is ‘ill defined’ but no returns on a dead planet
Industry heavyweights discussed the shortcomings of ESG and the difficulties of reporting on these standards
In green finance’s back seat: Africa sees itself as a mere net zero follower
Panellists at a major net zero conference in Cape Town discussed the role of Africa in the fight for green investments
EY chief: net zero no longer ‘nice to have’ as green companies grow faster
Julie Linn Teigland argues there is a critical link between sustainability governance and business performance
CEOs gather in London to discuss sustainable business practices
Global CEOs meet in London to discuss sustainable business practices
The evolution of net zero: Part 2 – The name of the game is sustainability
As industries developed and global trade swelled, Sharon Myburgh discusses in this 3-part series why it became necessary to take a globally agreed net zero approach