Taking stock of the ‘E’ in ESG
As sustainable financial instruments such as green bonds continue to increase in popularity, what else can corporates do to green the business?
Sustainable and green strategies have never been more important to corporate financial health. In the Internet age, when reputations can be built and ruined at viral speed, companies are under more…
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As sustainable financial instruments such as green bonds continue to increase in popularity, what else can corporates do to green the business?
The 2020 Greenwich Leaders report covering US large corporate banking, cash management and trade finance charts the impact of the pandemic.
PwC's Global Economic Outlook 2021 says the global economy in aggregate should revert to its pre-crisis level of output by the end of the year.
The event built on a commitment by the bank to double partnerships with Black-owned suppliers by June 2021.
The world needs to cut carbon intensity five times faster to hit the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target, according to PwC’s Net Zero Economy Index.
At a virtual roundtable, Citi explored how digitisation has helped corporates to manage business disruption in the year of COVID-19.
A KPMG survey found less than a quarter of companies at risk from the loss of biodiversity are including the risk in their corporate reporting.
Private sector investment is critical for power systems, buildings and industry, transport, and digital infrastructure, PwC/GIIA survey finds.
UN Sustainable Development Goals face critical investment shortfall, Standard Chartered research has found.
As a UK Treasury report looks at climate-related disclosures, Scottish Widows divests £440m from corporates posing ESG risk.
Both Unilever and BASF have broken ground on services from banking partners that will support their treasury operations.
The European Banking Authority has issued guidance on the enforcement of AML rules and launched a consultation on ESG risks.
Over half of syndicated lending of US banks is exposed to climate risk, as investor pressure mounts on corporates to disclose climate lobbying.
A report from Deutsche Bank explores how the deglobalisation movement might impact the worldwide supply chains of big companies.
HSBC is the latest to aim to align its portfolio of financed emissions to achieve net zero.
The broad ESG-themed security issuance comes as Fitch Solutions launches an ESG relevance score solution.
EY research has found 61% of UK FTSE350 companies are fully compliant with the 2018 Corporate Governance Code.
The firm's Capital Market Assumptions Five-Year Outlook predicts rates and inflation to remain low, stock returns in the 3.8-8.2% range.
Standard Chartered research reveals expansion into new markets remain key for CFOs and treasurers, with Asia Pacific ranked top.
The issuance is linked to Australia's first forward-looking climate index.
Both Citi and HSBC have recently announced strategic solutions to tackle climate risk.
As DB publishes its Sustainable Finance Framework, Citi and BofA have joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials.
The application of ESG principles to trade and supply chain finance is rising up the corporate agenda.
The banking and finance industry has responded positively to recommendations for an environmentally sustainable future in the UK.