The global sustainability regulatory landscape is entering a new phase of consolidation, divergence, and transition. Across Europe, the UK, the Americas, and Asia Pacific, governments and regulators are tightening expectations around climate risk, due diligence, stewardship, and sustainable finance. Yet, each region is doing so at a different pace and with varying degrees of prescriptiveness. […]

Integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into investment decision-making have become increasingly popular in recent years. However, the integration has been slow and there are still several challenges associated with effectively integrating ESG factors. Some of the key challenges faced by investors for ESG integration are: Addressing concerns: To address these challenges, a holistic […]

Sustainable energy sources are commonly understood as energy sources that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In the past, we have transitioned our major energy sources from Coal to Oil and Gas, which was considered more environment friendly at that time. Now, we […]

To keep global warming to below 1.5 degrees C this century, the global energy system needs to be transformed from being largely based on fossil fuels to being largely based on renewable energy. This global energy transition shifts the production and consumption away from non-renewable fossil fuels towards the use of low carbon and renewable […]

ESG, which stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), has become one of the key criteria in the evaluation process, when assessing potential investments. Under the three ESG areas, a set of standards, is used to evaluate the organisation’s operations. It is unlikely that an organisation scores the best in all ESG criteria. Investors take […]

ESG is the latest acronym which you see everywhere in the corporate world. Boardrooms, senior management, consultants, press, webinars or blogs, everyone talks about the importance of ESG. Every policy, strategy, or investment is now evaluated with an ESG lens. You just can’t miss it! So, what is it? ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and […]