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Explainer-What Is the ‘s’ in ESG Investing?
Date: July 19, 2022
By Cole Horton NEW YORK (Reuters) – The “S” in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing moved into the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic as companies faced concerns about employee wellbeing and bold calls for action on social inequality. Yet more than half of global institutional investors surveyed by French bank BNP Paribas https://securities.cib.bnpparibas/esg-global-survey-2021 last...
Why the ‘s’ in ESG Deserves More Attention
Date: July 7, 2022
Gary Bond, CEO, TISAtech ESG – or Environmental, Social and Governance – is having its moment in financial services. Broad agreement among nations, organisations and consumers of an urgency to step up efforts to address mounting environmental and societal concerns has put pressure on businesses to adapt to the new reality. According to PWC, the...
From Peru to Uganda, Activists Call on Deutsche Bank to Drop Fossil Finance
Date: June 28, 2022
By Tom Sims and Marta Orosz FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Climate activists from Peru to Uganda are descending on Deutsche Bank’s headquarters in Frankfurt this week to call on Germany’s largest lender to stop financing fossil fuel companies. The demand comes as Deutsche Bank markets itself as a lender that firms can turn to as they...
Businesses Are Sacrificing Sustainability Targets to Stay Up-to-Date With Latest Tech
Date: June 24, 2022
By Stefan Spendrup, VP of Sales, Northern and Western Europe at SOTI Enterprises across the world are constantly looking to innovate and improve business operations, but this innovation comes at a cost for both businesses and the planet. Following agreements at COP26, and the UK Government’s planned reformed Energy Bill, more emphasis has been...
Bank Reputations on the Hook for Social Issues
Date: May 27, 2022
By Nir Kossovsky, CEO, and Denise M. Williamee, VP of Corporate Services, Steel City Re Social and political winds are swirling, and it seems like banks are going to be on the hot seat no matter what they do. Their reputations depend on them getting it right while “right” is a moving target. Activists pushing...
Deutsche Bank Links Henkel Supply Chain Financing to ESG Ratings
Date: May 19, 2022
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank said on Thursday it had linked its supply chain financing for Henkel to environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings of the German consumer goods group’s suppliers in the first move of this kind in Europe. The programme, which Deutsche Bank currently offers in Europe but aims to expand to other...