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Feature“The woke ESG left want us to stop working if it sunny” and other tropes that get it wrong
Should we work when it is excessively hot? It has nothing to do with the so-called woke ESG left but does relate to ESG and good business.
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FeatureIs net zero really unilateral economic disarmament?
Tory MP and candidate for future British Prime Minister Kemi Badenoch has likened net zero to “unilateral economic disarmament.” Is this right?
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FeatureThe PEE of ESG — point, evidence, and explain
Too much jargon, too much marketing, not enough clear communication —instead, what ESG needs is PEE: point, evidence, and explain.
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FeatureClimate change in the dock — but doubters forget about risk
Recently, well-known clean energy expert Michael Liebreich published an interview with Roger Pielke, whose views on aspects of climate change appeal to cynics. It is a good interview but overlooks an important point: risk.
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FeatureNow net-zero feels the heat as ignorance becomes the anti-ESG secret weapon
Net-Zero is coming under criticism from all quarters, as the anti-ESG brigade seizes on the fuel crisis to fire weapons made of ignorance.
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FeatureESG is under the inflation cosh but ESG may be the solution
Inflation and a possible recession are spectres that haunt ESG, yet ESG may have the answer.
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FeatureAI and ESG go together like love and marriage
AI and ESG support each other, AI can support investors focusing on ESG, and AI can help companies apply their ESG strategy, but ESG principles also need to be embedded into AI.
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FeatureMarket failure, the J curve and why subsidiaries matter
The J curve and market failure illustrate an important point that came up at the recent ESG conference as part of DTE London.
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FeatureTwo reasons to get excited about net-zero, three to frustrate you
Two technological developments provide reasons to be excited by net-zero; three pieces of news show the challenge of fighting entrenched views.
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FeatureESG is like disruptive technology
ESG is like disruptive technology, and established market players never do like disruption.
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FeatureSupermarkets leading regulators in the race to nudge customers to responsibility
Supermarkets are adopting responsibility by nudging customers to eat healthier foods and are ahead of the regulators.
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FeatureQuantitative greening or QEsg
Forget about quantitative easing, is quantitative greening on the cards? The European Central Bank’s President Christine Lagarde seems to be up for the idea.
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FeatureBank of England warns of climate change risk
The recent climate change stress test applied to banks shows that climate change means higher risk for banks and insurance companies, suggests the Prudential Regulation Authority CEO
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FeatureAdaption is better than mitigation says Stuart Kirk but HSBC is in a pickle now
HSBC’s head of responsible investing suggests we would be better off adapting to climate change rather than mitigating it, and now HSBC has an authenticity problem.
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FeatureAnd so it begins: S&P ditches Tesla from ESG index, and it becomes polarising
Tesla has fallen out of the S&P 500 ESG index, and Elon Musk is spitting feathers. Some of Musk’s supporters are not too happy either — but there is a deeper issue.
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FeatureApple loses staff over a return to work policy — why the S in ESG matters
Apple, the company that produces technology that makes it easier to work from home, is asking employees to return to the office; and staff are not happy.
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FeatureESG measures are fundamentally flawed says Tesla; we need more impact
Tesla’s latest Impact Report says that current ESG evaluation measures are fundamentally flawed, and ESG needs to evolve to measure real-world impact.
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FeatureIs the worm turning? Filipino inquiry says big polluters liable for climate change
An inquiry by a Philippines Commission finds that 47 of the world’s largest polluters are morally and legally liable for climate change? Is this the kind of move the ESG fraternity has been warning about?
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FeatureNet-zero is winning
Advances in renewables accelerated by the war in Ukraine mean that the shift to net-zero is winning. The ESG community needs to tell the world.
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FeatureESG and digital Transformation go together like a horse and carriage
Digital transformation helps ESG; digital transformation and ESG often work hand in hand; that is the gist of a report from BCG.