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Global Bank Review: Sustainable loans – are we there yet?
Sustainable loans are booming, but not yet for every borrower.This article is part of our 2021 Global Bank Review – ESG: Creating a purposeful future, an …
Global Bank Review: ESG targets and banker comp – We've only just begun
Executive remuneration packages are increasingly linked to ESG targets. This trend will only grow.This article is part of our 2021 Global Bank …
Global Bank Review: Human rights due diligence and banking – a practical introduction
Scrutinising human rights records is moving into the mainstream of deal-making. That will include lenders.This article is part of our 2021 Global Bank …
Global Bank Review: Fossil-fuelled – how banks are increasingly becoming targets for climate activists
With investors throwing their weight behind activist campaigns, banks face mounting pressure to divert funding away from high-carbon industries.This …
Global Bank Review: Going green – Rising expectations and risks on green claims
Banks face mounting pressure to make ambitious climate pledges, while avoiding greenwashing claims when rhetoric falls short of reality.This article is …
Climate change: succeed in a net-zero future
The risks associated with climate change go way beyond the purely environmental.In our climate change briefing we consider at a high level the political, …
UN sharpens draft treaty on business and human rights
The group drafting a new UN treaty adds to global pressure for mandatory human rights due diligence, expanded duties for corporates and better remedies …
The EU is defining green business – now it has social factors in its sights
Brussels considers extending the Taxonomy Regulation to include social objectives like human rights. The implications – and complications – are hugeIf …
Key UN climate panel issues 2021 report - Signalling the way
As the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases its AR6 report - we assess the ramifications for business.The United Nations …
Tech and digital regulation
Our take on the different tech and digital regulatory issues to help businesses navigate complexities and approach compliance comprehensively.The tech …
Future Cities series: Green taxes vs climate change
As Covid-19 savages tax receipts, will green levies help governments pursue their green agendas or choke off growth? This article is part …
Future Cities series: Forging data security for tomorrow
If modern cities have never been more reliant on computers, they've also never been more exposed to cyber threats. Our latest Future Cities commentary …
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