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    (https://www.spglobal.com/en/research-insights/special-reports/look-forward/data-center-frontiers/data-center-sustainability-faces-challenges-amid-growth)

    Focal points

    • S&P projects global data center built capacity to rise from 200 GW in 2024 to 382 GW by 2030, nearly doubling power demand.
    • Hyperscalers are leading clean-power procurement, but grid constraints mean near-term demand may rely more on existing coal and gas alongside new gas and renewables.
    • The authors expect US power-sector emission reductions to slow, and overall emissions could rise versus pre-AI forecasts even if operators meet their own pledges, as limited renewables are competed away.
    • The authors estimate 43% of data centers face high water stress in the 2020s, requiring site-specific cooling and water strategies such as recycled water or treated wastewater to reduce potable use and spillover impacts.

    Contents

    This article includes:

    • Accelerating data center rollout will increase GHG emissions
    • Power and water — a consumption challenge
    • Data centers’ water stress mitigation practices and consumption trends
    • Looking forward

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    (https://research-center.amundi.com/files/nuxeo/dl/b029b6e6-de58-487d-930f-c7cfbcece70e?inline=)

    ... includes ...

    Responsible investment dynamics in 2025
    • A year in review: flows, investor trends and performance
    • Impact & development finance: positive signals towards acceleration
    • Corporate trends and dynamics
    • Key trends of the 2025 proxy voting season
    • Overview of the latest global regulatory developments
    Rationalizing ESG data
    • The 2026 shift: Responsible investing in the age of strategic autonomy and resilience
    • Resilient energy systems and clean technologies development in the race to strategic autonomy
    • Building autonomy: how industrial policy is reshaping global energy power
    • Climate adaptation and resilience are now government and business imperatives
    • Natural capital preservation as a prerequisite for enhancing portfolios’ resilience
    • How AI is redefining ESG data landscape, ageing economies, and investment strategy
    • Enabling investors to act on sustainability preferences

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    (https://am.jpmorgan.com/us/en/asset-management/adv/insights/market-insights/market-updates/notes-on-the-week-ahead/the-outlook-for-autos/)

    Auto sales have always been the most cyclical sector of consumer spending – heralding and contributing to both recessions and recoveries.

    This year, slumping consumer confidence, newly imposed tariffs and falling job growth could all have been expected to clobber auto sales.

    Despite this, when automakers report their November numbers early this week, they will likely show continued resilience. This is testament to the unusual drivers of consumer spending in 2025 but also to long-term changes in the auto market that may be reducing its cyclical impact.

    For investors and policy makers, the important message is that stability in auto sales increases the odds that 2026 will be a year of continued economic expansion.

    [includes discussion of EVs and podcast]

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    (https://www.reframeventure.com/ai-climate-scenario)

    The development and usage of AI is rapidly accelerating, placing increasing demand on our world’s natural resources. This is particularly salient in areas where data centres are located, with energy and water resources already showing visible strain.

    At the same time, AI systems have the potential to rapidly speed up the transition to net-zero by optimising energy systems and enabling innovation and discovery.

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    (https://about.amundi.com/files/nuxeo/dl/764af169-0937-4b06-9993-34a39d9483bd?inline=)

    "In 2024, we engaged with 2,883 issuers, representing a 10% increase compared with the previous year.

    These discussions covered a broad range of environmental, social, and governance topics, with significant expansion in Developed Asia (+40%), Emerging Markets (+10%), and North America (+28%).

    Among the engagements closed during the year, 45% achieved positive outcomes, showing that constructive dialogue can deliver tangible progress"

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    (https://www.amundi.com/institutional/article/india-s-clean-energy-moment-investment-opportunities)

    Will India’s policy push create the de risked clean energy opportunities of the decade?

    Key takeaways
    • India is set to play a central role in the global clean energy transition in the next decade. Now the world’s most populous nation, with over 1.4 billion people, and fourth largest by gross domestic product GDP, it is expected to be the largest driver of global energy demand through 2035. While it is the third largest emitter of GHG, India is already the fourth largest renewable market in the world.
    • 2025 already marked a turning point in India’s energy transition, even if coal remains the backbone of the country’s energy system. India reached its target of 50% of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, five years earlier than the set timeline of 2030. While coal still remains critical for energy generation, its role in India’s energy system is set to gradually decline with greater uptake of clean energy.
    • The combination of demand-side measures that make electricity demand more predictable with supply-side incentives focusing on scaling production are allowing private capital to enter earlier and at greater scale. Ambitious demand-side measures are strengthening the investment case for RE generation, electric mobility, and domestic manufacturing providing strong visibility of demand, while supply incentives are reducing costs and project risks. Rising electricity demand from electrification in India is likely to reinforce the long-term scale-up of renewable generation...

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    (https://www.aberdeeninvestments.com/en-gb/professional/insights-and-research/active-ownership-the-investors-best-tool-for-real-climate-accountability)

    In a year of political rhetoric questioning climate action—from Donald Trump’s campaign-trail scepticism to shifting regulatory winds in the US—investors might wonder: does decarbonisation still matter?

    For anyone seeking long-term financial resilience, the answer is a resounding yes. Decarbonisation still matters, even when headlines suggest otherwise.

    Despite the noise, many of the world’s largest companies are doubling down on climate commitments. Between late 2023 and mid-2025, the number of companies setting science-based decarbonisation targets surged by 227%.

    ... includes ...

    • Active ownership: turning pledges into progress
      • What we learned
      • Execution gaps persist
      • Policy uncertainty is a real barrier
      • Caution among US companies
      • The transition isn’t linear
      • Escalation works
    • Key investor takeaways
      • Scrutinise financed emissions
      • Engage, don’t just observe
      • Use your voting power
      • Expect non-linear progress
      • Broaden your lens
      • Be constructive

     

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    (https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/ray-hope-rise-solar-energy-china)

    China's solar industry is a poster child for the country's economic rise over the last four decades.

    Focal points

    • Chinese local subsidies for solar production, installation and R&D were a major driver of the sector’s explosive growth and global cost declines.
    • Industrial policies explained roughly 40% to 50% of changes in innovation, revenues and prices from 2004 to 2020, with large welfare gains before environmental benefits are counted.
    • Solar offers evidence that targeted green industrial policy can accelerate innovation, though design matters and lessons may not transfer cleanly to all sectors.

    Contents

    … includes …

    • China’s solar industry
    • How policy led to innovation in solar energy
    • What was the local impact of China’s industrial policy?
    • What was the national impact of China’s industrial policy?
    • What lessons can we learn?

    [Selected by Mike (54) | Summarised by Sonnet 4.6 | Human-directed; AI-powered]

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    "‘Reference narratives’ are beliefs that spread contagiously “go viral”, self-reinforce. But what if the narratives shaping sustainable finance don’t fully reflect reality?

    The latest thoughtful, jazzy episode of The Transition Tapes is called: The power of ‘Reference Narratives’: How the stories we tell about sustainable finance and the way we test the truth/reality of those narratives is fundamental to progress.

    In this episode, I chat with Harald Walkate, Advisor on Financing Sustainability & Blended Finance: Route17 and Senior Advisor Blended Finance Lab at the LSE.

    We cover:

    • Why certain narratives dominate sustainable finance
    • The gap between market-led thinking and policy reality
    • Whether current approaches are set up to deliver real impact
    • What needs to change for the transition to actually work"

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    Listen:

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    (https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-releases/2026/saab-publishes-its-2025-annual-report?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

    3rd March 2026: The Annual Report 2025 describes Saab’s important role in driving innovation to support increased resilience, security and sustainability. It outlines how Saab is delivering on its strategy to contribute to safer societies and strengthening its customers defence capabilities in times of geopolitical uncertainty.

    In the report Saab also presents its sustainability efforts during 2025. For the first time this report is compliant with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Saab’s ambition to be a sustainability leader in the defence industry remains. 

Most viewed job posts

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    (https://landsecurities.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Landseccareers/job/London/Sustainability-Director---FTC_R0003659)

    The primary duties of this role include:  

    -Internal and external ESG and sustainability reporting, including responsibility for data quality, transparency, assurance and alignment with best practice frameworks and regulatory requirements (e.g. TCFD, EPRA best practices, SECR, GRI and ISSB). 
    -Determine relevant ESG benchmarks, prepare submissions and manage relationships with benchmark providers......

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    (https://careers.unilever.com/en/job/-/-/34155/91646780896?p_sid=BYkFnBb&p_uid=vc7xkFhQR0&ss=paid&utm_campaign=uk_catch+all&utm_content=pj_board&utm_medium=jobad&utm_source=linkedin+slotted+gbp&gad_source=7&dclid=CNTSwseq45IDFf0lBgAd4oIrXg)

    Unilever is seeking a dedicated expert to strengthen its capacity for standards and frameworks engagement and advocacy across its climate and nature goals. This role will ensure alignment and coordination across internal teams and be a strong external voice in shaping global standards and frameworks such as the GHG Protocol, Science Based Targets initiative, Science Based Targets for Nature and key certification schemes.

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    (https://nb.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/NBCareers/job/New-York-NY/Equity-Research-Analyst--Impact-Investing---Vice-President_R0011763)

    As a Research Analyst, the candidate will work closely with our Global Equity Research and Data Science groups which provides in-depth company, sector and macro expertise to identify investment recommendations and emerging industry trends for the firm.

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    (https://www.ccep.jobs/en/job/-/-/1299/35205818624)

    We’re seeking a Senior Manager – Sustainability (Water) to guide and grow our water stewardship, nature strategy, and beyond-value-chain mitigation work across our markets. This is a high impact role at a pivotal time, ideal for someone who blends technical sustainability expertise with strategic thinking, partnership-building, and a desire to create measurable change.

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    (https://hdpc.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/LateralHiring/job/153882?utm_medium=jobshare&mode=job&iis=LinkedIn)

    • Horizon Environmental & Climate Solutions, Associate

     

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    (https://careers.moodys.com/amd-global-head-of-sustainable-finance-relationship-management/job/12755?utm_source=linkedin&jobPipeline=linkedin)

    This is a critical role as part of our commitment to innovation and relevance in Sustainable and Transition Finance. The position will lead a global team of direct, commission-based sales professionals across EMEA, APAC, and the Americas to deliver against sales targets, including new sales, revenue growth, market coverage, and customer retention.

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    (https://bloomberg.avature.net/careers/JobDetail/Head-of-Sustainable-Index-Product/17513?utm_medium=recruitment&utm_content=jobreq&utm_source=linkedIn&source=linkedIn)

    As Head of Sustainable Index Product, you will be responsible for the strategy, growth, governance, and risk management of Bloomberg’s ESG, Climate, and Sustainable index offerings. You will lead a global index product team within the Enterprise Data Product division and act as a senior control owner, balancing client demand and commercial objectives with regulatory and governance requirements.

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    (https://bloomberg.avature.net/careers/JobDetail/Head-of-Sustainable-Index-Product/17513?utm_medium=recruitment&utm_content=jobreq&utm_source=linkedIn&source=linkedIn)

    As Head of Sustainable Index Product, you will be responsible for the strategy, growth, governance, and risk management of Bloomberg’s ESG, Climate, and Sustainable index offerings. You will lead a global index product team within the Enterprise Data Product division and act as a senior control owner, balancing client demand and commercial objectives with regulatory and governance requirements.

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    (https://careers.db.com/professionals/search-roles/?test.html%3Fkid%3D=linkedinjobwrap#/professional/job/71296)

    You will have the opportunity to manage project deliverables and have ownership of transformational topics, specifically within transition finance and net zero. A key feature of the role is close cross-divisional collaboration with all IBCM business units, as well as with the Chief Sustainability Office, IBCM and Global Communication teams, and the Chief Financial Office.

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    (https://app.beapplied.com/apply/kwaa1znf28)

    Associate, Signatory Operations - Beijing
    Principles for Responsible Investment
    Employment Type Full time Please note, where PRI has an office there is an expectation to work a minimum of 2 days per week
    Location Hybrid · Beijing, China

    Team Signatory Operations
    Seniority Junior
    Closing: 11:59pm, 1st Mar 2026 KST

Most viewed organisations

  1. (36) aberdeen Investments
  2. (10) Unregistered Firm
  3. (7) Acre
  4. (7) RBC Global Asset Management
  5. (5) Fidelity International

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  1. (22) Mike Tyrrell @ SRI-CONNECT
  2. (6) SRI Connect Editor @ SRI-CONNECT
  3. (4) Loubia Vexlard
  4. (3) Andrew White @ AWESGConsulting
  5. (3) Barney Walker @ DBW Executive Search

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