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"Clean Edge is excited to announce the release of the 2025 Clean Edge 100, our second annual ranking of the 100 top publicly traded clean-tech companies in clean energy, transportation, water, and the grid. Against the backdrop of a rapidly shifting policy, energy, and tech landscape, our latest update finds global industry leadership continues to be concentrated in the U.S. and China."

"How we rank companies: Eligible companies are members of our global equity research universe of more than 650 companies, and the rankings only include companies that are determined to receive 50% or more of their revenue from clean-tech activities (pure plays). Companies are ranked according to an equally weighted composite of market capitalization, revenue, and operating profit. Revenue and operating profit are adjusted by business exposure as evaluated by Clean Edge."

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"Clean Edge is excited to announce the release of the 2025 Clean Edge 100, our second annual ranking of the 100 top publicly traded clean-tech companies in clean energy, transportation, water, and the grid. Against the backdrop of a rapidly shifting policy, energy, and tech landscape, our latest update finds global industry leadership continues to be concentrated in the U.S. and China."

"How we rank companies: Eligible companies are members of our global equity research universe of more than 650 companies, and the rankings only include companies that are determined to receive 50% or more of their revenue from clean-tech activities (pure plays). Companies are ranked according to an equally weighted composite of market capitalization, revenue, and operating profit. Revenue and operating profit are adjusted by business exposure as evaluated by Clean Edge."

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EM Sustainability Bonds Among Best-in-Class on Impact, DM Bonds Lead on Disclosure

• EMs Have Preference Towards Sustainability Bonds, Mixed Disclosure on Impact
• Metrics Indicate Higher Impact from EM Sustainability Bonds and DM Green Bonds
• Substantial Differences in Sustainable Finance Landscape in EMs relative to DMs
• Impact Analysis: In EM, SSAs Lead in Disclosure Rate Notably in Sustainability Bonds and Emissions Metrics

Strategic emphasis on manufacturing and supply chains

... includes ...

Structure of Green Finance Endorsed Project Catalogue (2025 Edition)

Clearer examples of activity eligibility and reporting guidelines could encourage labelled debt issuance from more sectors

Enabling activities must demonstrate a clear necessity in facilitating core green activities, avoid perpetuating carbon-intensive systems and yield quantifiable end-use environmental benefits.

ICMA provides a checklist with non-exhaustive examples of eligible and non-eligible activities.  These  provisions can likely help to minimise  the  potential mislabelling  and  misuse  of  enabling activities  and  ensure  that  only  genuinely necessary  and impactful  activities  are  recognised  in green project assessments and, thus, eligible for labelled debt financing.

Labelled bond issuance fell 25% year on year in 1H25, with market share dropping to 10.2% of global debt. Macroeconomic and regulatory uncertainty continue to weigh on volumes, though supranationals and sustainability bonds are areas of relative resilience. Issuers appear to be favouring established labels as the market recalibrates.

... includes ...

• Market Uncertainty Weighs on Labelled Bond Issuance
• SSAs Lead in Labelled Debt and Impact Reporting
• EU Disclosure Landscape Undergoes Major Shift
• Data Centres in Focus
• Market Expands with New Labels and Standards

Sustainability statement from p52

Sustainability information also in 2024 annual report. [NB Deutsche Post AG, trades as DHL Group]

Sustainability report from p38

Key Takeaways

• The speed of electric vehicle adoption is varying by region. China is leading the way with rapid growth. Europe is picking up pace with sales up 30% in 2025 relative to 2024, but the US is lagging.
• High prices have hampered growth, but advances in battery technology and production efficiency gains mean costs are expected to decrease by 20% by 2027. Near-parity with combustion engine vehicles is on the horizon.
• In China and Europe there is strong policy support for electric vehicles – China has extended its $11bn cash-for-clunkers scheme. There is less impetus in the US from a policy perspective.
• Chinese automakers are well placed to capture market share – a function of their technological and cost advantages. We are looking to tap into related opportunities in select portfolios.

September 11, 2025
2:00 p.m. BST London
Location: Virtual Platform

About this event

"During New York Climate Week last year, MSCI released The State of Integrity in the Global Carbon Credit Market, a landmark report that offered public insight into findings from over 4,000 independently rated carbon credit projects worldwide. While low-integrity projects remain prevalent, we observed encouraging signals: early signs of improvement and a growing premium for high-integrity credits.

A year later, new developments, from policy momentum to shifting buyer expectations, are reshaping the landscape. What has changed? What role can each stakeholder play to strengthen market trust and scale real impact?

Join MSCI for this essential webinar, where we’ll present key updates from our 2025 analysis, highlight new report from the OECD on the role of government in enhancing integrity, and convene a multi-stakeholder panel of buyers, developers, investors, policy experts and rating agencies."

In this new report, for which Profundo conducted research, ActionAid UK investigates the costs to people and the planet resulting from HSBC’s financing of fossil fuel and industrial agriculture industries. In the period 2021-2023, this report finds that HSBC provided £153 billion in financial flows to fossil fuel and industrial agriculture sectors.

As a result of these financial flows, HSBC has generated 357 million tons of Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). The societal costs of these emissions – using the Societal Costs of Carbon methodology - are calculated at £128 billion in climate damages, equivalent to three times HSBC’s accumulated net profit in this period.

At COP26 in Glasgow, 197 countries’ governments agreed to phase down coal and many of the world’s largest commercial banks made pledges to decarbonize their portfolios.

In the past 3 years, commercial banks channeled over $385 billion to the global coal industry.

“We were hoping to at least see a consistent downward trend, but the annual breakdown of our data shows that while coal financing dropped from $132 billion in 2022 to $123 billion in 2023, it shot back up to $130 billion in 2024. It’s as if Glasgow never happened,”

- Katrin Ganswindt, Director of Financial Research at Urgewald

92% of the $385 billion commercial banks channeled to the coal industry between 2022 and 2024 came from banks headquartered in 5 countries or regions: China ($248 billion), the US ($51 billion), Japan ($21 billion), Europe ($20 billion), and Canada ($12 billion).

A new report, The Geopolitics of Biotech, from Lazard’s Geopolitical Advisory team examines critical business, policy, and regulatory forces reshaping the global biotechnology sector today.

From growing competition over innovation and capital to the decoupling of value chains, biotech is increasingly becoming a new frontier for policymaking and national security. 

With biotech at the forefront of global technological innovation, Lazard’s report offers detailed insights and actionable frameworks to help leaders position their organizations for success.

The financial performance of automotive suppliers reflects this sentiment, with EBIT margins remaining 2 percentage points below pre-Covid levels. The study predicts profitability challenges to persist and likely intensify in the coming years, driven by five key trends: 

• Stagnating global sales volume,
• Slower adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs),
• Rising software costs and increasing customer demand for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and connectivity features,
• Swelling economic and competitive pressures in China, and
• Resurging geopolitical tensions and global trade barriers. 

"Introducing our new podcast series, “In the fast lane” where we discuss topics across vehicle autonomy, electrification, infotainment, and much more.

In this episode, we sit down with VinFast, Vietnam’s largest EV manufacturer having sold nearly 100k units last year, to discuss how they're navigating the dynamic environment. Chien Nguyen, CIO and Amandae Baey, VP, Investor Relations join us."

Stewardship Report 2024

This report details stewardship, engagement, ESG integration and voting activities for the calendar year 2024, for all products and investment teams.

•  1,166 Total engagements with companies and sovereign issuers
•  922 Substantive company engagements
•  40 Substantive sovereign engagements

It is widely recognised that reducing carbon emissions will not be enough to limit the global temperature rise to the Paris Agreement target of 1.5 degrees Celsius, and that, as a consequence, we will need to concurrently remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (April 2022) states that “the deployment of carbon dioxide removals to counterbalance hard-to-abate residual emissions is unavoidable if net zero emissions are to be achieved”.....

Part 1

Part 2

Q2 started abruptly with Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ announcements which set a universal 10% baseline tariff on nearly all imports, with higher reciprocal tariffs for many countries. This sent global financial markets tumbling and economists started to predict weaker growth and higher inflation as a result. After US 30yr yields jumped by over 54bps (the biggest three day increase since 1982) and global spreads rose materially (by more than 100bps for Global HY), Trump announced a 90-day pause.

This calmed the market and eventually led it back on an upward trajectory for the remainder of quarter. The S&P500 eventually reached new all-time highs, whilst credit markets rallied back strongly and spreads closed tighter.....

There appears to be a creeping sense of fatigue in the business community around the threat of climate risk. These issues can often feel abstract and distant. The 30+ year timelines can be hard to comprehend when traditional investment horizons and government terms are typically less than five years.

However, unbeknownst to many, physical climate risk has been damaging asset values since the early 2000s. With more extreme weather expected, losses are likely to increase. Crucially, we reflect on why historic data is not fit for purpose. This piece highlights the real financial and regulatory risks for firms and argues who is best positioned to capitalise and which firms have the most exposure.

"This report helps to illustrate what our approach to sustainability meant in practical terms over the past year, including:

• Our ongoing collaborative engagement with other investors and with manufacturers – including semiconductor companies – to address the problem of ‘conflict minerals’ in their supply chains.
• Reviewing our climate targets to simplify them and ensure their alignment with our investment philosophy, using measures that we believe more closely reflect companies’ real-world emissions performance.
• Commissioning research to enhance our understanding of the use of animal testing in the healthcare sector and the potential alternatives.
• Initiating a research partnership with the Access to Medicine Foundation, whose Generic & Biosimilar Medicines Programme we are helping to fund and which aims to increase access to affordable medicines worldwide.
• Refining our human development pillars, which provide a framework for assessing whether companies contribute to positive social outcomes.

• "Our latest survey shows many investors continue to prioritise sustainability, with Asia and Europe leading the charge
• As the sustainability landscape evolves, we see demands for flexibility across disclosures, regulations, and reporting
• Strong regional variations are evident in incorporation, corporate engagement, and sustainability objectives"

HSBC Sustainability Sentiment Survey

Covering sustainability, we have regular discussions with investors around the world. These discussions reveal wide differences in the approach, state, regulation and pace of sustainability considerations across regions. We believe a survey is a good way to document the lay of the land and understand both backward-looking and forward-looking views.

Our latest survey was conducted by Survation from 21 May to 4 June 2025, with a sample size of 144 professionals working in the financial services industry across the globe in roles related to sustainability decision-making. The respondents represent 4.89trn in assets under management (AuM) across 104 institutions.

So what were the findings?

A widening gap. The results suggested the contrast between those investors who continue to prioritise sustainability, and those who do not, remains stark...

Summary:

• New and expanded fossil fuel projects are incompatible with 1.5°C.
• MQG claims commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 and the goals of the Paris Agreement, however continues to finance the expansion of the fossil fuel industry.
• MQG’s current disclosures, policies and frameworks provide no basis to demonstrate that the Group will manage its fossil fuel financing activity consistently with its climate commitments.
• MQG’s activity risks long-term shareholder value and undermines its investments in renewable energy infrastructure.
  
  

An investor update on other Australian banks and climate is also available here

Market Forces’ latest analysis reveals that Japan’s five largest institutional investors...

• Mizuho Financial Group/Dai-ichi Life Insurance
• Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings
• Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
• Nomura Holdings and
• Nippon Life Insurance....

... hold US$40.6 billion in companies with the biggest plans to expand the fossil fuel industry, as measured by exposure to the Fossil Fuel Expansion Index (FFEI). Our research reveals that the vast majority of planned fossil fuel expansion is being done by a relatively small number of 190 companies around the world.

We call this group of companies the Fossil Fuel Expansion Index. If the world is to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, fossil fuel expansion plans cannot go ahead. The United Nations estimates that the world will warm by a catastrophic 2.6-3.1°C with currently planned levels of fossil fuel production, which would see devastating global economic losses.

The companies that make up the FFEI play a huge role in this scenario. If the coal, oil and gas expansion projects planned by these companies go ahead, they will unleash between 77-129 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (GtCO2-e) – 1.3-2.2 times the world’s entire 2023 emissions at a time when deep reductions need to be made.

Using their substantial financial power, large investors in the world’s biggest coal, oil and gas expanders must use all available tools to prevent such dangerous pollution from happening. 

With climate-related events increasing in frequency and severity, we discuss the role of insurance in mitigating the economic and social risks. With a focus on the property and casualty insurance sector, learn about insurance’s economic role, how insurers are adapting their strategies to protect against losses while offering coverage where it is needed, and the importance of risk mitigation efforts by all key players.

PGIM’s David Klausner, ESG Specialist, hosts this discussion with Pinto Suri, U.S. Investment Grade Credit Research Analyst.

Climate-related risks are increasingly recognised as an important threat to long-term fiscal sustainability, raising questions about the extent to which credit rating agencies integrate these risks into their sovereign rating assessments.

This article addresses this question in a large sample of advanced, emerging and lowincome economies using detailed measures of climate risks. It finds that higher temperature anomalies and more frequent natural disasters – measures of physical risk – lead to lower credit ratings.  However, the overall impacts are low and their effects negligible compared with other rating determinants.

Ambitious CO2 reduction targets and actual emission reductions have been reflected in higher ratings, but only since the 2015 Paris Agreement, suggesting increased attention has been paid in recent years to risk related to the transition to a greener economy. Additionally, highly indebted countries and countries reliant on fossil fuel revenues have been assigned lower ratings post-2015, while exporters of transition-critical materials have received higher ratings.

These findings highlight the need for caution in using credit ratings for regulatory and macroeconomic policy, as they seem to only partially account for environmental considerations.

"The global AI landscape is evolving rapidly, with the US, China and the UK leading the way in AI model development, ahead of the rest of Europe. When it comes to GenAI, many experts describe the current environment as a “move fast and break things” era, with risks that safety considerations are taking a backseat. In a new report, BNP Paribas Equity Research analysts reflect on the current state of play and examine the investor response to this race to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

To do this, our analysts review the responsible AI strategies of 15 asset managers to identify common themes, points of divergence, and opportunities for growth. They find that AI is widely perceived as a promising investment opportunity for sustainability-minded investors, with real benefits observed across various sectors. To grow their knowledge on the theme investors are starting to differentiate between AI developers and deployers, actively develop a comprehensive understanding of AI-related risks, and are seeking best practices whilst increasing their exposure to the sector."

Below are the key takeaways from the second publication in the ISS STOXX Natural Capital Research Institute’s new series on critical minerals. To download a copy of the full report, please  click here.

• The transition to a more resilient energy sector largely relies on an increasing use of renewable energy sources and the adoption of new technologies. Both require extensive use of minerals, particularly critical minerals. Nickel and cobalt, being transition metals that provide high energy capacity, conductivity, and energy density, are both used in batteries, including electric vehicle (EV) batteries. 

• According to the most conservative scenario (STEPS) from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the global annual nickel demand driven by clean energy technologies will more than double from 2030 to 2050. Under the same scenario, the IEA projects that global annual cobalt demand driven by clean energy technologies will increase by roughly 16% from 2030 to 2050.  

• ISS data shows that sustainability issues, such as biodiversity loss, water pollution, human rights, and climate change, present potential risks to investors in nickel and cobalt mining companies. One way mining companies can improve their sustainability performance is through recycling materials and other circular economy strategies. 

• Institutional investors can benefit from having a better understanding of the sustainability profiles of the nickel and cobalt mining companies in their portfolios and help assess which companies are best positioned to manage sustainability risk and meet international global standards and regulations around responsible mining.   

"Atoms, bytes and genes represent our way of thinking about the evolution of the physical, digital and natural worlds, which constitute everything around us. Ample evidence suggests that trends in these areas will drive growth in the corporate world for many years to come.

In the second part of this three-part series, George Crowdy, Senior Fund Manager, looks at 'bytes' – representing investments into the digital world – and how this long-term trend is represented in our sustainable fund range"

"In today’s increasingly complex markets, financially-material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are integral to investment strategies....

..Our investment teams marry their fundamental sectoral expertise with a growing understanding of ESG risks and opportunities, including climate change and biodiversity, which affect so many segments of the market. ...

...Reflecting the importance of this approach, Janus Henderson Investors has partnered with the University of California, Berkeley Executive Education (UC Berkeley) on an Insight Collective education programme aimed at benefitting investment professionals and clients alike."

Examining biodiversity risk

Fast reading

• "To illustrate our approach to biodiversity risk, we outline our assessment for Press Metal Aluminium, the Malaysian aluminium smelter known for its low carbon product yet with operations in close proximity to environmentally sensitive areas.
• We also provide an update on our latest impact data and include a summary of recent engagements including with Clicks Group, BYD and KEC International.
• The GEMs Equity team has continued with efforts to improve board diversity and independence across various markets, through engagement and voting at company meetings, while also focusing on capital allocation and remuneration."

Stewardship in private debt is of growing importance due to the significant expansion in this asset class since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Private debt is complex and lenders face unique barriers to stewardship that are not present in other asset classes. The purpose of Stewardship in private debt: A technical guide is to acknowledge these challenges while emphasising that there are stewardship actions all private debt investors can take. 

Download the full guide

While value preservation and the return of capital is the primary motivation for providers of private debt, with effective engagement lenders can also improve the flow of sustainability data and promote practices that preserve or enhance financial value. Features unique to private debt – such as adjusting borrowing costs through margin ratchets – offer lenders meaningful levers for influence.

This guide focuses on direct lending, the largest private debt sub-asset class, so as to provide practical guidance. While we have not explored specifics of stewardship practices in other private debt sub-asset classes, we nevertheless hope that the insights will also be useful for other private debt investors in developing stewardship strategies.

The latest Carbon Performance data for the world’s largest steel and aluminium companies are now available on the TPI tool. This update covers 40 steel and 28 aluminium companies. Together, these companies represent a combined market capitalisation of over $741 billion as of July 2025.

Building water resilience goes beyond just using less. We need to redesign how we manage and protect water, ensuring it's safe, sustainable, and equitably shared, even as climate change, growing populations, and industrial demands increase the challenge.

The current backlash against DEI marks not an end, but a transition. We believe that the route forward lies in focusing less on labels and more on outcomes. As is typical of our approach, ensuring engagement objectives are grounded in evidence-based practices will help us navigate the heightened political challenges characteristic of this period.

The rare earth landscape presents both challenge and opportunity and will remain central to the green economy. Companies innovating in material efficiency, recycling technologies, and supply chain diversification are well-positioned to benefit from the global transition to net zero. The most compelling story is how industries are learning to do more with less, turning scarcity into a catalyst for innovation.

This piece explores why the net-zero transition may be slowed but will not be stopped. It outlines how renewable energy offers the fastest, most scalable solution to soaring global electricity demand, assesses renewables’ structural advantages over gas and nuclear power, and highlights Texas as a case study for clean energy growth despite political uncertainty.

Further, it examines why banks still view the transition as a financial opportunity, and argues that emerging challenges facing the transition signal not failure but the inevitable growing pains of progress. 

In late February, WHEB convened a select group of clients, consultants, data providers and fund selectors to discuss the future of impact reporting in listed equities (see attendee list below). Since WHEB’s first report in 2014, reports have grown dramatically in length and sophistication.

From just one data point on carbon emissions in that first report, by 2024 WHEB’s report contained 23 separate carbon data points. Many of these are now required by clients and even regulators. After a decade of practice, it was time to take stock and reflect on where impact reporting has come from and where it might be going.

This progress note announces the countries that will be assessed by ASCOR in 2025 and provides the project’s timeline for this year.

Increasing the market penetration of zero-emission vehicles, such as electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs), could help accelerate the energy transition by shifting market demand away from fossil fuels toward cleaner energy sources.  Challenges remain, however. While EV chargers reduce dependence on gas stations, many still rely on carbon-intensive fossil-fuel-fired power generation.  Furthermore, long charging times or queue congestions at charging stations could make EVs less practical for long-distance drivers at present.  Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) could serve as transitional solutions and bridge the gap to cleaner energy systems.  

... includes ...

• Companies driving the shift
• Sales-growth and revenue exposure to electric and hybrid vehicles 

It is a common trope among business leaders that their employees are their biggest assets. another common trope is that businesses ‘invest’ in their employees by providing internal training and development opportunities. By now, every major company has internal training programmes. Then why are some companies so much worse at training and developing their employees than others? And what are the consequences of a bad internal training programme?

A thorough study by a team at Harvard University identified one key factor: middle managers. They gained access to three US companies, including one car manufacturer, one retailer, and one quick-service restaurant chain. They monitored how different middle managers worked with their teams and how they encouraged their team members to take up on-the-job and internal training opportunities.

Read more ... including ...

• Effect of demand shock on performance
• Effect of demand shock on absenteeism

Focal Points:

• "The Group achieved its first ever ‘A’ grade from the Carbon Disclosure Project, joining the global ‘A-list’ and surpassing our sector average by two grades.
• The Group achieved a ‘B’ grade for Water Security, two grades above our sector average.
• Our private label Team exceeded documented targets by sourcing 99% of our cotton via the ‘Better Cotton initiative’. 
• The Group continued to celebrate the key dates throughout the year, supporting our inclusive culture. 
  Our colleagues are the voice in honouring these events in the right way. They include, Black History Month, International Women’s Day, Disability History Month, International Men’s Day and Pride."

Parameters:

Data to: 1 Feb 2025
Published: May 2025
Materiality Matrix: See page 59
ESG data centre: Not found

Many credible commentators, such as the International Energy Agency (IEA), BloombergNEF, DNV, McKinsey, and bp, expect demand for crude and natural gas liquids to peak before 2030.[1] And yet, Carbon Tracker’s most recent holistic assessment of oil and gas companies, outlined in Paris Maligned III, found that the industry by and large is planning to grow output in the coming years. The hope is that the growth in petrochemical demand will help offset most of the oil demand that will be lost to electric vehicles and renewables. Indeed, some oil and gas companies are even planning to expand their downstream operations to produce petrochemicals themselves.

Meanwhile, leading chemical producers have pledged commitment to Paris-aligned decarbonisation pathways, aiming to meet regulatory requirements, technological needs, and investor expectations. Key to that will be replacing fossil-derived feedstocks with alternative materials, electrifying operations, achieving energy efficiencies, and transitioning to renewable energy sources.

These differing interests create a structural tension in the petrochemical value chain, with energy suppliers seeking to sell more of their products to an industry that seeks to wean itself off them. This note draws on recent research from Carbon Tracker and Planet Tracker to highlight this structural tension and the associated risks for each of the two industries.

... 

Building on our previous research into the automotive sector, this report takes a closer look at how major manufacturers are aligning with the low-carbon transition.  Focusing on BMW, we assess the credibility of its climate commitments and whether its financial strategy aligns with a net zero trajectory.

BMW is a relative leader in the electric vehicle transition, with robust science-based 2030 climate targets and is making progress on BEV rollout and supply chain decarbonisation, underpinned by its Neue Klass platform launching in 2025.

However, weak climate governance, missed ESG targets, and inconsistent climate lobbying undermine its alignment with long-term sustainability goals.

We evaluate BMW’s financial and climate alignment across four categories:

• Climate Goals: the credibility of its GHG reduction targets.
• Strategy Assessment: implementation of a decarbonisation strategy.
• Financial Outlook: capital allocation, profitability and margins.
• Governance & Lobbying: board oversight, incentives and policy engagement.

Corporate transition assessments can be transformed into tools for delivering transition intelligence with three key innovations:

• Transition Footprint Mapping
• Investment Alignment
• Dependency Mapping

Contains:

• Investment review, 2024
• Engagement overview
• Thematic focus: Financial inclusion (and why it’s a source of prosperity for all)
• Key holding examples: AIA Group, Mastercard, ICIC Bank
• Engagement case study: Credicorp

AptarGroup (Aptar) is a US-based manufacturer of consumer dispensing packaging and drug delivery devices. The group has manufacturing operations in 18 countries.

Note includes:

• Investment case
• Theory of change
• Practice of change
• Next steps

"We are proud to announce that we have retained our status as a Stewardship Code Signatory this year. As a signatory, we uphold high stewardship standards, responsibly managing capital to create long-term value and benefits for the economy, environment, and society. Read more about our milestones and successes in our latest report."

JobPost: Chanel - Senior Manager – Climate & Nature Impact Performance (Fixed-term, Maternity Cover) (London, close 30 Sept)

ShareAction’s Banking Standards team works towards holding financial institutions accountable for their impact on climate change. We have a history of campaigning on key aspects of banks’ climate strategies—such as their emission reduction targets or fossil fuel policies—and we are gradually expanding our work to include other sustainability themes and banking regulation. We have achieved significant wins, such as contributing to HSBC becoming the world’s largest bank to cease financing for new oil and gas fields, Barclays dramatically reducing its oil sands financing, and mobilising investors to call on Societe Generale to set a renewable energy target.

The team is structured around two main pillars: our campaigning and research pillar. The research pillar ensures that the team’s campaigning and advocacy work is based on sound analysis and facts. The Senior Research Manager oversees the research pillar, currently composed of three more junior researchers. The Senior Research Manager is responsible for developing and implementing a research strategy that underpins campaign needs for analysis and insight in line with campaign timelines and available resources. They oversee and contribute to the delivery of high-quality research outputs, including thematic reports, investor briefings, surveys of Europe’s largest banks, and ensure that they are underpinned by clear and robust research methodologies. Alongside the Head of Banking Programme and the Senior Campaign Manager, they act as an ambassador for the team in external forums, the media, and when meeting with and presenting to external stakeholders, including banks, civil society organisations, and investors.

Key responsibilities are detailed in the Job Description in the downloadable Candidate Pack.

If this role sounds like something that would build on your current skill set and engage you, we’d love to hear from you!

Applications will be reviewed regularly, and this advert may close earlier than stated if a suitable candidate is identified. You are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as you can. Previous applicants should not re-apply.

Apply below

Employment Type - Contract - Please note, where PRI has an office there is an expectation to work a minimum of 2 days per week
Location Hybrid · London, City of, UK
Team IIC
Seniority Mid-level
Closing: 8:00pm, 22nd Aug 2025 BST

JobPost: ShareAction - Senior Engagement Manager - Investor Engagement (London, close unknown)

JobPost: Goldman Sachs - Asset & Wealth Management, Sustainability & Impact, Value Creation, Associate - New York

See links below for further details and to apply

Account Manager, Fundraising

Senior Sponsorship Specialist, Events (8 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Senior Associate, Events (8 Month Fixed Term Contract)

JobPost: Bloomberg - Senior Sustainability Analyst, Reporting & Data - Global Sustainability Office (NYC, close unknown)

JobPost: Mondelez - ESG Data & Digital Manager (various global locations)

The Senior Engagement Manager role will sit within the Investor engagement (IE) team. The IE team is responsible for challenging asset managers and asset owners on their responsible investment practices (climate, biodiversity, social…), socialising ShareAction research relevant to advancing responsible investment standards, as well as coordinating investor engagement and outreach across the organisation.

ShareAction intends to develop an ambitious engagement strategy with asset owners to persuade them to lead and drive change across the investment and stewardship chain. One of the main focus area will be engagement with UK and EU pension funds, aimed at mobilising them to drive greater ambition through the investment system by setting high expectations of their asset managers and holding them to account for the quality and ambition of their stewardship activity, including by moving mandates where appropriate.

The role involves establishing high-calibre relationships with senior decision-makers at mainly UK and European asset owners. These relationships are developed through regular dialogue via individual meetings, roundtables or webinars, exploring the application and evolution of responsible investment standards across selected thematic areas. The impact of this dialogue will rest upon the role holder working closely with colleagues across the organisation to leverage ShareAction’s expertise across workstreams.

The Senior Engagement Manager will also support the development of ShareAction’s responsible investment standards for institutional investors, working closely with the Head of Investor Engagement and Senior Research Manager to produce research on key thematic issues. They will lead engagement with investors to gather input, shape recommendations, and drive adoption of higher standards across the investment system.

If this role sounds like something that would build on your current skill set and engage you, we’d love to hear from you!

Deadline for applications: 9:00 a.m. on Monday 4th August

JobPost: UGI Corp. - Manager - ESG & Investor Relations (US, close unknown)

The role will be based within the Carbon Performance or Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) team.

Do note, we are recruiting one candidate for each of the projects, so do express your interest in one of the listed projects and why you will be suited to it within the cover letter. While we will do our best to accommodate project preferences, we cannot guarantee placement in the preferred team.

• Collecting data from government documents, assessing the alignment of NDC emissions reduction targets with 1.5C and researching national policies on climate mitigation, adaptation, just transition and finance.
• Contributing to ongoing improvements in the existing ASCOR methodology.
• Supporting the maintenance of an internal assessment database using Excel alongside R or Python.
• Contributing to writing reports and related analysis and visualisations.  

JobPost: ISS - New Business Sales - Climate & Sustainability (NYC, close unknown)