Industry bodies
It often falls to industry bodies and trade associations to monitor the emergence of new social and environmental trends at the early stages of their development and to keep their members informed – before such trends become a central part of the competitive dynamic of the sector. In this respect, they share common interests with SRI investors who often monitor issues at the same stage of development with a view to identifying investable opportunities for SRI funds and keeping their mainstream colleagues informed of industry developments.
Responsible business groups
Sometimes, companies come together in coalitions as ‘Responsible Business Groups’ to explore and promote specific aspects of sustainable or responsible business practice.
There is a natural synergy of interest between these groups (which represent business at its most progressive and collaborative) and SRI (who are investors at their most progressive):
- SRI investors watch Responsible Business Groups with interest to learn from their research, to identify best practice and to preview emerging industry norms.
- Reciprocally, Responsible Business Groups often seek the support of SRI investors to promote the extension of their best practice initiatives and to encourage uptake by their peers.
The SRI industry is not one of the primary stakeholders or communications targets for industry bodies (as their attention is more normally directed towards the political, commercial or civil spheres). However, it can be incrementally useful to them to promote discussion of their ideas and objectives within the investment sphere and to receive reciprocal feedback on the interest of capital markets in their activity.
Industry bodies and SRI communication
The SRI industry is not one of the primary stakeholders or communications targets for industry bodies (as their attention is more normally directed towards the political, commercial or civil spheres). However, it can be incrementally useful to them to promote discussion of their ideas and objectives within the investment sphere and to receive reciprocal feedback on the interest of capital markets in their activity.
Industry bodies can rarely justify the cost of maintaining their own SRI communications programme and therefore need to ensure that the engagement that they do undertake is as efficient and targeted as possible.
Advice on this is contained within our SRI-Dynamics discussion paper:
- Engaging SRI: top tips - (coming soon) which outlines to industry outsiders how to shape and communicate social and environmental news and research in a way that maximises its value to the SRI industry
Industry bodies are likely to use the following services from SRI-CONNECT:
Market Buzz & Research
- Present their research to investors, members and potential members and, by communicating their perspective on emerging trends, to shape investor perceptions from an early stage
- Receive news, research and reports from companies, investors and others – also notifications of discussions, events and blogs – all filtered to their own specific interests
- Search the SRI-CONNECT database for research and reports
Directory, networks & discussion
- Find and filter profiles to identify relevant research providers, contacts at companies, analysts at research providers and experts at other organisations
- Present themselves and their investment-relevant activities clearly to the SRI marketplace
- Discuss issues of mutual interest with investors and analysts
- Organise briefing meetings for investors
- Gauge, via discussion groups, investor perspectives on their activities and research
- Build and manage their own SRI networks via the groups, events and messaging functions
SRI Dynamics discussion papers
- Integrated analysis: approaching a tipping point – which reviews how sustainability issues are being used to identify additional sources of investment risk and opportunity within SRI and ‘mainstream’ investment
- Take control of SRI communications – which guides companies on how to communicate effectively with SRI investors
- “Companies still don’t communicate” – the text of Mike Tyrrell’s contribution to the 2009 Corporate Register’s Awards Debate.
- Engaging SRI: top tips – (coming soon) which outlines to industry outsiders how to shape and communicate social and environmental news and research in a way that maximises its value to the SRI industry
Registration and membership
- These special considerations govern the access of NGOs to SRI-Connect
- XXXXX - MT to write sth about how NGOs can use the site to develop their profile and track progress
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Build profile, distribute research, share ideas
Industry bodies can:
- Use Market Buzz to raise the profile of their research and share their opinions with investors and analysts (About Market Buzz | Post research & reports)
- Use the Directory to highlight their organisational and individual capabilities and interests (About Directory | Update your organisation's profile | Update your personal profile)
- Advertise events (About Events | All events)
- Monitor the developing profile of their firm and research with sustainable investment industry
- Response to requests for research made via the Research Marketplace
Learn & interact
Industry bodies can:
- Receive research that matches their areas of focus (About Market Buzz | View the latest buzz)
- Learn about the dynamics of the sustainable investment industry (SRI Primer | Ecology of SRI | Trends & opinion)
- Join discussions (All Discussion Groups)
- Make connections & send messages
Other
... and like all members of the network, they can:
- Careers, skills & jobs: Employ others and develop their own skills & careers
- People & networks: Network with, follow and engage with others
Note
These special conditions govern the access of NGOs to SRI-Connect
Individuals 50 of 5,799 results
Organisations 50 of 8,192 results
Buzzes 50 of 14,185 results
Morningstar Equity Research: Climate change vs softening reinsurance market
Morningstar Equity Research: Climate change vs softening reinsurance market
(https://www.morningstar.com/en-uk/business/insights/research/european-reinsurance)
While Climate Change Could Drive Reinsurance Volume Long-Term, Softening of Reinsurance Market Is More Important Medium-Term
The expectation is that climate change will likely drive reinsurer volumes in the long term. However, the reinsurance market is currently at overcapacity, setting the stage for softer conditions in the medium term.
The capacity has led to a shift in the reinsurance cycle that is now in full swing, and this can be seen in individual reinsurer risk-adjusted prices and the Guy Carpenter rate online.
Prices are being affected the most in property excess of loss—natural catastrophe. Scor probably has the lowest exposure and should provide investors with the best returns.
MSCI: Smoke Signals: Finding Leading Indicators of Corporate Decarbonization
MSCI: Smoke Signals: Finding Leading Indicators of Corporate Decarbonization
Moving toward accurate projected emissions
Modeling companies’ future emissions trajectories is a key element of transition finance, both for assessing alignment with climate objectives and for understanding potential investment risks from emissions.
While many policy recommendations call for the use of “forward-looking” methodologies to gauge future emissions, we argue that financial decision makers need empirically verified predictive indicators to make better-informed investment decisions. In this paper:
- We identified potential transition indicators along four phases of a company’s transition journey: target and governance indicators, low-carbon indicators such as capex, green-bond investments or green patents, revenue-based indicators such as green revenues or fossil-fuel-based revenues, as well as its recent emissions trajectory.
- We identified indicators with historically predictive power over three-, four- and five-year periods for changes in absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions, using appropriate statistical-analysis techniques.
- We found regional differences in our predictive analysis, with the strongest statistical confidence in climate indicators found in the European and Asia-Pacific developed equity markets, and the weakest in the U.S.
- These results may help investors as they seek to build faster-transitioning portfolios and identify companies likely to reduce emissions more slowly, warranting closer engagement.
Ethos: Engagement Paper: Nature
Ethos: Engagement Paper: Nature
(https://www.ethosfund.ch/sites/default/files/Ethos_Engagement_Paper_Nature_2025_EN.pdf)
This document outlines Ethos’ expectations for companies in addressing the nature crisis. It begins with an overview of key terms and concepts related to nature. It then examines the main drivers of biodiversity and nature loss, followed by a review of the impacts, dependencies, risks, and opportunities companies may face. The current regulatory frameworks are also presented. More importantly, the document details Ethos’ specific expectations for companies, including engagement themes and dialogue approaches. Finally, it provides sector-specific guidance, as well as relevant frameworks and tools.
... includes ... sector specific expectations for:
- Food and agriculture
- Chemicals
- Pharmaceuticals
NY State Common Retirement Fund: 2024 Corporate Governance Stewardship Report
NY State Common Retirement Fund: 2024 Corporate Governance Stewardship Report
Asset‑owner corporate governance & stewardship report: priorities, engagements and proxy voting for 2024.
DWS: Stewardship Report 2025 (covering 2024 activity)
DWS: Stewardship Report 2025 (covering 2024 activity)
(https://download.dws.com/download?elib-assetguid=f66936b763044903b38acb46b55e77b3)
Annual stewardship disclosure: engagement programme and voting activity across DWS Investment GmbH.
Boston Trust Walden: ESG Impact Report Q2 2025
Boston Trust Walden: ESG Impact Report Q2 2025
Quarterly impact/stewardship update with engagement cases, policy advocacy and proxy‑season highlights.
Hays PLC: Annual Report 2025
Hays PLC: Annual Report 2025
Annual Report & Accounts 2025 (incl. Sustainability content)
Manpower: Working to Change the World Report 2024
Manpower: Working to Change the World Report 2024
(https://www.manpowergroup.com/en/insights/report/manpowergroup-2025-sustainability-report)
ManpowerGroup’s annual ESG report and data hub.
Suez: 2024 Sustainability Statement + 2024 Sustainable Development Progress Report
Suez: 2024 Sustainability Statement + 2024 Sustainable Development Progress Report
CSRD‑aligned sustainability statement and progress report for 2024.
United Utilities: Sustainability Report 2025
United Utilities: Sustainability Report 2025
(https://www.unitedutilities.com/globalassets/documents/pdf/sustainability-report-2025)
Latest sustainability report and integrated annual report for 2025.
AW ESG Consulting: Equity ESG engagement does little. Sovereign bondholder stewardship should lead
AW ESG Consulting: Equity ESG engagement does little. Sovereign bondholder stewardship should lead
For two decades, investor “stewardship” has overwhelmingly targeted corporates. It is productive at the margin, but the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss have not been solved. If investors want fast, coordinated, system‑level change, they should point the firepower of engagement at the only actors that can move whole policies overnight: governments. Corporate engagement changes things far too slowly.
Consider where current engagement time and resources actually go. The world’s largest managers still report hundreds to thousands of company touchpoints each quarter, e.g., BlackRock logged 631 engagements with 592 companies in Q1‑2025 alone.
By contrast, sovereign engagement remains in its infancy (despite available PRI guidance and some efforts by investors) even though the sovereign bond market is the upstream lever on economy‑wide rules. Investors do report on sovereign engagement in their annual stewardship reports, but it tends to be presented as an afterthought and at a relatively superficial policy level compared to the significant and systematic approaches taken to corporate communications.
Stewardship reports are awash with corporate case studies, but there is minimal if any description on how action on sovereign bond holdings and purchases might have an impact.
OECD outlooks highlight record borrowing needs across advanced economies, underscoring governments’ reliance on market access. Markets can also force policy change at speed; the UK’s 2022 gilt episode and Trump’s recent see saws on tariffs show how quickly policy U‑turns follow when bond confidence snaps.
See link below for the full article including;
- What bond stewardship means
- Where investors spend time vs where the leverage is
- Sovereign climate and biodiversity impacts and bond market reliance
- Suggestions for investors
Ember: Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025
Ember: Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025
(https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/global-electricity-mid-year-insights-2025/)
Solar and wind outpaced demand growth in the first half of 2025, as renewables overtook coal’s share in the global electricity mix.
This report analyses changes in global electricity generation from January to June 2025 compared with the same period last year to measure the progress of the global clean energy transition.
The report draws on monthly electricity data from 88 countries representing 93% of global electricity demand and includes estimated changes in the remaining generation. It also dives deeper into the top four CO2-emitting economies, which together account for 63% of the world’s electricity generation and 64% of global CO2 emissions from the power sector.
TPI: Chair’s reflection on the TPI State of the Corporate Transition 2025 report
TPI: Chair’s reflection on the TPI State of the Corporate Transition 2025 report
(https://www.transitionpathwayinitiative.org/publications/137/show_news_article)
Three findings that stand out to me amidst the important insights in the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) State of the Corporate Transition 2025 report are:
- Compared to the 2024 assessment, there has been an increase in the number of companies that have set long-term net zero targets. However, short- and medium-term commitments remain lacking.
- Most companies continue to fail to disclose transition plans detailing how they intend to achieve their targets.
- There is a disconnect between the targets or ambitions that companies are setting and their actual emission reductions reported.
TPI: Strategic Advisory Committee Reflection: State of the Corporate Transition 2025
TPI: Strategic Advisory Committee Reflection: State of the Corporate Transition 2025
(https://www.transitionpathwayinitiative.org/publications/136/show_news_article)
TPI State of the Corporate Transition 2025: headlines for investors
TPI Centre: Webinar alert - State of the Banking Transition 2025 on 28 October
TPI Centre: Webinar alert - State of the Banking Transition 2025 on 28 October
(https://lse.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-dv4SycIRyK7cyzwrUoLxg#/registration)
- Date: Tuesday 28 October 2025
- Time: 4pm GMT, 12pm ET, 10am CT
- Register here
- Torsten Ehlers, Principal Economist, Bank for International Settlements, Office for the Americas
- Sonja Gibbs, Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance, Institute of International Finance (IIF)
- Tina Radovic, Global Head of Credit Research, Fixed Income, HSBC Asset Management
- Moderator: Valentin Jahn, Deputy Director of Research and Operations, TPI Centre, LSE
Wheelan: It’s time for a new baseball cap: MESGA. Making ESG Great Again!
Wheelan: It’s time for a new baseball cap: MESGA. Making ESG Great Again!
(https://hughwheelan.substack.com/p/we-need-more-esg-not-less)
We need more ESG not less
I’m getting a bit fed-up with the kicking down on ESG.
And I don’t just mean the ‘MAGA/anti-woke’ movement in the US who are shitting on ESG from a great height with their fiduciary cancel-culture (i.e. telling investors how they should invest).
No, what irks me at the moment are commentators dismissing ESG with a rhetorical quip.
What bothers me more is that I respect many of them.
But what irritates me even more is that some of what they’re saying is right, while much is facile and counter-productive.
Firstly, let’s take a great two-part article by Michael Liebreich, founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance (and part of an equally insightful blog that everyone should read).
Schroders capital: Why operational energy transition infrastructure can be a perfect fit for DC pensions
Schroders capital: Why operational energy transition infrastructure can be a perfect fit for DC pensions
Investing in long-term operational energy transition infrastructure, especially within a semi-liquid structure, could help schemes balance liquidity and risk-return requirements, while also meeting broader sustainability objectives.
Vert AM (via GreenMoney): How big tech and data centers are solving the cloud’s growing energy appetite with renewables
Vert AM (via GreenMoney): How big tech and data centers are solving the cloud’s growing energy appetite with renewables
By Sarah Adams, Vert Asset Management
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be software, but it is built from hardware: steel, copper, concrete, and energy. Every search query, AI-generated image or digital transaction routes through a data center, the brick-and-mortar to the cloud. These facilities, ranging from modest colocation sites to sprawling hyperscale campuses, run 24/7 to store and process the data behind cloud computing, AI, streaming and more.
The companies that own and operate this infrastructure fall into two groups: hyperscale cloud providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google and Microsoft, and the real estate owners such as real estate investment trusts (REITs) like Digital Realty and Equinix.1,2 Hyperscalers are no longer just tenants, and data center REITs are not just landlords. Both the tenant and the landlord are now active energy market makers who are reshaping how power is sourced, scheduled and delivered."
... includes ...
- Grappling with increased energy demand
- Four ways Data Center REITs and Hyperscalers are reinventing energy procurement
CleanEdge (via GreenMoney): Grid investments in the Age of Electrification, AI and Data Ascendency
CleanEdge (via GreenMoney): Grid investments in the Age of Electrification, AI and Data Ascendency
By Ron Pernick, Clean Edge, Inc.
"When Joel Makower and I cofounded Clean Edge back in 2000, we had a very clear sense that a host of emerging clean technologies – spanning renewables, the grid, transportation, and more – would experience learning curves and growth trajectories more akin to the internet and computers than to extractive energy sectors such as oil and gas. In hindsight, this thesis seems obvious, but at the time it was a radical concept that was just being embraced by a small cohort of tech and investment experts who had witnessed similar breakthroughs in the high-technology sector. After 25 years, clean tech and high tech are now firmly converging, especially at the intersection of the electric grid."
... includes ...
- Lowest cost and fastest to deploy
- Five key opportunities
- Defining the grid
Impax: Stormwater management: adapting to a wetter world
Impax: Stormwater management: adapting to a wetter world
(https://impaxam.com/insights-and-news/blog/stormwater-management-adapting-to-a-wetter-world/)
As global temperatures rise, extreme rainfall is becoming more common. The more frequent flooding events that follow carry rising human and financial costs. In the five years to 2022, economic losses from global floods totalled US$286bn, up 40% on the preceding five-year period.1
Rising incidence and value at risk from floods is expected to drive surging investment in stormwater infrastructure. We believe this will support demand for innovative products and services that help better manage risks to property and life.
A hard rain’s a-gonna fall
... includes ...
- Urban infrastructure
- Infrastructure capex requirements
nab impact investing: Blended Finance - A potential catalyst to mobilise capital for impact
nab impact investing: Blended Finance - A potential catalyst to mobilise capital for impact
(https://www.nabimpactinvesting.nl/post/blended-finance)
The NAB (Netherlands Advisory Board on impact investing) has released a research report presenting the results of a systematic and comparative review of how blended finance mechanisms could function across a diverse set of fund structures, investment strategies, and sectors. By aligning impact objectives with commercial capital requirements, blended finance offers a powerful pathway to mobilise private investment at scale and accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
MSCI: State of Integrity in the Global Carbon-Credit Market
MSCI: State of Integrity in the Global Carbon-Credit Market
Ensuring high levels of integrity remains central to scaling the global carbon-credit market. Buyers of carbon credits need ever greater assurance that the credits they are buying have the intended impacts.
Our 2025 State of Integrity in the Global Carbon-Credit Market Report provides insight into the initiatives that are helping to enhance confidence in the carbon-credit market. Our research reveals how integrity standards are rising, why demand for high-quality projects is outstripping supply and how systemic risks — from delivery delays to governance gaps — are reshaping market dynamics. Drawing on MSCI Carbon Project Ratings covering more than 4,400 registered projects and nearly 250 in the pipeline, this report offers investors and market participants a data-driven lens into the forces shaping carbon-credit quality.
LSEG: The Green Economy: What it is and why it matters
LSEG: The Green Economy: What it is and why it matters
(https://resourcehub.lseg.com/c/inside-green-economy)
The green economy generated over US$5 trillion in annual revenues for the first time last year, making up nearly 9% of listed market capitalisation. It represents a significant growth opportunity and an increasing number of companies and investors are keen to understand its parameters and its potential.
The green economy is composed of companies that provide products and services with environmental benefits. These include climate and environmental solutions such as renewable energy generation, energy-efficient buildings, electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, clean water infrastructure, waste management and pollution control.
Includes:
- The green economy is large and growing rapidly
- The green economy by products and services
- The green economy across traditional industries
- A global story
- The green economy is outperforming amid short-term volatility
- Performance, progress and future potential
LSEG: The Green Economy: What it is and why it matters
LSEG: The Green Economy: What it is and why it matters
(https://resourcehub.lseg.com/c/inside-green-economy)
The green economy generated over US$5 trillion in annual revenues for the first time last year, making up nearly 9% of listed market capitalisation. It represents a significant growth opportunity and an increasing number of companies and investors are keen to understand its parameters and its potential.
The green economy is composed of companies that provide products and services with environmental benefits. These include climate and environmental solutions such as renewable energy generation, energy-efficient buildings, electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, clean water infrastructure, waste management and pollution control.
Includes:
- The green economy is large and growing rapidly
- The green economy by products and services
- The green economy across traditional industries
- A global story
- The green economy is outperforming amid short-term volatility
- Performance, progress and future potential
LSEG: Adaptation solutions: The investment opportunity in climate resilience
LSEG: Adaptation solutions: The investment opportunity in climate resilience
(https://resourcehub.lseg.com/c/adaptation-solutions?x=KzdJzr)
LSEG’s latest analysis of the green economy presents first-of-its-kind insights into the US$1 trillion investment opportunity in climate adaptation and resilience.
Includes:
- Share of FTSE All World Constituents citing adaptation measures in their corporate disclosures - by industry
- Identifying a trillion-dollar industry
- Bond market exposure
- The future of the adaptation economy
AP4: Annual Report 2024
AP4: Annual Report 2024
(https://www.ap4.se/globalassets/rapporter-och-innehav/2024/ap4-annual-report-2024-eng.pdf)
Integrated annual report including sustainability reporting and fund governance. Covers stewardship approach, voting statistics, TCFD tables and carbon metrics for 2024.
AP3: Stewardship Report 2025
AP3: Stewardship Report 2025
(https://a.storyblok.com/f/257759/x/e8d5f648fb/ap3-stewardshipreport-2025-en.pdf)
Annual stewardship report summarising engagement activity, escalation and voting outcomes for the year to 30 Jun 2025. Describes governance, priorities and case studies across the portfolio.
Robeco: Less waste, more value: the case for upstream circular solutions
Robeco: Less waste, more value: the case for upstream circular solutions
‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is a widely recognized slogan of the circular economy. But those terms carry immensely different weights for firms and investors. We explain why recycling is a circular solution of last resort, while broadening to upstream solutions can help produce better outcomes for the environment and portfolios.
Summary
- Recycling and waste collection are low-value solutions
- Upstream solutions generate more value, eliminating waste before it starts
- Broader circular scope, boosts resource efficiency and return potential
Air France-KLM: Sustainability Statement 2025
Air France-KLM: Sustainability Statement 2025
(https://www.airfranceklm.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/sustainability-statement.pdf)
AF‑KLM sustainability information integrated in reporting; see sustainability statement - link below - and press materials.
Ryanair: Sustainability Statement 2025
Ryanair: Sustainability Statement 2025
(https://corporate.ryanair.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Ryanair-Sustainability-Report-2025.pdf)
First‑tranche CSRD Sustainability Statement with PwC limited assurance; complements 2025 Annual Report.
LSEG: Sustainability Report 2024
LSEG: Sustainability Report 2024
(https://www.lseg.com/content/dam/lseg/en_us/documents/reports/lseg-sustainability-report.pdf)
This report contains commentary on London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) sustainability-related
activities during the fiscal year 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024.
NVIDIA: Sustainability Report Fiscal Year 2025
NVIDIA: Sustainability Report Fiscal Year 2025
FY25 sustainability report with metrics and external assurance on GHG and renewable electricity.
ARM Holdings: Responsible Business Report 2025
ARM Holdings: Responsible Business Report 2025
"Our Sustainable Business Report provides a comprehensive overview of our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, highlighting the progress we've made to support our people, empower our communities, and contribute meaningfully to society."
Whitbread: Environmental, Social and Governance Report 2024/25
Whitbread: Environmental, Social and Governance Report 2024/25
‘Force for Good’ ESG report covering:
- decarbonisation;
- resource use;
- social mobility and community;
... with policies and assurance references.
Nomura AM: Responsible Investment Report – Q1 2025
Nomura AM: Responsible Investment Report – Q1 2025
(https://www.nomuranow.com/portal/site/nam-hk/resources/assets/reports/2025/NAM_UK_1Q25_RI_Report.pdf)
Quarterly RI report summarising engagements and voting highlights across regions; supplements the annual UK Stewardship Code submission.
PGGM: Annual Report of PGGM N.V. 2024 (English translation)
PGGM: Annual Report of PGGM N.V. 2024 (English translation)
(https://www.pggm.nl/media/te1l3500/annual-report-of-pggm-n-v-2024.pdf)
Corporate annual reporting for PGGM N.V. covering 2024 with sections on responsible investment, governance and stewardship activities executed for PFZW.
MUFG Report 2025 (Integrated group report; includes RI/stewardship sections)
MUFG Report 2025 (Integrated group report; includes RI/stewardship sections)
(https://www.mufg.jp/dam/ir/report/annual_report/pdf/ir2025_all_en.pdf)
Integrated report for FY2024–25 including sustainability and stewardship sections across MUFG entities; NB no separate AM stewardship annual identified in-window.
BMO GAM: Responsible Investment Stewardship Report Calendar Q1 YTD 2024
BMO GAM: Responsible Investment Stewardship Report Calendar Q1 YTD 2024
Quarterly stewardship summary (engagement, proxy voting, policy advocacy); NB no newer annual stewardship report identified in-window.
Railpen: Stewardship Report 2024
Railpen: Stewardship Report 2024
(https://www.railpen.com/media/42sb0uof/2024-stewardship-report.pdf)
Annual stewardship report setting out 2024 engagement outcomes and the updated 2025 Global Voting Policy.
ARE: India’s Power Sector: a Primer
ARE: India’s Power Sector: a Primer
India has built the world’s largest unified electricity grid and achieved its target of 50% renewable installed capacity five years ahead of schedule.
But generating, transmitting, and distributing 485 gigawatts of power while integrating the rapid expansion of clean energy is a hugely complex undertaking.
This report untangles India’s enormous power market, offering a comprehensive analysis of the players, regulators, policies, and market innovations shaping the country’s grid, and the challenges facing the industry as it charts a path to a renewables-dominated future.
ARE: Bridging the Gap: Have ASEAN Banks Caught Up on Climate Action?
ARE: Bridging the Gap: Have ASEAN Banks Caught Up on Climate Action?
(https://asiareengage.com/bridging-the-gap-have-asean-banks-caught-up-on-climate-action/)
"Asia is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change, yet its contribution to global emissions continues to increase.
Banks have a critical role to play in driving change, but true progress will only come when it is common practice for Asia’s biggest lenders to systematically address climate change considerations with their clients.
This report provides a timely update on the progress banks in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines have made since ARE’s touchstone 2022 study “Banking Asia’s Future”.
While we find steady improvements, significant gaps remain, and regional banks now risk falling further behind peers in Singapore, Japan, and South Korea. Our latest report identifies the key challenges that remain and offers a series of actions lenders can take to capture the opportunities of climate leadership and drive Asia towards a low-carbon future."
Andrews, Sene, Hadzilacos: How can my portfolio be Paris-aligned when the world isn’t?
Andrews, Sene, Hadzilacos: How can my portfolio be Paris-aligned when the world isn’t?
How can portfolios claim to be Paris-aligned when the world is on track for more than 2°C?
Paris Alignment depends on how the finite global carbon budget is managed. There are different alignment methods of assessing temperature alignment for a company or a portfolio. They can be broadly categorised as either static-budget or dynamic-budget approaches and those shape our understanding of whether companies and portfolios are Paris-aligned or not.
A static approach fixes a decarbonisation rate, while a dynamic approach adjusts budgets as real-world emissions evolve. Let’s be clear - there is no such thing as a perfect alignment metric. Static-budget approaches offer simplicity, while dynamic-budget tools provide accuracy. What should matter for investors is understanding what they measure and what use case they aim for since each method can produce different answers – and different investment decisions.
So for investors, the choice between metrics isn’t abstract. Alignment metrics shape climate disclosures, product labelling, and transition plans. Misinterpreting them risks building strategies on the wrong assumptions.
NASA learned this lesson in 1999, when the Mars Climate Orbiter was lost because engineers mixed up metric and imperial units. In sustainable finance, misinterpreting Paris alignment metrics may not be rocket science, but the risks to strategy and credibility are real.
#SustainableInvestment #ParisAgreement #NetZero #EnergyTransition #ESGInvesting #CarbonBudgets #ClimateMetrics #Investment
Allianz GI: Powering down to power up - energy efficiency explained
Allianz GI: Powering down to power up - energy efficiency explained
Key takeaways
- Energy efficiency – ie, achieving the same outcome but using less energy – is the fastest and most cost-effective decarbonisation strategy but remains underdeveloped.
- Being more energy efficient requires minimising energy lost at every stage of the value chain – from raw inputs to end use.
- A spectrum of solutions present investment opportunities, from those reducing energy demand to shifts in business models and innovative financing structures.
CDP: Transforming Markets: The Rise of Earth-positive Economics
CDP: Transforming Markets: The Rise of Earth-positive Economics
(https://www.cdp.net/en/insights/transforming-markets-the-rise-of-earth-positive-economics)
Markets thrive on information. Trusted and standardized intelligence informs confident positions that build value.
Economic theory is based on data. It tracks actions and reactions together with the price economic actors are willing to pay for inputs and outputs. Scarcity is a fundamental tenet of economic theory and, when paired with supply and demand, creates the building blocks of productive economies. Economic actors in both the public and private sector engage in decisions based on scarcity, supply and demand every day.
Many of our most vital economic sectors such as construction, agriculture, food and beverage, technology, and transportation, rely on scarce inputs that come from our natural world; water, energy, land, oceans.
Therefore, it is fair to ask: why didn’t we integrate data on climate and nature into the fundamentals of economics at the outset? After all, traditional metrics such as GDP require inputs and outputs, much of these driven by a reliance on the natural world.
Calls from economists for a different approach to economic reviews are nothing new – where Lord Stern first stressed the economic impact of climate change, Partha Dasgupta widened the view to incorporate biodiversity.
There is no shortage of data to support their position: the total value of the world’s forests is estimated at US$150 trillion. Meanwhile, projections show that global electricity demand from data centers is set to more than double by 2030, whilst also driving up consumption of water to 1200 billion litres annually.
Are we in a crisis of economics?
We are certainly at a time of opportunity. We know that navigating unpredictable market conditions successfully depends on having access to information and data that will act as a compass, charting the course forward. So, shouldn’t we expand our economic fundamentals and factor in environmental datasets to reset our definition of value?
MSCI: From Awareness to Action: Sector-Based Biodiversity Risk in Investments
MSCI: From Awareness to Action: Sector-Based Biodiversity Risk in Investments
Preview
Biodiversity underpins the resilience of global markets, yet its decline is accelerating, driven by land-use change, overexploitation and pollution. Companies depend on healthy ecosystems for water, fertile soil and pollination, but many simultaneously erode these services, creating risks from stranded assets and regulatory penalties to supply-chain disruption and reputational damage.
In this report, we carried out a sector-based analysis that highlighted agriculture, mining, forestry and energy as key biodiversity risk drivers. The findings can help investors to pinpoint concentrated exposures, guide engagement and reduce impacts.
The implications are twofold: Unmanaged biodiversity risks can erode portfolio value and amplify systemic vulnerabilities, while proactive integration of biodiversity factors enhances resilience and opens opportunities. As markets reward companies aligned with nature-positive strategies, capital allocation that accounts for biodiversity may deliver both downside protection and potential upside.
MSCI: Five Takeaways for Investors from Climate Week NYC 2025 (blogpost)
MSCI: Five Takeaways for Investors from Climate Week NYC 2025 (blogpost)
Key findings
- Capital is driving (or chasing?) the transition: Markets are stepping in, differentiating winners and losers as the shift from fossil fuels to renewables gains ground where the economics already work.
- Physical risk is here now: Extreme weather is already costing companies billions, pushing investors to apply geospatial analytics and assess exposures at the asset level before risks cascade into systemic shocks.
- Carbon markets are maturing: International trading frameworks are emerging, with integrity and cooperation key to unlocking private capital — and likely to dominate discussions heading into COP30.
Sustainalytics: Trouble Brewing: How Labor Disputes Impact ESG Risk at Starbucks and the Restaurants Industry
Sustainalytics: Trouble Brewing: How Labor Disputes Impact ESG Risk at Starbucks and the Restaurants Industry
Key Insights:
- For investors, labor rights violations are no longer just an ethical concern. They pose financial risks, as the associated reputational damage, operational disruption, and legal liabilities can directly impact a company’s bottom line.
- The absence of strong collective bargaining in the Restaurants sub-industry highlights a potential area of vulnerability for these companies in managing labor relations and mitigating long-term risks.
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JobPost: Southampton FC - Impact & Evaluation Manager (Southampton | Close 15 Oct)
JobPost: Southampton FC - Impact & Evaluation Manager (Southampton | Close 15 Oct)
The Saints go Marching On....As the Impact & Evaluation Manager at Saints Foundation, you will lead the evaluation of all charitable projects, using data to drive learning, improvement, and positive outcomes for people affected by inequality. You’ll deliver the charity’s Impact Strategy, ensuring teams and stakeholders can make evidence-based decisions. Central to your role is co-production—working closely with communities, partners, and participants to shape and improve our work. As the in-house evaluation expert, you’ll make findings clear and actionable, empowering the team to create meaningful, lasting change.
JobPost: ISS STOXX: Sales Executive - Sustainability & Climate Solutions - French Markets (Paris)
JobPost: ISS STOXX: Sales Executive - Sustainability & Climate Solutions - French Markets (Paris)
ISS STOXX is looking for a Sustainability Sales Specialist to support our sales efforts across the French territories for our market leading suite of Responsible Investment Solutions including, Climate Data, Ratings & Rankings, Controversies, Impact & SDG’s and Regulatory Solutions. To succeed in this role, you will need to have a genuine interest in the area of Sustainable and Responsible investments, including all aspects of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) research and topics along with a financial background and demonstrated sales experience.
Carbon Performance Research Assistant, TPI Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI Centre)
Carbon Performance Research Assistant, TPI Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI Centre)
(https://www.transitionpathwayinitiative.org/work-with-us)
The role will primarily be based within the Carbon Performance team, though you may also be asked to support other projects as required.
Carbon Performance assesses corporate progress towards a low-carbon economy. The team develops emissions pathways for companies across 12 high-emitting sectors and ensures these benchmarks align with the latest climate modelling. This data is used by investors to inform engagement strategies, assess portfolio alignment, and drive capital toward credible transition leaders.
Policy Analyst (Banking), TPI Global Climate Transition Centre
Policy Analyst (Banking), TPI Global Climate Transition Centre
(https://www.transitionpathwayinitiative.org/work-with-us)
JobPost: GSAM - Asset & Wealth Management, Sustainable Investing Group, Associate - New York
JobPost: GSAM - Asset & Wealth Management, Sustainable Investing Group, Associate - New York
(https://higher.gs.com/roles/143649)
This role is for the investment team within the Horizon Inclusive Growth Fund. The Horizon Inclusive Growth Fund is a growth-oriented, mid-market private equity strategy which seeks to invest in companies developing solutions addressing accessibility and affordability across Healthcare, Education & Workforce Development, and Financial Inclusion.
JobPst: State Street - Proxy Voting Strategy and Oversight, Assistant Vice President (London)
JobPst: State Street - Proxy Voting Strategy and Oversight, Assistant Vice President (London)
"Are you looking for a dynamic role where your analytical skills and attention to detail can shape global proxy voting strategies? Join a leading asset management team to enhance operational processes, engage with stakeholders, and deliver impactful reporting—all while enjoying a hybrid work model."
JobPost: S&P Global - Index Manager - Digital Assets & ESG Indices (AmDam)
JobPost: S&P Global - Index Manager - Digital Assets & ESG Indices (AmDam)
(https://careers.spglobal.com/jobs/320157?lang=en-us)
The Team: The role will be part of the Index Management and Production Group (“IMPG”) at S&P Global. The team is responsible for the production and management of a wide range of indices covering global options, equities, futures, fixed income, commodity, digital assets and economics indices. This specific role will focus on the management and oversight of Digital Asset and ESG Equity indices, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the indices through thorough research and analysis.
JobPost: BMO - Associate or Vice President, Carbon Sales (various locations Can, close 30/10)
JobPost: BMO - Associate or Vice President, Carbon Sales (various locations Can, close 30/10)
We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven sales professional to join our Corporate Sales team, focusing on the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM). The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of carbon offsetting mechanisms, sustainability strategies, and environmental commodities. Experience with Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) is highly desirable and will be considered a significant asset. This role involves identifying and developing new business opportunities, managing client relationships, and driving sales of carbon credits. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of VCM sales, strong analytical skills, and a passion for environmental markets.
JobPost: BlackRock - Investment Stewardship Associate (London)
JobPost: BlackRock - Investment Stewardship Associate (London)
(https://careers.blackrock.com/job/-/-/45831/86239969120?source=LinkedIn)
The role is based in London and the successful candidate will specialize in corporate governance, environmental, and social issues that impact company financial performance. The candidate will work with senior analysts covering several sectors across the EMEA markets for voting and engagement purposes and facilitate the overall development of team capabilities.
JobPost: Barclays - Sustainable Finance Business Manager - Strategy, London
JobPost: Barclays - Sustainable Finance Business Manager - Strategy, London
(https://search.jobs.barclays/job/-/-/13015/86435609136?src=JB-12860)
Join us at Barclays as a Business Manager in Sustainable Finance with a direct focus on strategy. You will be a key part of the Investment Banking Sustainable Finance Business Management team supporting the Global Head of Sustainable Finance to coordinate and support the development of the global strategy and key execution priorities for the Investment Bank. This will include preparing high quality executive level internal and external briefings. Additionally, you will manage cross-team collaboration to ensure the strategic objectives of the business area are met. In doing so, you will provide data led insights to aid these strategic decisions and act as a key entry point into the Sustainable Finance Management team for other central stakeholders across the Investment Bank.
JobPost: Citi - Environmental and Social Risk Management - Vice President (London)
JobPost: Citi - Environmental and Social Risk Management - Vice President (London)
The Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) Vice President role for UK/EU is part of Citi’s Global Environmental and Social Risk Management team which sits within Citi’s Sustainability & ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) team.
JobPost: Schroders - Greencoat - Head of Sustainability FTC (11 months) London
JobPost: Schroders - Greencoat - Head of Sustainability FTC (11 months) London
Head of Sustainability - Maternity Cover
JobPost: Vanguard - ESG Investment Product Manager, Specialist (London - note close 27 Sep)
JobPost: Vanguard - ESG Investment Product Manager, Specialist (London - note close 27 Sep)
Be the subject matter expert on Vanguard’s ESG products. To provide product expertise to clients and crew with great depth of knowledge on ESG, across fixed income and equity. To be a partner to the distribution businesses and investment teams to ensure the health and commercial success of Vanguard’s ESG product range.
JobPost: UBS - Research - EMEA Head of Sustainability (London)
JobPost: UBS - Research - EMEA Head of Sustainability (London)
EMEA Head of ESG & Sustainability
• Franchise lead for the EMEA ESG & Sustainability team, responsible for delivering EMEA ESG product and client strategy.
• Produce high quality published product, and client access events.
• Close collaboration with the wider EMEA research team to deliver sustainability product with a stock or sector conclusion (in addition to dedicated team product).
• Work closely with the Global ESG & Sustainability team on coordinated global product.
JobPost: GIIN - Manager, Global Events (NYC)
JobPost: GIIN - Manager, Global Events (NYC)
(https://jobs.thegiin.org/job/7051/manager,-global-events/)
The Manager, Global Events will play a key role in the planning and execution of high-impact events that advance the GIIN’s mission and engage diverse stakeholders. This role involves end-to-end event management, from crafting speaker invitations logistics, marketing, and budget oversight. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented project manager with strong writing and creative skills who thrives in a collaborative environment.
JobPost: Cushman & Wakefield - Associate - UK ESG Client Investor Manager (London)
JobPost: Cushman & Wakefield - Associate - UK ESG Client Investor Manager (London)
RFP/consulting; Stewardship/engagement; Strategy
JobPost: M&G - Business Analyst Team Lead - Sustainability (London, close 30 Sep)
JobPost: M&G - Business Analyst Team Lead - Sustainability (London, close 30 Sep)
Reporting (CSRD); Data/analytics; Strategy
JobPost: Adidas - Senior Director Sustainability (Germany)
JobPost: Adidas - Senior Director Sustainability (Germany)
As Senior Director Sustainability, you will play a critical role in defining the direction for Sustainability & ESG and you lead the execution of our environmental Sustainability program, ensure delivery against key KPIs and targets in close collaboration across all functions, such as Product Development & Sourcing, Brand, Supply Chain Management, Finance, HR, Sales, Own Operations and develop cross-functional direction, guidance and upskilling on company’s sustainability efforts. You will be responsible to ensure a successful contribution of the environmental program to the overall ESG performance of the company.
JobPost: Apex Group - Senior Sustainability Advisory – Carbon & Climate (London / Amsterdam)
JobPost: Apex Group - Senior Sustainability Advisory – Carbon & Climate (London / Amsterdam)
Assurance; Reporting; Consulting; Climate/transition finance
JobPost: BMO Capital Markets - Specialist, Data Management and Governance (Toronto, Canada, close 29 Sep))
JobPost: BMO Capital Markets - Specialist, Data Management and Governance (Toronto, Canada, close 29 Sep))
Drives operationalization and sustainability of mature data management practices with a focus on data governance.
JobPost: LSEG - Sustainable Investment Data Ops Team Lead (Gdynia, Poland)
JobPost: LSEG - Sustainable Investment Data Ops Team Lead (Gdynia, Poland)
Data/analytics; Reporting (SFDR/CSRD)
JobPost: EBRD - Principal, InvestEU – Financial and Economic Analysis (London, close 19 Sep)
JobPost: EBRD - Principal, InvestEU – Financial and Economic Analysis (London, close 19 Sep)
(https://jobs.ebrd.com/job/London-Principal%2C-Invest-EU/1244675501/)
Climate/transition finance; Investment research; Impact/SDG strategy; Data/analytics
JobPost: PRI - Senior Specialist, Programme Management CA100+ (12 Month Fixed Term Contract - Family Leave Cover)
JobPost: PRI - Senior Specialist, Programme Management CA100+ (12 Month Fixed Term Contract - Family Leave Cover)
(https://app.beapplied.com/apply/tst5ibscv9)
Employment Type Part time
Please note, where PRI has an office there is an expectation to work a minimum of 2 days per week
Location Hybrid · London, UK
Seniority Senior
Closing: 8:00pm, 21st Sep 2025 BST
JobPost: Liverpool FC - Insights and Impact Manager - LFCF
JobPost: Liverpool FC - Insights and Impact Manager - LFCF
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Liverpool FC Foundation team as a Insights and Impact Manager.
You will be responsible for ensuring that the LFC Foundation can demonstrate the impact of its work to a wide range of stakeholders including staff, trustees, funders and the communities in which the Foundation operates.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience managing evaluation and research projects and extensive knowledge of using data systems such as Salesforce and Power Bi.You will be passionate and knowledgeable about different approaches and methods to obtain both quantitative and qualitative data.
JobPost: Barclays - Investment Banking – Sustainable Finance Performance and Climate Portfolio Management VP (London, close unknown)
JobPost: Barclays - Investment Banking – Sustainable Finance Performance and Climate Portfolio Management VP (London, close unknown)
(https://search.jobs.barclays/job/-/-/13015/85738115968?src=JB-12860)
JobPost: Franklin Templeton - Stewardship & Sustainability Analyst (London, close unknown)
JobPost: Franklin Templeton - Stewardship & Sustainability Analyst (London, close unknown)
JobPost: Franklin Templeton - Stewardship & Sustainability Analyst (London, close unknown)
JobPost: S&P Global - Senior Principal Analyst, Climate Risk and Opportunity (London, close unknown)
JobPost: S&P Global - Senior Principal Analyst, Climate Risk and Opportunity (London, close unknown)
(https://careers.spglobal.com/jobs/319163?lang=en-us&utm_source=linkedin)
JobPost: S&P Global - Senior Principal Analyst, Climate Risk and Opportunity (London, close unknown)
JobPost: JPMorganChase: Asset Management, Product Manager - Sustainable Investing & Stewardship - Associate/Vice President (London)
JobPost: JPMorganChase: Asset Management, Product Manager - Sustainable Investing & Stewardship - Associate/Vice President (London)
JobPost: JPMorganChase: Asset Management, Product Manager - Sustainable Investing & Stewardship - Associate/Vice President (London)
JobPost: M&G - Sustainability Manager – Sustainable Investment Frameworks (London, close 7 Sept)
JobPost: M&G - Sustainability Manager – Sustainable Investment Frameworks (London, close 7 Sept)
JobPost: M&G - Sustainability Manager – Sustainable Investment Frameworks (London, close 7 Sept)
JobPosts: Climate Policy Initiative - various openings and locations
JobPosts: Climate Policy Initiative - various openings and locations
JobPost: Aviva - ESG Fixed Income Analyst (London, close unknown)
JobPost: Aviva - ESG Fixed Income Analyst (London, close unknown)
JobPost: Aviva - ESG Fixed Income Analyst (London, close unknown)
JobPost: Boston Trust Walden - ESG Analyst (Boston, MA, close unknown0
JobPost: Boston Trust Walden - ESG Analyst (Boston, MA, close unknown0
The ESG Analyst is a key member of our dynamic in-house team responsible for evaluating current and potential portfolio investments and leveraging active ownership strategies — including company engagement, proxy voting, and public policy — to advance sustainable business practices. We seek experienced and accomplished candidates with exceptional research and analytical capabilities, superior communication and relationship management skills, and the ability to effectively manage time and deliver multiple projects with keen insight and attention to detail.