Media - specialist SRI
An important role has been played by a small number of specialist SRI media sources that have tracked the emerging industry closely, have reported critically and constructively, have stimulated debate and thereby have supported the healthy development of the industry.
SRI-C welcomes the participation of these specialist news providers but reminds them of the SRI-CONNECT principle that “what goes on the site, stays on the site”. In practice, this means that specialist SRI media can:
- Publish their news on the site
- View the news of practitioners
But they cannot:
- Source stories from the site
- Publish information that they find on the site in other places
(Repeating information published on SRI-CONNECT outside the site defeats the trust necessary for the operation of the site and will lead to an immediate ban of the user concerned and potentially to ‘naming and shaming’.)
Media organisations are likely to use the following services from SRI-CONNECT:
Market buzz & Research
- Channel their news directly to investors based on their self-selected interests
- Receive news, research and reports from companies, SRI research providers and other industry participants
- Search the SRI-CONNECT database for research and reports
Profiles, networks & discussion
- Maintain a profile to ensure that companies, research providers and others have a clear understanding of their objectives, capabilities and needs
- Find and filter profiles to identify relevant research providers, contacts at companies, analysts at research providers and experts at other organisations
- Discuss SRI developments with a wide range of industry participants
- Host and participate in industry events and conferences
- Build and manage their own SRI network via the groups, events and messaging functions
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Build profile, distribute research, share ideas
Media - specialist SRIs 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
Media - specialist SRIs 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 5,802 results
Organisations 50 of 8,192 results
Buzzes 50 of 14,208 results
French SIF: 2025 Say on Climate Report
French SIF: 2025 Say on Climate Report
(https://www.frenchsif.org/isr_esg/wp-content/uploads/Bilan-SoC-2025-EN.pdf)
On the occasion of the 2025 Say on Climate Report event organised by the FIR and ADEME on the 25th of September, the FIR is publishing its complete Say on Climate 2025 Report, with the Ethos Foundation and the World Benchmarking Alliance participations.
This report provides at first an overview of Say on Climate at global level, followed by a presentation of the work carried out for the second year in Europe, with 19 SoCs analysed.
Planet Tracker: BASF Climate Transition Analysis Update
Planet Tracker: BASF Climate Transition Analysis Update
(https://planet-tracker.org/basf-climate-transition-analysis-update/)
In the best case scenario, BASF is expected to align with a 2°C pathway by 2030. The company’s pathway to 2030 is now better evidenced, supported by tangible actions in renewable sourcing, efficiency, and pilot-scale low-carbon technologies.
However, reliance on post-2030 technological deployment, weak Scope 3.1 targets with incomplete coverage, and modest transition capex commitments mean that BASF is not aligned with a 1.5°C pathway.
Robeco: Regulatory change is sparking fresh growth for financials and fintechs
Robeco: Regulatory change is sparking fresh growth for financials and fintechs
After more than 15 years of tightening, the financial sector is entering a new era of rules and reforms. Regulators are easing capital requirements and other constraints on banks, insurers and fintechs, creating unprecedented growth opportunities across old world and next-gen financial systems.
MSCI: Anticipating Hurricane Risk Before It Strikes
MSCI: Anticipating Hurricane Risk Before It Strikes
(https://www.msci.com/research-and-insights/blog-post/anticipating-hurricane-risk-before-it-strikes)
Key findings
- Hurricanes can drag returns across a broad swath of equities. Firms with assets located in hurricane-prone regions have historically underperformed, with losses compounding over the observation window.
- The severity of stock underperformance has correlated strongly with the share of a firm’s assets exposed to hurricanes. The more a company relies on hurricane-prone assets, the worse the returns tend to be.
- Investors can anticipate and manage hurricane exposure before storms hit by mapping vulnerable assets, monitoring seasonal risks and incorporating adaptation measures into engagement, rebalancing or hedging strategies.
MSCI: Is Physical Risk Financially Material?
MSCI: Is Physical Risk Financially Material?
(https://www.msci.com/research-and-insights/paper/is-physical-risk-financially-material)
Key findings:
- Hurricane-exposed firms significantly underperformed, with effects compounding up to 30 business days post-event.
- Tail risk increased: The lowest-performing firms continued to decline over the 36-day study window.
- Concentrated exposures worsened underperformance versus diversified footprints.
Utilities were most vulnerable, while IT and industrial companies suffered mainly when critical or concentrated assets were exposed. - Adaptation strategies helped reduce performance declines.
MSCI: Compound Climate Hazards Pressure Beverage Giants
MSCI: Compound Climate Hazards Pressure Beverage Giants
Key findings
- Water quality is a new frontline of climate risk: Nestlé’s recent setbacks show extreme weather can drive contamination and costly reputational and financial fallout. Five other beverage firms may face similar risks.
- Mitigation strategies vary: Companies with more water-efficient processes may mitigate some of the risks of contamination as part of a holistic water-management approach.
- Climate hazards create compounding events: Floods, heat waves and droughts are increasingly converging, creating compounding risks for companies. Investors who assess climate threats in isolation risk missing the bigger picture.
ESM: Impact investing at ESM: the tangible effect of ESG labelled bonds (blog)
ESM: Impact investing at ESM: the tangible effect of ESG labelled bonds (blog)
(https://www.esm.europa.eu/blog/impact-investing-esm-tangible-effect-esg-labelled-bonds)
European Stability Mechanism (ESM) investments in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) labelled bonds reached €7.4 billion by the end of 2024. This significant allocation of its €80.5 billion paid-in capital underscores the ESM’s commitment to supporting this asset class and the specific objectives to which the proceeds are dedicated.
The ESM has long recognised that the value of ESG-labelled bonds lies not just in their labels – green, social, or sustainability – but more precisely in the underlying projects they finance and, ultimately, their tangible impact. This is why subcategories of ESG labelled bonds become essential for responsible investors, allowing them to identify in which themes – from energy transition to biodiversity – investments are made.
Consequently, issuers in labelled bonds provide increasingly more detailed expected allocations of the funds they raise. This blog explores how the sub-categorisation of use-of-proceeds bonds can help investors understand their impact and, consequently, how the ESM’s approach as an investor promotes sustainable prosperity.
GS: The New Nuclear Age: Why the World Is Rethinking Atomic Power
GS: The New Nuclear Age: Why the World Is Rethinking Atomic Power
Throughout history, the commercialization of new forms of energy has given rise to fossil fuel conglomerates and renewable energy enterprises, powered energy-intensive technologies, and created new global investment opportunities. As countries now race to secure the massive amounts of energy needed for leadership in artificial intelligence, nuclear energy is newly positioned to meet the moment.
When nuclear power initially rose to prominence during the Cold War, it became a defining feature of the era, symbolizing both existential threat and scientific triumph. In the decades after the Second World War, countries raced to develop civilian nuclear programs, lured by the promise of energy too cheap to meter.
But after accidents like Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, the momentum behind nuclear energy stalled. Public opposition surged, regulatory burdens grew, and innovation slowed. Today, nuclear energy makes up just 9% of the global electricity mix, down from approximately 18% in the late 1990s.
After decades of underinvestment, a convergence of generational technological breakthroughs, intensifying geopolitical competition, and the need for clean, dense, reliable power are positioning nuclear energy for a renaissance.
BCG: Seizing Brazil's potential for low-emission marine fuels
BCG: Seizing Brazil's potential for low-emission marine fuels
(https://web-assets.bcg.com/a8/dd/d6a259754f2dbbe5325773fd0d68/bcs-2025-ny-final-version.pdf)
Brazil is a global forerunner towards a low-carbon future – its innate advantages could unlock $2-3T in investments until 2050.
Schroders Capital: Exploring climate solutions: An introduction for investors
Schroders Capital: Exploring climate solutions: An introduction for investors
A ‘climate solution’ can be broadly defined as an investment that offers a product, service or technology that enables the low carbon transition. This generally includes both climate mitigation (activities that help to reduce, avoid or remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere) and climate adaptation/resilience (activities that help the world adjust to cope with expected or actual climate change impacts).
According to the Climate Policy Institute (CPI), to meet a 1.5C scenario (limiting global temperature rises to this level above pre-industrial levels), the expected finance need is around $7.4tn each year through to 2030, with a significant proportion focused on climate mitigation.
As the warming scenario increases – i.e. for scenarios where temperatures rise above these levels – the need for adaptation activities increases to prepare, for example, for expected and increased extreme weather-related events. The CPI estimates the projected losses that can be avoided by 2100 by limiting warming to 1.5C to be five times greater than the climate finance needed by 2050 to meet this target.
Schroders Capital: The climate adaptation imperative: tackling the protection gap for climate insurance
Schroders Capital: The climate adaptation imperative: tackling the protection gap for climate insurance
Find out how insurance-linked securities and targeted private equity investments are helping to increase insurance coverage related to natural catastrophes and extreme weather events, and so to provide economic protection for millions of people.
Schroders Capital: Transportation: a sector on the move
Schroders Capital: Transportation: a sector on the move
In recent years there has been a pronounced focus on megatrends, with fibre networks, data centres and renewables all sought after assets. Yet the silent backbone of economic activity – transportation infrastructure – deserves renewed attention.
Before discussing the sector’s merits and evolution, it’s worth re-emphasising the benefits of diversification in prudent credit investing. Including an economically core infrastructure exposure such as transportation can help reduce overexposure to risks related to regulatory changes, ramp-up uncertainties and valuation bubbles observed in sectors such as digital infrastructure and renewables.
Transport infrastructure delivers classic infrastructure attributes: a portfolio of long-life and indispensable assets that have endured all forms of market dislocations. Covid was perhaps the most severe test of its resilience. Most assets have since recovered strongly, with operational and financial metrics now exceeding pre-pandemic levels in many regions.
Morningstar: Amid New Curbs on ESG Shareholder Resolutions, Companies May Lose Useful Signals From Investors
Morningstar: Amid New Curbs on ESG Shareholder Resolutions, Companies May Lose Useful Signals From Investors
The largest surprise of the 2025 proxy season was the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new restrictions on permissible shareholder resolutions in the middle of an ongoing proxy season.
This permitted companies to throw out many proposals that had already been submitted under the prior rules. It also heralded a sharp fall in the number of environmental and social proposals that made it to the corporate ballot box this year.....
RIA: RI Insights Study 2025
RIA: RI Insights Study 2025
(https://ri-research-initiative.ca/reports/2025-advisor-ri-insights-study/)
The annual RIA Advisor RI Insights Study assesses how responsible investment is approached by Canadian retail investment advisors. It is the most comprehensive national study of advisors’ RI perceptions in Canada, which delves deeply into how they are using RI today, what the most sophisticated users value and what some of the barriers are to those who have not yet embraced RI in their practice.
Sustainable Fitch: Consensus Gradually Emerges on Credible Transition Finance
Sustainable Fitch: Consensus Gradually Emerges on Credible Transition Finance
The Transition Finance Council (TFC), the body set up by the UK government and City of London Corporation to promote transition finance, released its draft guidelines for consultation in August. While not focusing on specific financial instruments or products, we believe the guidelines aim to support financing for entities, particularly in high-emitting and hard-to-abate sectors, whose emissions trajectory is aligned with a credible decarbonisation pathway.
Sustainable Fitch: Sector Insight: Agriculture, Food, Beverages and Food Retail
Sustainable Fitch: Sector Insight: Agriculture, Food, Beverages and Food Retail
Assessing the sustainability impacts of the agriculture and food supply chain sector is particularly complex. It sits at the intersection of numerous environmental and social issues and has material impacts on a wide variety of environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes, including climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity and nature, food security, food quality and health, and labour rights practices.
Sustainable Fitch: Sustainability Pure Players: Q&A
Sustainable Fitch: Sustainability Pure Players: Q&A
Sustainability “pure players” are entities that derive most of their revenue from environmentally or socially positive activities. Pure players offer investors the opportunity to link enterprise-level investments to a positive sustainability impact. This has made understanding how to credibly identify and evaluate pure players more important.
Sustainable Fitch: Donation-Based Penalties in Sustainability-Linked Bonds
Sustainable Fitch: Donation-Based Penalties in Sustainability-Linked Bonds
Some Asia-Pacific issuers are adopting donation-based penalties within sustainability-linked bond (SLB) structures, replacing or supplementing traditional coupon step-ups when targets are missed. This emerging approach could enhance the credibility and perceived effectiveness of SLBs amid ongoing scrutiny
BNP Paribas AM: Listed Environmental Infrastructure
BNP Paribas AM: Listed Environmental Infrastructure
(https://docfinder.bnpparibas-am.com/api/files/f585500b-0b9d-4465-9340-7706fbed2773)
Global environmental listed infrastructure represents publicly traded companies that own and operate essential infrastructure assets – such as renewable energy networks, water and waste utilities, sustainable transport systems, and key digital infrastructure – designed with a strong environmental focus.
These assets provide critical services that underpin modern economies, with business models that can be characterised by regulated revenues, long-duration contracts and inflation linkage.
Institutional Limited Partners Association: The LP Impact Primer
Institutional Limited Partners Association: The LP Impact Primer
(https://ilpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ILPA-LP-Impact-Primer-Evaluating-Impact-Funds.pdf)
The LP Impact Primer - Evaluating Impact Funds
This piece is part of the partnership series (“Exploring Institutional Impact”) aimed at
providing practical guidance, research insights, and tools related to impact and sustainable
investing for the ILPA member community.
An actionable guide providing LPs with a framework and specific questions to identify high-quality impact investment opportunities with the additional goal of promoting greater comparability and consistency in the data requested from GPs during diligence.
GIIN: State of the Market (Impact investing)
GIIN: State of the Market (Impact investing)
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/giin-web-assets/giin/assets/publication/giin-stateofthemarket2025.pdf)
- The vast majority (85%) of impact investors were headquartered in high-income countries,
including 69% headquartered in Northern America or Northern or Western Europe. - Nearly three-quarters (73%) of impact investors focused on private markets, while just 6%
focused on public markets. - For organizations not yet making impact investments, many cited lack of resources, lack
of client demand and lack of shareholder demand as barriers to starting.
MSCI: Sustainability as a Leading Indicator for Credit Events
MSCI: Sustainability as a Leading Indicator for Credit Events
Can MSCI ESG Ratings Help Identify Latent Credit Risk in a Bond Portfolio?
This study explores whether sustainability data — specifically MSCI ESG Ratings and datapoints within — can help with early identification of corporate bonds at risk of adverse credit events such as distressed valuations, credit-rating downgrades or sizable spread widening.
Using a 10.5-year dataset covering over 21,000 bonds included in MSCI Fixed Income Indexes, we found that bonds of issuers with low MSCI ESG Ratings were significantly more likely to experience such events.
We observed these results across both the investment-grade and high-yield bond universes.
Employing survival-analysis techniques, we illustrated that high-ESG-rated bonds not only experienced fewer credit events but remained unaffected longer — suggesting sustainability data may be useful in modeling both the probability and timing of credit events.
S&P Global: Atlas of Food
S&P Global: Atlas of Food
(https://info.trellis.net/rs/211-NJY-165/images/Atlas%20of%20Food.pdf?version=0)
Global food prices are particularly sensitive to weather and government policy in a few key regions.
This report highlights those locations and explores the relationship between wheat, corn, soybeans, pork, beef and poultry.
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
- "Alignment on Management Quality has remained steady
- Long-term alignment on Carbon Performance has increased
- High-level and long-term commitment contrasted with a lack of near-term alignment
- Alignment of future capital expenditure with decarbonisation goals remains the lowest scoring MQ indicator and showed no improvement between 2023 and 2024.
- Corporate policy engagement is the lowest scoring indicator on MQ Level 3
- Companies’ longer-term decarbonisation plans appear dependent on new technologies
So where does this leave 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
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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.