Policy and research orgs

Focal points of the report

• UK Stewardship Code disclosure covering the 12-month period to 31 December 2024, setting out EdenTree’s sustainable investment approach and stewardship framework.
• Highlights enhancements to engagement tracking and reporting, and sets thematic engagement priorities including a Just Transition, Climate Transition, Water Stress, Social and Financial Inclusion, and (new) Good Governance.
• Summarises 2024 voting activity: 5,106 proposals eligible, 99.8% voted, 87% supported, 11% opposed, across 328 meetings (249 meetings with at least one vote against management).
• Describes escalation practices including pre-declaring votes on the PRI Resolution Database and publishing refreshed Corporate Governance and Voting Policy.

Sustainability issues of focus

The following sustainability issues feature significantly within this report:

• Just transition
• Climate transition
• Water stress
• Social inclusion
• Financial inclusion
• Good governance

Sector of focus

The following sectors issues feature significantly within this report:

• Information Technology
• Health Care
• Financials
• Real Estate
• Industrials

Engagement highlights

• Enhanced stewardship reporting via a proprietary engagement tracking and research database to increase transparency on objectives, timelines, progress and outcomes.
• Added Good Governance to core thematic engagement priorities, alongside Climate Transition, Water Stress, and Social and Financial Inclusion themes.
• Continued to pre-declare voting intentions publicly via the PRI Resolution Database as a form of escalation.
• Reported achieving five stars across all modules in the latest PRI assessment for responsible investment signatories.

Other content of note

In addition to the points noted above, this report addresses:

• Published a Diversity & Inclusion policy and commitment in 2024, including targets and monitoring against progress.
• Provides ‘votes of interest’ examples linked to thematic priorities, including AI-related shareholder proposals at Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft.
• Describes partnerships and collaborative initiatives used to raise standards and support collective action.
• Explains the firm’s investment beliefs and how engagement and voting are used throughout the investment process.

Data points

• Publication date: Not clear
• Period covered: From 01-01-2024 to 31-12-2024

Focal points of the report

• Provides a quarterly update on MFS sustainability and stewardship activity, noting no material changes to overarching practices or policies in Q4 2025.
• Extends AI power-demand analysis to international markets, identifying physical climate risk, water stress and electricity constraints as material hurdles in some regions.
• Summarises updates to proxy voting policy and guidelines, including clearer structure and a more nuanced review of boards with 20–24% female director representation.
• Highlights recent engagements on carbon pricing and decarbonisation, cocoa supply-chain resilience, responsible AI governance and safer gambling/compliance.

Sustainability issues of focus

The following sustainability issues feature significantly within this report:

• Physical climate risk
• Water stress
• Energy transition
• Carbon pricing risk
• Responsible AI governance
• Supply chain resilience

Sector of focus

The following sectors issues feature significantly within this report:

• Capital Goods
• Consumer Staples
• Technology
• Consumer Cyclicals
• Utilities

Engagement highlights

• Engaged a European specialty chemicals company on hydrogen strategy, carbon-pricing exposure, board composition and executive incentives.
• Engaged a packaged food company on cocoa supply-chain resilience, farmer support and packaging regulation.
• Engaged an American technology company on responsible AI governance, disclosure and board-level oversight structures.
• Engaged a European betting and gaming company on regulatory compliance, safer gambling measures and the integration of ESG metrics into remuneration.

Other content of note

In addition to the points noted above, this report addresses:

• Annual sustainability offsite in London covered climate transition plan analysis, engagement best practices and collaboration between fixed income and equity teams.
• A deep dive into carbon markets (pricing and regulation) is identified as a focus area for 2026.
• Proxy voting guidelines were restructured to remove market-specific examples and to clarify assessment of stock plan dilution and board diversity expectations.
• Provides organisational detail on dedicated sustainability, stewardship, legal and compliance resources (as of 31-Dec-25).

Data points

• Publication date: Not clear
• Period covered: From 01-10-2025 to 31-12-2025

Focal points of the report

• Explains how responsible investment is used to safeguard long-term value for the Government Pension Fund Global, linking sustainability and governance to financial performance.
• Highlights the updated Climate action plan towards 2030, with engagement-led actions on climate and nature risk and support for portfolio company transition to net zero emissions by 2050.
• Reports energy transition investment activity, including adding 2,640 MW of renewable electricity generation capacity and investing in Germany's largest electricity transmission operator.
• Summarises ownership and market activities in 2025, including 3,198 company meetings, 108,325 votes at 10,873 meetings, advocacy to improve sustainability reporting, and use of AI to enhance risk monitoring.

Sustainability issues of focus

The following sustainability issues feature significantly within this report:

• Climate risk management
• Net zero transition
• Nature and biodiversity risk
• Sustainability reporting
• Market standards
• AI-enabled risk monitoring

Sector of focus

The following sectors issues feature significantly within this report:

• Utilities
• Real Estate
• Energy
• Information Technology

Engagement highlights

• Engagement-led Climate action plan sets actions and milestones for climate and nature risk and the energy transition.
• 3,198 company meetings held in 2025 to support dialogue and ownership priorities.
• Voting activity covered 108,325 proposals at 10,873 shareholder meetings, alongside publication of a standalone voting review.
• Engagement with standard setters and regulators to improve global alignment and reduce complexity in sustainability reporting.

Other content of note

In addition to the points noted above, this report addresses:

• Reports 40% of the unlisted real estate portfolio aligned with a 1.5C decarbonisation pathway and a 40% emissions-intensity reduction target by 2030 (2019 baseline).
• Notes a 25% reduction in unlisted real estate operational carbon emission intensity between 2019 and 2024.
• Describes advocacy to simplify sustainability reporting and focus disclosures on financially material information by industry.
• Highlights use of AI to expand the information analysed for investment and risk decisions, including risk-based divestments and reversals.

Data points

• Publication date: 26-02-2026
• Period covered: From 01-01-2025 to 31-12-2025

Focal points of the report
·       Explains Boston Trust Walden’s integrated ESG research process using McCormick & Company as a case study, with securities and ESG analysts evaluating risks and opportunities together.

·       Identifies financially material ESG themes for global food manufacturers, including sustainable sourcing, supply-chain resilience, product quality and safety, consumer health trends and labour practices.

·       Details McCormick’s “Grown for Good” sourcing framework and progress on sustainably sourced key ingredients to strengthen resilience and product differentiation.

·       Summarises operational targets and progress on emissions, water and waste, and how ESG analysis supported retaining McCormick on the approved list.

Sustainability issues of focus
The following sustainability issues feature significantly within this report:

·       Sustainable sourcing

·       Supply chain resilience

·       Product quality and safety

·       Consumer health and wellness

·       Greenhouse gas emissions

·       Water stewardship

Sector of focus
The following sectors issues feature significantly within this report:

·       Consumer Staples

·       Food Products

·       Packaged Foods

Engagement highlights
·       The report focuses on internal ESG analysis and investment decision-making; issuer engagement activity is not described.

·       No voting outcomes or collaborative engagement metrics are reported.

Other content of note
In addition to the points noted above, this report addresses:

·       Uses SASB materiality guidance alongside internal research to frame ESG risk and opportunity assessment.

·       Describes competitive dynamics in the retail herbs and spices category and the role of premium pricing and shelf-space economics.

·       Notes science-based targets for emissions reduction and targets for water use and waste recycling.

·       Highlights the role of health and wellness product positioning in McCormick’s strategy.

Data points
Publication date: Not clear

Period covered: From 01-10-2025 to 31-12-2025

Focal points
·       Climate Action 100+ is described as covering 165 of the highest emitting companies (~$16tn market cap), with Energy, Materials, Utilities and Industrials representing 82% of the universe.

·       Disclosure and target setting are reported as broadly strong: 94% align with disclosure standards (e.g., TCFD/IFRS S2), 97% disclose Scope 1–2 emissions, nearly nine in ten disclose Scope 3, and 94% report GHG reduction targets.

·       Proxy-season scrutiny is expected to focus on standards-aligned disclosure, transition planning, credible mid‑ and long‑term targets, and evidence of progress, with climate board oversight a key governance lens.

·       ISS voting analysis cited shows climate oversight concerns are less common than broader governance issues but are associated with lower support levels where flagged, reinforcing the value of proactive engagement and disclosure.

Contents
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·       Global Overview of Climate Action 100+ Companies

·       Climate-Related Disclosure and Emissions Targets Among Climate Action 100+ Companies

·       Potential Implications for Proxy Season

·       How High-Emitting Companies Can Strengthen Climate Governance in 2026

·       How ISS-Corporate Can Help

The global shift to clean energy and sustainable transportation is inseparable from access to rare earth minerals and other critical raw materials. Technologies – such as wind turbines, electric vehicles (EVs), and solar panels – rely on these elements to achieve high performance, lightweight design, and maximum efficiency. Without them, large-scale production of permanent magnets, advanced batteries, and efficient photovoltaic cells would be impossible.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) underscores this dependency: an average EV requires six times more minerals than a conventional car, while onshore wind turbines demand up to nine times more mineral resources than gas-fired power plants. This mineral intensity makes supply security a strategic priority for the energy transition.

• The proportion of Nordic companies integrating E&S performance metrics into executive pay schemes continues to increase, reaching an inclusion rate of 58% in 2025 (up from 50% in 2024 and 41% in 2023).
• Generally, the inclusion of E&S metrics is even higher among Nordic main index companies; the majority of these companies that incorporate E&S metrics utilize a combination of both environmental and social indicators.
• Among the Nordic countries, Denmark exhibited the highest rate of E&S metrics incorporation in 2025 at 78%, while Sweden, at 47%, lagged behind its Nordic counterparts.
• A greater proportion of Nordic companies integrate E&S metrics into their short-term incentive programs than into long-term programs; however, Finland represents an exception to this trend, generally demonstrating a higher degree of E&S inclusion within long-term incentive programs.
• Although an increasing trend of E&S incorporation is evident in the Nordics across most sectors, resource-intensive industries demonstrate a higher proportion of E&S metric utilization within their executive compensation structures. Nonetheless, service-based sectors are also experiencing a significant increase in E&S integration.

Focal points
·       UK nuclear capacity is described as having declined over recent decades, with Sizewell B (opened 1995) cited as the most recent plant built, while Sizewell C received a construction green light in June 2025.

·       A September 2025 UK government announcement framed a ‘golden age’ of nuclear, including a joint development agreement between X‑Energy and Centrica to deploy Xe‑100 advanced modular reactors at Hartlepool.

·       Centrica’s nuclear positioning is reinforced via a 15% stake in Sizewell C and reported efforts to extend life for existing assets, while Rolls‑Royce’s SMR programme is highlighted as benefiting from government backing.

·       Nuclear remains contested within ESG, but rising power demand (including from data centres and electrification) is presented as supporting a more pragmatic investor stance in some sustainability strategies.

Contents
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·       Nuclear capacity and new build pipeline

·       Corporate investment and SMR deployment plans

·       Nuclear power and ESG considerations

Focal points
·       Environmental Finance estimates labelled sustainable debt markets contracted by about 20% in 2025, as 2026 begins with a more challenging issuance backdrop.

·       Green bonds continue to dominate labelled bond issuance (over 60% by volume), while sustainability‑linked bonds are reported to have fallen 24% versus 2024 and represented ~3% of labelled bonds in 2025.

·       In labelled loans, sustainability‑linked loans represent ~40% of volume and green loans ~33%, highlighting different market dynamics versus bonds.

·       Transition-labelled guidance released in late 2025 (LMA Transition Loans Guide; ICMA climate transition bond guidance) and EU Green Bond Regulation interpretation notes are positioned as key developments for 2026.

Contents
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·       Market and Regulatory Highlights

Focal points
·       ISSB published targeted amendments to IFRS S2 (Dec 2025), including clarifications on financed emissions disclosure and permitted deviations where local rules require or allow alternatives.

·       TNFD issued eight recommendations (Nov 2025) to upgrade the nature data value chain, including a proposed Nature Data Public Facility and standards for metadata, licensing and data sharing.

·       GRI opened a public consultation (Dec 2025) on labour-related standards, with proposed updates on due diligence, incident reporting and grievance mechanisms; consultation closes 9 March 2026.

·       EU and national updates include a December 2025 political agreement to simplify CSRD/CSDDD scope and new guidance on ESG stress testing and fund naming/claims aimed at reducing greenwashing risk.

Contents
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·       ISSB

·       TNFD

·       GRI

·       Malaysia

·       China

·       Korea

·       Australia

·       EU

Key Takeaways

• While emissions disclosure has expanded significantly, data credibility—using the principles defined by the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) standards—remains uneven across regions and sectors.
• European and other developed‑market issuers, particularly in high‑impact industries, continue to lead in third‑party verification, which reinforces the reliability of reported emissions. However, developing markets are narrowing the gap as verification practices improve.
• For investors, these patterns highlight the availability of verified emissions disclosure across key sectors and may prove critical to transforming climate disclosures into trusted, decision‑useful insights for global capital markets.

The sustainable finance market continues to evolve rapidly, with green, social, and sustainability bonds now well-established as key instruments for channelling capital toward environmental and social objectives.

In June 2025, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) advanced this trend by issuing the Sustainable Bonds for Nature: A Practitioner’s Guide, which formally endorses the “nature bond” label as a subset of the green bond market.

This initiative aims to respond to the global biodiversity crisis by scaling up financing for nature-related projects and providing clarity for issuers, investors and Second Party Opinion (SPO) providers.

Focal points
·       Culture is framed as ‘intangible capital’ that can shape financial outcomes, supported by Oxford research commissioned by MFS.

·       Using NLP on 627,000 earnings calls across 5,900 U.S. firms (2002–2021), five cultural signals are quantified: innovation, integrity, quality, respect and teamwork.

·       Innovation is highlighted as the strongest return signal, with the analysis citing a cumulative long‑short excess return of ~102% over the sample and higher premia in crisis periods.

·       Teamwork and integrity are described as context-dependent: often penalised in normal markets but providing resilience, lower volatility and stronger payoffs during systemic stress.

Contents
… includes …

·       Why Culture Matters Now

·       The Hidden Capital

·       Three Stories That Matter

·       Innovation: A Signal of Adaptability

·       Teamwork: Quiet Resilience

·       Integrity: Stability at a Cost

·       Case Study: Compass Group – Culture as an Execution Advantage

·       The Future of Investing

Focal points
·       A 2050 scenario is framed as ‘energy addition’, where solar scales rapidly on top of a persistent fossil base rather than replacing it, lifting electrification from 35% to 60% of final energy demand.

·       Geopolitical fragmentation is described as shifting incentives from a ‘green premium’ to a ‘security premium’, with regions backing local, reliable power mixes even as fossil fuels fade slowly.

·       With emissions still above 30Gt in 2050, the pathway implies ~2°C warming, driving large adaptation energy demand (around one‑tenth of supply) alongside further system losses from climate impacts.

·       Late-stage adaptation pressure could drive consideration of geoengineering (e.g., stratospheric aerosols) and large-scale direct air capture, with portfolio stress tests focused on technology-stack alignment and climate-volatility clustering.

Contents
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·       Introduction

·       The road to abundance

·       Abundance in a hotter climate

·       Last resort solutions

·       What this means for investors

Focal points
·       A proprietary energy-transition scoring assessment is outlined, with analysts scoring six risk/opportunity metrics per business on a -2 to +2 scale and aggregating these to company-level scores.

·       The 2025 iteration adds base, slow and rapid transition scenarios over a three- to four-year horizon and expands sector-level analysis to map policy and technology dependencies in high-impact sectors.

·       The exercise covers ~2,500 securities across equities and investment grade and high yield credit, drawing on input from 70 analysts across regions.

·       Compared with earlier iterations, aggregate results show more areas of opportunity and fewer negative impacts, with utilities viewed as beneficiaries of electrification and rising power demand, while energy remains among the most negatively impacted sectors.

Contents
… includes …

·       Introduction

·       Energy transition scoring framework

·       2025 energy transition scoring assessment results: key findings

Climate change and the energy transition are multi-decadal themes that are shaping the world we live in, with wide-ranging implications for investors.

Focal points
·       Climate investing is described as evolving from exclusions to thematic allocations, net zero methodologies and, most recently, transition finance aimed at supporting high-emitting companies on credible pathways.

·       A spectrum of approaches is outlined: integrating material climate risks and opportunities into investment research, implementing net zero-aligned strategy commitments, and allocating capital under transition finance definitions.

·       Net zero approaches are positioned as needing more than footprint targeting, with frameworks combining emissions trajectories, forward-looking alignment indicators and stewardship to support real-world change.

·       Columbia Threadneedle’s approach is summarised across corporates, real estate and sovereign bonds, using proprietary alignment models and portfolio-level engagement and monitoring practices.

Contents
… includes …

·       A spectrum of investment options

·       Integrating material climate risk and opportunity into investment

·       Defining Net Zero investing

·       Net Zero investing – Columbia Threadneedle’s approach

·       Our net zero methodologies

·       Net Zero and Transition Finance: how do they relate?

Focal points
·       Asia-Pacific is presented as a key 2026 allocation theme, with Asia equities outperforming in 2025 and valuation and ownership dynamics suggesting potential for continued rotation into the region.

·       Asia credit outperformance is linked to stronger fundamentals and lower leverage, alongside contrasting AI‑related issuance dynamics between US hyperscalers and Asian tech supply-chain issuers.

·       For sustainable investors, Asia is positioned as the centre of transition technology supply chains, with opportunities highlighted in AI, energy storage, distributed solar and smart grids.

·       Taxonomy and disclosure convergence (e.g., ASEAN taxonomy, Common Ground Taxonomy work) is framed as supportive of cross-border capital flows and differentiated transition-finance opportunities.

Contents
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·       Asia-Pacific equities revealing their potential

·       Asia credit outperforms US

·       Cross-border capital allocation

·       Sustainable themes can be an extra alpha generator

Focal points
·       The chemical industry’s dependence on water is framed as a material financial risk as water stress intensifies; the sector is estimated to account for 5–10% of global freshwater withdrawals.

·       A 3‑step stress test models a 10% water-supply shock in 2030 across four global chemical companies, showing that modest production losses can translate into outsized declines in EBITDA and equity NPV.

·       A ‘resilience paradox’ is highlighted: firms with strong operational continuity can still suffer the largest shareholder value destruction due to thin margins, high fixed costs and leverage.

·       Investor actions proposed include engaging for absolute withdrawal reduction targets, embedding local water-stress scenarios into valuation work, and prioritising companies that integrate water availability into capex and site selection.

Contents
… includes …

·       Chemicals and water – an intensifying relationship

·       Water pressure – scarcity is reducing GDP

·       Purpose and rationale

·       Results and analysis of the 3-step ‘stress-test’

·       Aggregated comparison across companies

·       Addressing water-related risks in portfolios

·       Conclusion

Focal points
·       Green versus brown outperformance is framed as a mix of earnings expectations and changes in the cost of capital, not simply realised operating performance differences.

·       Post‑Paris, US brown companies’ cost of capital rose relative to green peers, but US policy reversals in a second Trump term narrowed the gap and provided a valuation and returns boost for US carbon‑intensive firms.

·       The analysis distinguishes ‘climate leaders’ from ‘laggards’, arguing that companies with credible decarbonisation plans can still see improving earnings prospects even as policy support weakens in the US.

·       The overall takeaway is that climate investing outcomes are shaped by repriced risks, politics and growth expectations, rather than a single clean‑versus‑dirty story.

Contents
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·       Focusing on the cost of capital

·       So what’s been happening in reality?

·       Trump 2.0: Rolling back the rules

·       Climate leaders versus laggards

·       Has it paid off?

Focal points
·       A renewed emphasis on national sovereignty is presented as a driver of a more pragmatic sustainability agenda, expanding from defence into energy, security, innovation and climate-related resilience.

·       European strategic autonomy is linked to investable priorities spanning climate, health, food and water access risks, alongside competitiveness and infrastructure needs.

·       Eight factors are highlighted as influencing sovereignty and aligning with sustainability themes, supported by initiatives such as the European Green Deal, the European Chips Act and Food 2030.

·       Across these factors, a €500bn market opportunity over the next four years is cited (notably in software and systems, aerospace, automotive, electronics, telecoms and logistics).

Contents
… includes …

·       Eight factors impacting European sovereignty

Focal points
·       Rapid growth in data centres is highlighted as a sign of accelerating digitalisation, raising questions about whether supporting safeguards are scaling at the same pace.

·       Five priority ‘building blocks’ for resilient digital infrastructure are set out: continuity and reliability; security and privacy; inclusion; health safeguards; and workforce skills and upskilling.

·       Two data points underline the resilience gap: around one‑third of the global population still lacks internet access, while weekly cyber attacks per organisation more than doubled since 2021 to 1,984 in 2025.

·       Digital resilience is framed as a prerequisite for sustaining innovation while supporting broader climate, planetary and social transition outcomes.

Contents
… includes …

·       Building blocks of resilient digital future

·       Did you know

Focal points
·       AI adoption is accelerating, increasing the need for investor dialogue on how companies balance innovation with governance, safeguards and oversight.

·       A structured engagement framework is set out across governance and board oversight, risk and opportunity assessment, transparency, environmental impacts, workforce and skills, and regulatory compliance.

·       Company engagement is positioned as the most effective way to understand AI strategy in practice, including how use cases are approved and where human-only decision-making is retained.

·       Reporting on responsible AI governance is described as lagging development, creating a focus for investors to push for clearer disclosure of governance structures and accountability.

Contents
… includes …

·       Engagement framework for responsible AI

·       Engagement is the most effective way to understand strategy

·       Reporting significantly lags development

Focal points
·       ESG ratings remain a widely used framework for assessing issuers, but reliance on third‑party providers can create resilience and continuity risks as services consolidate or disappear.

·       Using ratings alone can create blind spots; combining aggregated scores with underlying KPIs and controversy screening helps avoid missing governance or social risks.

·       New transparency requirements for ESG rating providers are intended to improve comparability and reduce greenwashing concerns, while reinforcing the role of proprietary assessments.

·       Improved corporate reporting (e.g., CSRD/ISSB) and AI-enabled data collection are positioned as key forces reshaping ESG ratings, alongside proprietary scoring tools such as AllianzGI’s PSS.

Contents
… includes …

·       ESG ratings: a compass for investors

·       Avoiding the blind spot

·       A new era of transparency

·       A future powered by CSRD x AI

Evolution not revolution

The quarterly regulation update outlines the key developments in sustainability regulation globally.

The primary focus is on sustainability policy milestones as well as consultations that will result in rules shaping the investment industry in the future.

Key takeaways.

• China exceeded its 2030 solar and wind power targets six years early, and is now home to more than 40% of all global renewables capacity
• From May 2024–May 2025, China’s emissions fell even as electricity generation rose – a potential turning point in global efforts to tackle climate change
• China’s dominance in clean technology and energy metals gives it geopolitical leverage and an economic edge – the country’s clean technology exports are set to exceed USD 340 billion by 2035
• Investors will discover opportunities in electricity grid infrastructure upgrades, clean technology innovations, and national efforts to secure energy metals supply chains.

Parameters

• Published: 19 Feb 2026 
• ESG Data Centre: Sustainability Downloads archive https://www.nestle.com/sustainability/performance-reporting/downloads-archive

Non-financial statement 2025 here

Focal points

• Approved SBTi targets: reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 (location-based) emissions by 56% by 2030 and reduce absolute Scope 3 emissions by 30% by 2030 (vs 2018 base year).
• The 2025 living wage assessment confirmed that, as of year-end, all regular employees are paid above living wage thresholds.
• 2025 gross Scope 1 emissions decreased 27% and location-based Scope 2 emissions decreased 35% vs 2024; total Scope 1+2 (location-based) emissions decreased 34%.

Parameters

• Data to: 31 Dec 2025 (reporting year 2025; year-end figures shown in the statement)
• Published: 11 Feb 2026 (dated independent limited assurance report within the Annual Report section)
• Materiality Matrix: Prioritisation of material matters (materiality matrix) is shown on Annual Report page 214.
• ESG Data Centre: Additional corporate responsibility resources https://www.relx.com/additional-cr-resources

Focal points

• £21.9bn of sustainable finance in 2025.
• Provided £17bn to first-time buyers in 2025, supporting 70,000 customers onto the property ladder.
• Benefits Calculator highlighted £93.3m of support payable to customers, and the Group paid £9.1bn in interest payments in 2025.

Parameters

• Data to: 31 Dec 2025 (2025 financial year: 1 January to 31 December 2025)
• Published: 13 Feb 2026 
• Materiality Matrix: None found in the report 
• ESG Data Centre: Sustainability report and downloads https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/sustainability/sustainability-report.html

Focal points

• Ambition to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, including targets to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 and Scope 3 emissions by 42% by 2030 (vs 2020 baseline).
• Received an EcoVadis Platinum rating in 2025 (reconfirmed January 2026) and was included in the 2025 CDP A List for climate.
• In 2025, 84% of total waste was diverted from disposal through recycling.

Parameters

• Data to: 31 Dec 2025 (for the year ended 31 December 2025)
• Published: 11 Feb 2026 (approved for publication by the Board of Directors, as stated in the report)
• Materiality Matrix: None found (double materiality assessment results are described in General information, pp. 5-6; no matrix shown).
• ESG Data Centre: Responsibility pages https://group.schindler.com/en/responsibility.html

Focal points

• Overall greenhouse gas intensity ratio decreased by 11% year on year across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions.
• Expanded food waste tracking to over 10,000 sites and donated 3.1 million meals to local communities.
• As at 30 September 2025, issued $2.3bn of sustainable bonds, with proceeds fully allocated across eligible sustainable projects.

Parameters

• Data to: 30 Sep 2025 (as at 30 September 2025)
• Published: 27 Jan 2026 (dated contact/details page within the report)
• Materiality Matrix: None found (materiality assessment topics and actions are described on p. 6).
• ESG Data Centre: Sustainability Performance & Reports page https://www.compass-group.com/en/sustainability/performance-and-reports

"In this paper, we summarise our sector experts’ analysis of the emerging issues, risks and opportunities that are affecting the Financials sector and related sub-industries in the transition to a more sustainable economy.

We explore three key themes driving sustainability-related opportunities and risks for the sector over the next one to two years:

• Artificial intelligence’s double-edged role in financial services, enabling efficiency and increasing uncertainty over viability of business models
• The rising severity and incidence of extreme weather events and the challenge of correctly pricing these risks to financial institutions
• Ongoing and accelerating efforts to deregulate the banking sector which are unlocking a broader range of investment opportunities"

The start of 2026 marks a significant pivot in US federal nutrition policy. By placing ‘real food’ at the centre of new dietary guidelines, the US government is signalling a clear intent to shift the national diet away from energy-dense products and towards whole, nutrient-dense alternatives to ultra-processed foods (UPFs), which account for 53% of calories consumed by US adults.

For investors, the ramifications of this policy shift are far‑reaching, with the government effectively seeking to direct both consumer behaviour and billions of dollars in institutional food purchasing.

As public institutions and consumers adjust to these new standards, we believe that companies with established capabilities in ‘real food’ supply chains and reformulation technologies stand to benefit disproportionately from the transition.

"Artificial intelligence (AI) is unleashing powerful disruptive forces across the global economy. While its applications could unlock transformational efficiency gains and innovation, it also threatens to rapidly erode historic competitive advantages.

Nearly three-quarters of S&P 500 companies now flag at least one material risk related to AI in their public disclosures – up from just 12% in 2023. Yet how many are well prepared to manage them?

In their rush to adopt AI, companies must not overlook the risks arising from product liabilities, algorithmic biases and cybersecurity breaches, whether they be through their own development or adoption of AI or via the indirect disruption that AI will have on their business model.

It is our conviction that sound governance of AI risk leads to more effective decision-making that reduces risks and improves trust among stakeholders. In doing so, it should help enhance shareholder value from adoption of AI. Based on engagements with our investee companies in 2025, we share what we believe to be good practice."

Key takeaways

• Sustainable investing is shifting from politics to economics. As policy support weakens, the transition is increasingly driven by cost competitiveness, scalability, and operational advantages rather than regulation or ideology
• Modular technologies are accelerating system-wide change. From solar and batteries to alternative proteins, modular design is lowering costs, enabling rapid scale-up, and challenging incumbent technologies across energy and food systems
• AI is acting as a catalyst across sustainability transitions. Artificial intelligence is improving efficiency and predictability in agriculture, materials, energy grids, healthcare, and R&D, reinforcing long-term structural shifts
• Electrification and innovation are reshaping economic resilience. Predictable renewable power, land-efficient production, and preventive healthcare models are redefining competitiveness, resource use, and long-term growth prospects.

Focal points

• Federated Hermes argues investor stewardship in 2026 will increasingly focus on systemic economic risks and opportunities—especially for universal owners prioritising absolute (not just relative) returns.
• Three dominant trends are highlighted: artificial intelligence, the climate transition and geopolitics, with stewardship needing to adapt to each.
• The piece suggests stewardship should extend beyond corporate engagement to include participation in policy and market best-practice shaping, to support sustainable, profitable growth.
• It frames geopolitical engagement as focused on company resilience and risk mitigation rather than influencing political outcomes.

Contents
… includes …

• A systemic shift in a changing world?
• Geopolitics (company resilience and operational risk)
• Artificial intelligence (systemic opportunities/risks)
• Climate transition (system-wide transformation and policy)

Focal points

• The report is a bi-annual commentary on Global Emerging Markets (GEMs) ESG materiality, designed to demonstrate voting and engagement activity with portfolio companies and SDG-aligned impacts.
• It highlights a focus on integrating sustainability into fundamental analysis, including maintaining a low-carbon footprint and prioritising climate engagement with higher-risk holdings.
• A featured case study applies climate-adjusted valuation to TSMC, pricing in risks such as electricity, raw materials, water costs and carbon regulation to test valuation resilience.
• It also summarises reflections from COP30 in Belém, including investor appetite for ‘bankable’ transition projects and a focus on emerging markets and nature.

Contents
… includes …

• Portfolio snapshot (the last 12 months in numbers)
• Engagement objectives/issues and progress updates
• GEMs Equity at COP30
• Case study: TSMC – climate financial risk in semiconductors
• GEMs Equity summary and next steps

Focal points

• The article argues climate pressure, resource inefficiency and demographic shifts are threatening food security and profitability—while catalysing investment opportunities in precision agriculture.
• Precision agriculture is framed as delivering sustainability gains by optimising inputs and automating operations, with scope to improve yields and reduce fertiliser/pesticide losses to the environment.
• Columbia Threadneedle estimates adoption could unlock significant incremental agricultural equipment revenue by 2035, with precision solutions often earning higher margins than conventional equipment.
• Regional adoption dynamics are emphasised: North America and Western Europe are expected to drive most growth, with Brazil highlighted as connectivity improves.

Contents

… includes …

• At a glance
• The root problems threatening global agriculture
• Tech solutions are sowing the seeds of change
• Sprouting opportunities: adoption is primed to accelerate
• Reaping returns: our analysis of the investment and sustainability impacts

Focal points

• Allspring flags three investor trends for 2026: accelerating data-centre and AI infrastructure buildout, a natural-gas rebound as a transition fuel, and an intensifying race for rare earth materials.
• Surging AI workloads are presented as driving major capital flows into utilities, semiconductors and power generation, while raising questions about grid constraints, emissions and permitting bottlenecks.
• The report argues tighter LNG supply chains and widening regional gas-price spreads may support transition-aligned gas assets and infrastructure, even as energy-security priorities rise.
• Critical minerals competition is framed as redirecting capital toward mining and supply-chain resilience, with geopolitics elevating supply-risk premiums.

Contents
… includes …

• Themes we’re watching in 2026
• 01: Data center and AI infrastructure escalates
• 02: Natural gas makes a comeback
• 03: The race for rare earth materials intensifies

Focal points

• Aviva Investors argues policy delivery in 2026 is critical to grow the pipeline of commercially viable UK low-carbon projects and unlock private capital across sectors from clean power to industrial electrification.
• It highlights cross-cutting reforms (planning/consenting, skills, and potential linkage of EU/UK ETS) as important to de-risk investment and support a more robust carbon price signal.
• Clean power is presented as a near-term priority: reforms to CfDs and grid/planning processes are linked to an offshore wind allocation round that awarded 8.4GW of contracts on 14 Jan 2026.
• The article stresses balancing supply-side mandates with demand-side policy (standards/procurement) and targeting public capital (e.g., National Wealth Fund) toward first-of-a-kind, complex or shared-infrastructure projects.

Contents

… includes …

• Overcoming cross-cutting challenges to investment
• Growing the pipeline of commercially viable clean power projects
• Balancing supply and demand-side policy signals
• Targeting public investment where it can have most impact
• What’s next?

Focal points

• WBA’s analysis of 1,260 keystone companies finds climate ambition is spreading, but target quality, investment alignment and social inclusion remain insufficient to deliver the pace of change required.
• Supply-chain targets are identified as a key gap: despite most corporate emissions sitting in value chains, only a minority of companies have both near- and long-term supply-chain targets.
• The report argues leading practice suggests scope to substantially increase low-carbon investment without major breakthroughs, yet many firms remain off 1.5°C pathways and have accumulated a ‘carbon debt’ since 2019.
• Just transition delivery is highlighted as weak, with very few companies setting measurable targets to manage social impacts, and COP30 framed as an opportunity to align national and corporate strategies.

Contents

… includes …

• Transition planning as an enabler of business growth and long-term resilience
• Who we assessed
• Transition plans (targets, decarbonisation levers, just transition)
• Investments in low-carbon solutions
• GHG emissions reduction
• Conclusions (incl. Brazil and COP30 alignment opportunity)

Focal points

• The report argues rapid AI proliferation is amplifying risks such as bias, discrimination and privacy harms, increasing the need for transparency and accountability in corporate AI policies and practices.
• WBA’s AI Collective Impact Coalition (AI CIC) brings investors and civil society together to press digital technology firms to integrate human rights and ethical considerations into AI development, deployment and procurement.
• It reports coalition growth (64 investors; US$11.3trn AUM) and an expanded engagement scope (outreach to 81 companies), shifting from principles disclosure toward implementation and operationalisation.
• Key lessons flagged include uneven responsiveness across sectors, persistent transparency gaps, and limited dialogue with certain large ‘hyperscaler’ firms.

Contents

… includes …

• Meeting the moment in AI’s new era
• Recognitions and awards
• What did we learn from three years of outreach to tech companies?
• Unpacking sectoral trends
• Conclusion: New pathways for AI accountability

Focal points

• L&G argues Europe’s supportive regulatory backdrop and energy-security priorities are underpinning an ongoing low-carbon power transition, but the scale of capex means private capital is essential.
• It highlights rising electrification-driven demand as a key driver of investment need across generation and modernised infrastructure (upgrades and new builds).
• The blog suggests energy infrastructure, with careful asset selection, may offer attractive risk-adjusted returns alongside potential environmental benefits.
• It links to a longer paper (with NTR) positioned as detailing the opportunity set for private markets investors.

Contents

… includes …

• Regulatory and energy-security backdrop
• Key takeaways (investment need, supportive policy, infrastructure buildout, return potential)

Focal points

• L&G says it will update the post through 2026 with advance vote intentions for selected shareholder meetings, positioning voting as core to long-term value stewardship.
• For Deere & Company’s AGM (25 Feb 2026), L&G signals an ‘against’ vote on a proposal seeking an ROI report for emissions-reduction goals, arguing the resolution is unlikely to improve disclosure and could narrow decarbonisation to accounting.
• For Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, L&G pre-declares voting against activist proposals, citing concerns about conflicts of interest and preferring the incumbent board’s approach after discount-to-NAV improvements.
• L&G notes it recalls shares on loan when needed to ensure full voting power on consequential resolutions.

Contents
… includes …

• Deere & Company
• Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWIT)
• Further background and stewardship resources

Focal points

• The report argues climate risk is now treated as a material financial and strategic issue for insurers, influencing investment decisions, underwriting and risk management, with regulation acting as a key catalyst.
• Interviews suggest most UK insurers remain positioned as ‘responsible investors’ (screening/exclusions) rather than pursuing measurable positive impact, with capability gaps between larger and smaller firms.
• Integration is described as more mature on the investment side than underwriting, though firms are moving toward unified, organisation-wide climate approaches and expanded physical-risk modelling in some lines.
• Insurers call for clearer, principles-based regulatory guidance (including fiduciary duty and benchmarking) to translate sustainability ambitions into implementable investment practice.

Contents

… includes …

• 1. Setting the scene
• 2. Sustainability strategy and integration
• 3. Implementation and investment practice
• 4. A way forward: barriers and further support
• Conclusion

Focal points

• The insight outlines what quantum computing is and why it differs from classical computing, highlighting key concepts such as superposition and entanglement.
• It argues quantum will likely complement, not replace, classical systems—targeting narrow problem classes where quantum advantage may emerge.
• Promising application areas discussed include optimisation and chemistry/materials simulation, but commercialisation is framed as dependent on overcoming major technical hurdles.
• The competitive landscape is split between large public cloud providers/IBM and smaller ‘pure-play’ firms, with differing balance-sheet resilience and valuation expectations.

Contents

… includes …

• What is quantum computing?
• Why are people talking about quantum computing?
• Who is investing in quantum computing and is it available for public use?

Focal points

• The article argues plastic packaging remains central to consumer staples even as environmental, social and regulatory pressures rise, because performance requirements and safety standards are hard to replicate.
• Global plastics demand is expected to keep rising (OECD projections cited), meaning investor focus is shifting from ‘replace plastics’ to credible reduction, recyclability and infrastructure pathways.
• Replacing plastics can involve trade-offs (weight, emissions, water use, deforestation and resource impacts), making lifecycle analysis and policy design material to corporate strategy.
• Guinness Global Investors’ stewardship focus emphasises clearer regulation, transparent EPR reinvestment into infrastructure, and outcome-focused reporting on progress and trade-offs.

Contents

… includes …

• Plastic use is still accelerating
• Why is it hard to replace plastic packaging?
• Infrastructure remains a significant constraint
• Plastic produces less emissions in the manufacturing stage when compared to alternatives
• Historical policies are impacting what's prioritised
• How are companies overcoming this?
• What this means for our stewardship and investment approach at Guinness
• Looking ahead

Focal points

• FAIRR argues protein diversification can mitigate supply-chain disruption risks (geopolitics, disease, extreme weather) and help companies build resilient product portfolios.
• Phase 2 findings cover 20 large food retailers and brand manufacturers (North America, Europe, Australasia) and are supported by 73 investors representing US$11.5trn AUM.
• Companies retain climate ambitions, but disclosure on decarbonisation levers and incentives remains limited (e.g., few quantify mitigation potential; limited links between Scope 3 reductions and remuneration).
• Boards are described as underprepared for nutrition strategies despite widespread recognition of health and wellness as a material business issue; the report flags innovation and affordability as constraints.

Contents

… includes …

• Overview
• Key highlights

Focal points

• FAIRR links climate and nature risks in corn, soy and wheat markets to the resilience and profitability of livestock supply chains, with feed a key climate-sensitive cost component.
• Under a high-impact scenario, the report notes average feed costs could rise by more than 30% by 2050, pressuring poultry and pork producer margins.
• Traceability and concentration are highlighted as vulnerabilities: only 18 of 40 major livestock companies disclose feed supplier information, and many rely on 1–2 suppliers per crop.
• FAIRR points to resilience levers such as alternative feed ingredients, precision irrigation and drought-tolerant varieties, and provides investor questions to strengthen stewardship.

Contents

… includes …

• Overview
• Key highlights

Focal points

• FAIRR frames antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a material health and economic risk, noting widespread antibiotic use in animal agriculture and potential equity-market exposure
• Phase 2 assesses progress among 12 large North American quick-service restaurants (QSRs) on antibiotic policies across six animal proteins, aligned with WHO guidance.
• Policy coverage remains uneven: while most companies have a broiler chicken policy, half of QSRs have no public policy covering other proteins.
• Disclosure gaps hinder investor oversight, including inconsistent reporting on geographic/franchise coverage and wide variation in estimated policy coverage across global restaurant footprints.

Contents

… includes …

• Overview
• Key highlights

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

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

What you will be responsible for:

-Lead and conduct research on sustainable investing themes, including emerging topics such as natural capital and biodiversity, with a focus on building the associated investment thesis behind these topics
-Develop thought leadership pieces to demonstrate State Street Investment Management’s sustainable investing capabilities, focusing on financial materiality
-Enable sustainable investing product innovation by developing and supporting credible implementation methodologies to new investment approaches, e.g., sustainable outcome investing
-Partner with PM teams to conduct asset class-specific research on sustainability factors and to support client solutions

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

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

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

• Horizon Environmental & Climate Solutions, Associate

The primary duties of this role include:  

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

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

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

We are seeking an experienced Director, Sustainable Research & Analytics to join the Sustainable Leadership team at FTSE Russell, a fully owned subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group. The role reports directly to the Global Head of Sustainable. This is a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity, relevance and strategic value of the sustainable indices and index-based research, reporting and analysis for our clients. The team work closely with both internal stakeholders across FTSE Russell, wider LSEG and FTSE Russell’s partners and key clients, including major asset owners, asset managers and investment banks in the creation of new index products.

We are seeking an experienced Director, Sustainable Research & Analytics to join the Sustainable Leadership team at FTSE Russell, a fully owned subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group. The role reports directly to the Global Head of Sustainable. This is a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity, relevance and strategic value of the sustainable indices and index-based research, reporting and analysis for our clients. The team work closely with both internal stakeholders across FTSE Russell, wider LSEG and FTSE Russell’s partners and key clients, including major asset owners, asset managers and investment banks in the creation of new index products.

Join us as a Sustainability Structurer where you will support the UK Corporate Sustainability Finance product offering for both new business and existing portfolio, adopting sustainable and transition finance products by UKC client with the execution and optimisation of structured ESG portfolio transactions to meet objectives. Build long term and economic key partnerships across various sector and coverage teams aligned with the sustainable agenda. Optimising returns from client opportunities either at bespoke or at structured portfolio levels and work in collaboration with other UK Corporate origination teams and coverage.

Lazard Asset Management is currently recruiting for a Head of Quantitative Sustainable Investment Research to join its Sustainable Investment and Quantitative Research teams across New York, Boston, and London. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a growing team within a large global organization. This position will play a key role in leveraging the firm’s existing Sustainable Investment research capabilities to set and drive the quantitative ESG and climate research agenda. The ideal candidate will have a passion for sustainable investing combined with strong quantitative research skills.

BNY Sustainability are seeking a future team member to support day-to-day planning and execution with a focus on ESG regulatory implementation. This role is located in London.

In this senior role, you will be at the forefront of Nokia's sustainability journey, engaging with top customers worldwide. Working closely with various teams, you will develop and enhance Nokia's sustainability value proposition, creating new business opportunities. As a key sustainability expert, you will guide regional teams and accounts, pushing the boundaries of co-creation and impacting sales and customer relationships.

You will be responsible for supporting the Entity Reporting & Group Reporting LT to deliver the finance vision and successfully transition to a future state team which is efficient, structured, and accountable. You will work directly with the Director of Entity & Group Reporting to the finance strategy on sustainability reporting.

As a Sustainable Investing Research Analyst within the Sustainable Investing team, you will collaborate with financial analysts and portfolio managers under the leadership of the Global Head of Sustainable Investing Research. You will report to one of the Sustainable Investing Research Leads, focusing on delivering sustainability insights through ESG risk assessment and investment frameworks across various asset classes.

Sustainability is one of the Barbican’s five core values hence this new strategically important role has been created. The Head of Sustainability will lead the sustainability team and ensure the Centre achieves its strategic goals and objectives. The post holder will lead the development and delivery of the sustainability strategy and report at a senior level on its progress. They will influence decision making across every team.

In partnership with Directors’ Group and the Management Team, they will also lead behavioural change in the areas of energy, sustainability and environmental management. They will lead the Centre-wide.

The Science Based Targets (SBTi) initiative is looking for a Sector Lead (paternity leave cover; 6-month contract with possibility of extension) to support the Sector Standards Team’s work to develop standards for the energy, industry and transport sectors. 

Core Responsibilities

-Build the ESG compliance agenda by partnering with Legal, Governance & Public Affairs and key partners to identify, interpret, and assess emerging ESG and human rights regulations aligned with sustainability and responsible sourcing goals
-Turn regulation into action by building multi-year compliance roadmaps and mitigation plans, inspire change management, and supporting embedding requirements into operations and supplier practices - especially within Procurement, in close partnership with Sustainable Sourcing
-Lead global EU Deforestation Regulations compliance, owning the overall roadmap and governance while coordinating cross-functional teams and ....tracking progress, risks, and milestones establishing ownership in and transition to business.

As the Principal Consultant for Corporate ESG Services, you will develop and manage the ESG advisory services offering within the wider ESG Corporate Services Business Unit, with support from Business Unit Manager.  Acting as commercial lead and providing support and direction. To deliver projects to the required quality and driving business growth and development activities. Provide an expert point of reference on technical delivery.

Join our client's JV project team, where your role will be to provide vital environmental and sustainability advice, guidance, and support across all operations. Your expertise will help reduce environmental risks associated with construction activities and foster a culture of sustainability.

Head, UK & Ireland, Responsible Investment Markets (12 Month Fixed Term Contract, Family Leave Cover) - Principles for Responsible Investment - Applied

Associate, Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (12 Month Fixed Term Contract) - Principles for Responsible Investment - Applied

Head of Sponsorship, Events - Principles for Responsible Investment - Applied

Senior Specialist, Policy - UK (Part Time) - Principles for Responsible Investment - Applied

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team across a range of industries to assist companies in better understand and develop solutions to respond to the complex and evolving policy, regulatory, and business environment risks and opportunities associated with ESG/Sustainability and Decarbonization....

Supervise and enhance the analysis of corporate activities and provide recommendations related to enhance their sustainability/ESG strategy, methods, framework, and related tools to support clients in achieving their sustainability/ ESG objectives.....

The MSCI Sustainability Research Corporate Governance team is responsible for providing clients with actionable content on corporate governance and contributing innovative insights into the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings framework.

Open to London, Frankfurt and Amsterdam locations

Asset Management role

In this role, you will help deliver and evidence the outcomes of our stewardship activity across engagement and voting, including communicating clearly how these activities support investment decision -making and client priorities. You will act as an engagement specialist, contributing to targeted dialogue with companies and supporting the oversight of voting and engagement activity. A key focus of the role is producing high quality written materials and disclosures, including drafting content for the Stewardship code reporting, PRI submissions and voting and engagement reporting and developing clear, client ready narratives and case studies that articulate progress, outcomes, and client benefits.

The Sustainable Investing Research Analyst is a member of the Sustainable Investing Research team within State Street Investment Management’s Sustainable Investing organization. The role is responsible for conducting investment-relevant thematic research to support State Street Investment Management’s industry leading sustainable investing research capability and sustainable investment solution innovation in order to meet rising client demand. The position is based in London and reports to the Global Head of Sustainable Investing Research.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Sustainable Investing, the Principal, Sustainable Investing will play a key role in the implementation of HOOPP’s new Sustainable Investing strategy, a key initiative in the 2030 Strategic Plan.

In this role, you will be a leading contributor to generating sustainability insights to inform portfolio resilience. You will bring a strong technical foundation and a passion to contribute to the continued advancement of Sustainable Investing at HOOPP. 

Eurasia Group is looking for an experienced and driven Senior Analyst to join its Global Environment & Sustainability Practice. This role focuses on climate transition across industries, sustainability due diligence, and sustainable finance. The Senior Analyst will serve as Eurasia Group’s foremost expert on climate-related issues.

You’ll:

- Lead Workspace’s ESG strategy and ensure progress against the Net Zero pathway
- Embed ESG into investment, asset management and operations
- Strengthen our social impact agenda, with a clear focus on skills, early careers and local communities.....

The Associate will play an important role in consolidating the position of Moody’s Sustainable Finance team as the preeminent source of expertise on ESG credit risks and sustainable finance in global credit markets. The role-holder will support the Sustainable Finance team’s thought leadership program, contributing to the publication of thematic research and delivery of outreach activities. 

You will be part of a small and dedicated team supporting Schroders maintain its high level of responsible business standards and meet its own sustainability commitments. You’ll manage, co-ordinate and own multiple cross-functional initiatives and projects across the year. 

The Sustainability Reporting Manager will support the Director of Sustainability Reporting Expertise in overseeing Unilever’s global sustainability reporting. The role sits within the Sustainability Finance team which reports to Unilever’s Group Controller and works closely with the Group Chief Accounting Department (GCAD) to ensure consistency between financial and non-financial reporting.

Employment Type: Contract Please note, where PRI has an office there is an expectation to work a minimum of 2 days per week
Location: Hybrid · London, City of, UK
Team: Investor Education
Seniority: Mid-level

Closing: 8:00pm, 1st Feb 2026 GMT

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 · Germany (multiple locations)Berlin · Munich · Frankfurt
 
Team RI Markets
Seniority Mid-level
Closing: 8:00pm, 25th Jan 2026 GMT

We are looking for someone to join us as our Head of Sustainability. Reporting to Mark Farrow, the Director of Strategy & Planning (Places), and take the lead role developing, implementing, and embedding our Sustainability & Inclusivity Strategy across our substantial property portfolio.

Reporting to the Chief Brand & Reputation Officer, the Head of Sustainability will be instrumental in delivering Harrods’ ESG strategy, driving forward complex initiatives that embed sustainability into every facet of our business. This is a high-impact leadership role that spans across all ESG pillars - Our Business, Our Products, Partnership & Innovation, Our People, and Our Community -requiring strong stakeholder engagement, strategic oversight, and a passion for creating meaningful change.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, ESG Regulatory Programs to join our Sustainability Hub. The Vice President will operate as a core driver and manager across disclosure production, regulatory implementation, and cross-functional governance – bridging day-to-day execution with strategic oversight. This role is located in London or Manchester.

Brookfield Asset Management is looking to add a full-time Analyst to the Renewable Power and Transition team (London office) who will work closely with the Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) team.  
 
The position provides an excellent opportunity to work on implementation of the impact and sustainability strategy across the Renewable Power and Transition business, including the Brookfield Global Transition Fund (“BGTF”) and Catalytic Transition Fund (“CTF”), and to interact with and support the investment team network. 

The Director of Environmental, Social, Governance, and Reputational (ESGR) and Net Zero (NZ) Client Risk Management is responsible for managing ESGR risks, including climate risks, with a focus on environmental and social risks. This role operates within the Enterprise Risk Management framework and ensures compliance with the CIB Climate Credit Risk Standard and Non-Financial ESG and Reputational Risk Management Standard. The Director will provide second-line oversight and challenge to key stakeholders across the Group, ensuring alignment with the Bank’s environmental and social standards.

As a Senior Sustainability Manager, you'll play a crucial role in setting and coordinating AXA UK's sustainability strategy and helping us achieve our environmental and social goals. You'll provide expert advice on sustainability risks, opportunities, and regulatory requirements, working across various teams to deliver impactful projects and initiatives. Your insights will help us track progress, communicate our efforts, and stay ahead of emerging trends and regulations.

Working closely with the Global Director, Climate, and the Director, Climate (when in post), the role-holder will provide senior management and leadership across both a specific portfolio of grants, as well as supporting broader team-wide efforts to increase the sophistication of our strategies and programmes, particularly with respect to the finance, corporates, carbon pricing and legal programmes part of the cluster. The role holder will be able to deputise for the Director, Climate as required, and represent CIFF externally across a variety of meetings and geographies.    

As Head of Programs, you will provide strategic leadership for the Foundation’s global program portfolio. You will manage a team of Program Directors, overseeing thematic and regional programs across education, health, climate/environment, humanitarian aid, and social-finance vehicles. Your role ensures alignment with the Foundation’s overarching social-impact strategy, blending traditional philanthropy with innovative financing structures to maximize impact, sustainability, and scale.

The Sustainability Office at State Street provides enterprise-wide leadership across State Street’s global sustainability and climate program, including strategy, policy, governance, and external engagement.  We are looking for a Vice President to lead the development of our approach to and ensure compliance with emerging global sustainability reporting standards.  The sustainability team works in close partnership with the Sustainability Controllers, based in Finance, as well as with colleagues across the company, notably Risk, Legal, Compliance, Data.

We are looking for a VP to join our Sustainability Strategy team in London.

To support the compliance manager in ensuring that the IFRS Foundation manages business and compliance risks. 18 mth fixed term

Your role

-Collaborate with investment teams to identify key stewardship targets and engagement objectives, and to support the exercise of proxy voting rights. Liaise with multiple investment teams to build consensus when necessary.
-Co-ordinate and participate in bilateral and/or collaborative engagements with companies on the broad range of ESG issues.
-Contribute to enhancing our firmwide approach to active ownership, including policy, procedures and guidelines on corporate engagement and proxy voting.
-Contribute to quality assurance, and internal and external reporting on active ownership activities.
-Conduct quantitative and qualitative research on RI topics and on market trends as they relate to active ownership, to inform RI strategy development and implementation and RI thought leadership, and support the delivery of specific initiatives.

-Leading our regulatory work on policy, regulatory and market design issues having a commercial impact on our carbon markets trading business
-Monitoring developments and develop insights into the carbon markets regulation and market design structures (e.g. EU ETS, EUETS2 etc..)
-Using this knowledge to derive and facilitate commercial strategies to generate tangible financial results in the short, medium and long term

As a Senior Sustainability Engagement Manager you’ll play a leading  role in advancing the Group’s strategic programme of external environmental and social  sustainability engagement. You'll shape and deliver a compelling, purpose-led narrative that builds reputation, helps to mitigate risk, and unlocks commercial value. Representing the Group, you'll engage with diverse audiences, including clients, investors, NGOs, and industry organisations to champion our sustainability and purpose work.