Professional associations

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

HSBC Sustainability Sentiment Survey

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

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

So what were the findings?

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

Summary:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Examining biodiversity risk

Fast reading

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

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

Download the full guide

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

... includes ...

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

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

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

Read more ... including ...

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

Focal Points:

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

Parameters:

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

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

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

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

... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Transition Footprint Mapping
• Investment Alignment
• Dependency Mapping

Contains:

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

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

Note includes:

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

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

"In this report, we provide climate-related analysis for 80% (US$387.8 billion) of RBC GAM’s total assets under management (AUM), which represents approximately 96% of equity investments and 86% of fixed income investments, as at December 31, 2024.6 We report climate-related metrics by 
total AUM, asset class, and region.

This includes the following metrics: financed emissions (scope 1, 2 and 3), emissions/$M invested, weighted average carbon intensity, investment in issuers with climate targets, temperature alignment, and Climate Value at Risk."

Sustainability Factors Driving Business Forward

"ClearBridge has seen long-term success by investing in companies committed to ongoing improvement and innovation of their business models, capital allocation practices and operational execution. Explore our 2025 Stewardship Report to find out more. "

Country and subnational exposures to extreme weather events and chronic climate hazards represent clear financial risks to holders of sovereign and corporate debt.

The frequency and intensity of climate hazards such as extreme heat, water stress, drought and tropical cyclones are projected to continue rising globally, with lower income regions facing the greatest increases in hazard exposures, compounded in many cases by greater vulnerabilities, financial resource constraints and limited adaptation readiness. 

"The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) launched its first two sustainability-related standards in June 2023, effective for annual reporting periods on or after Jan. 1, 2024.

The standards could form the basis of a consistent sustainability disclosure framework for companies and investors around the world. 

In this quarterly report, we bring you the latest global developments in the uptake of the ISSB’s standards."

"In this episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast, we’re on the ground in Mexico City, Mexico, to explore how companies in Latin America are embedding sustainability into their business strategies amid shifting market dynamics and new regulations. 

We speak with Mauricio Bonilla, Executive Director of UN Global Compact Mexico, on the sidelines of the organization’s annual Business Meeting for Sustainability, which took place in June. 

The UN Global Compact is a voluntary corporate sustainability initiative involving more than 20,000 companies across 160 countries. Participating companies have committed to operate responsibly in line with sustainability principles on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption, and to support the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals...."

"The importance of (and challenges facing) renewable generation and independent power producers (IPPs) in increasingly green Spanish and French electricity systems.

Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are gaining ground thanks to lower technology costs, supportive regulation, and growing demand for clean energy.  

But challenges remain: price volatility, grid constraints, and financing hurdles are testing even the most experienced players. 

Our take? Fundamentals remain solid – but selectivity is key. 

Read the full report to explore how we assess credit quality and risk in this dynamic, fast-changing sector."

"This comprehensive report analyses the sustainability performance of approximately 1,900 European small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), drawing from EthiFinance’s 2024 ESG Rating assessment of company data from 2023...

..The analysis reveals key sustainability trends and performance patterns across 11 industry sectors and seven European geographic regions, providing valuable benchmarks for SME sustainability practices."

Estelle Cantillon, Eric F. Lambin and Beatrice Weder di Mauro
Université libre de Bruxelles and CEPR; UC Louvain and Stanford University; Geneva Graduate Institute and CEPR

The natural carbon cycle provides a critical lever to fight climate change. Overall, the biosphere is a net carbon sink (Rockström et al., 2021). Carbon sequestration in plants and soils currently absorbs around 4.8 Gt of CO₂ annually (Friedlingstein et al., 2023). 

By some estimates, it could contribute 37% of cost-effective emissions reductions through 2030 (Griscom et al., 2017). This has not landed on deaf ears. According to Grassi et al. (2017), land use and forests made up a quarter of the emissions reductions planned under the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) submitted by signatories of the Paris Agreement.

Nature is also a carbon stock. Natural forests cover 28% of global land cover and non- natural tree cover represents 2%. Carbon stored in all forests (accounting for all carbon pools – living biomass, dead wood, litter, soil organic matter and harvested wood products) is estimated to represent 870±61 Gt of carbon, of which tropical forests represent 54% (Pan et al., 2024). Preserving these forests is, therefore, essential. 

Emissions from deforestation are estimated to release around 7 Gt of CO₂ per year, cancelling and reversing the carbon absorbed through afforestation and reforestation (Friedlingstein et al., 2023).

But nature’s services go well beyond climate change mitigation....

"Our latest Glass Box Summary report flags key ESG risks at Netflix with regulatory and operational implications, including:

• Antitrust scrutiny across markets, with no formal competition policy disclosed
• 96% spike in emissions, ranking Netflix among the top emitters in its sector
• Volatile climate exposure tied to production cycles"

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.

Spanning a wide range of industries, the green economy is large, diverse and expanding rapidly. It is playing an increasingly important role in the global economy as communities seek to address environmental challenges. However, it is also volatile, influenced by both the cyclical nature of the capital goods sectors and shifts in government policy.

To tap into the green economy’s growth potential, it is important for investors and companies to understand its unique characteristics.

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

This framework is designed for use by asset owners in their engagement with asset managers to identify and analyse the actions that they are taking to advance racial equity in their roles as employers, economic actors, shareholders and capital providers.

"Institutional investors in Canada are taking steps to advance racial equity and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), both within their own organizations and across their investment portfolios. To support these efforts, SHARE launched the Investors for Racial Equity project and convened a group of asset owners based in Canada and the U.S. as a community of practice to explore opportunities to align their investments with their values and commitments to advancing racial equity and DEI. One of the key gaps identified by the community of practice was a standardized framework to collect, evaluate and compare asset manager performance on these issues.

To address this gap, SHARE and the Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR) developed the Investors for Racial Equity Asset Manager Evaluation Tool to help asset owners identify and analyze the commitments, strategies and actions asset managers are taking to advance racial equity and DEI within their operations and investment strategies.

To supplement the tool, SHARE and UARR developed this guide to support asset managers as they take meaningful action and measure their progress in advancing racial equity and DEI within their firms and in their investment decisions."

The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Act to streamline the EU Taxonomy framework, significantly easing the compliance load for financial and non-financial companies.

Key changes relevant to asset managers include:

• Reporting requirements reduced

The revised framework slashes the number of required datapoints by 64% for non-financial undertakings and by 89% for financial institutions.

• Materiality threshold introduced

Companies will no longer need to report on activities that are deemed financially immaterial - specifically, those contributing less than 10% of turnover, CapEx, or OpEx.

• Refined DNSH criteria

The 'Do No Significant Harm' requirements - especially regarding pollution prevention and chemical use - have been refined to reduce complexity in ESG due diligence and classification.

The updated rules will apply from 1 January 2026 (covering FY2025), with an option to defer implementation to FY2026.

Companies with a climate target had, on average, lower borrowing costs than their counterparts without targets over the two years ended March 31, 2025.

But among companies with climate targets, execution mattered more than ambition.

MSCI ESG Research: Sustainability and fundamentals: 12 years on

"We explore how MSCI ESG Ratings relate to core business fundamentals like profitability, sales variability and asset turnover."

MSCI ESG Research: Demystifying Article 8 funds: Why an 'ESG Collection' category matters 

"Would narrow categorization undermine innovation?

Our analysis shows an inclusive ESG category reflects real-world fund diversity, supporting investor clarity and evolving sustainability approaches."

MSCI ESG Research: Insights on MSCI ESG Ratings and business performance

"This paper explores the financial implications of how companies manage financially-material sustainability risks and opportunities, as measured by MSCI ESG Ratings, and how this transmits to corporate fundamentals. The analysis shows that firms with higher ESG scores tend to enjoy more stable revenues and cash flows while firms with higher governance scores demonstrate higher profitability from more efficient asset use, indicating greater operational stability and efficiency.

While our study does not find strong relationships between MSCI ESG Ratings and all aspects of fundamentals, including growth or leverage, this may reflect sector-specific dynamics or longer time horizons for sustainability risks and opportunities to manifest. These findings align with earlier MSCI research and provide further evidence that the effective management of sustainability risks contributes to financial stability and higher profitability, ultimately resulting in longer-term value creation.  

The report not only offers empirical evidence for understanding how MSCI ESG Ratings may contribute to better financial outcomes, but also underscores the importance of integrating sustainability data into corporate strategies and investment decisions for enhanced risk management and sustainable performance. "

Since 2022, Zalando’s combined non-financial declaration can be found in the annual report. The 2024 Annual Report was published in March 2025.

Focal Points:

• "Our net-zero targets replace Zalando’s first generation climate targets, which run until 2025. As of 2024, we reduced scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 82% (versus 2017). In our private labels, we achieved an economic intensity reduction of -48%GHGs/ million euros gross profit (versus 2018).
• Summary of Zalando's 2024 sustainability progress and how our strategy addresses the deep-rooted challenges in the fashion industry."

Parameters:

• Data to: 31 Dec 2024
• Published: March 2025
• Materiality Matrix: See page 179
• ESG data centre: Not found

Focal Points:

• "We are making solid progress towards achieving our target of 40% women in management by the end of 2025/26. This year 30.1% (2023/24: 28.6%) of senior leaders and 39.8% (2023/24: 39.6%) of managers are women.
• In 2024 we announced new science-based emissions targets across Scopes 1, 2 and 3, as part of the next stage of our Net Zero Climate Plan. 
• We have also reduced absolute Scope 3 emissions from supply chain and product use by 30.4%, with a delivered intensity reduction of 38.7% since 2017/18, ensuring we are on track to deliver our 2025/26 
  target of 40%."

Parameters:

• Data to: 31 January 2025
• Published: June 2025 (assurance date)
• Materiality Matrix: See page 3 of the ESG Performance data appendix (link below)
• ESG data centre: ESG Performance data appendix (pdf) and Excel data book

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION 2024

Focal Points:

• "By launching the Creatives initiative we identify and foster a talented new generation of designers in our creative teams.  
• Inditex and the trade union federation UNI Global Union - which represents 20 million workers in more than 150 countries- renewed their Global Agreement to implement best labour practices.       
• Inditex has announced a capital investment in Galy, a US startup that has developed innovative technology for lab-growing cotton from cotton stem cells.
• In August 2024 we launched our second CIRCxZara collection, designed by Zara Studio and made from 
  textile waste."                                                                                                         

Parameters:

• Data to: 31 December 2024
• Published: March 2025
• Materiality Matrix: Not found
• ESG data centre: Not found

Investor interest in climate transition strategies remains resilient, even amid shifting policy landscapes and market uncertainty. As the urgency of climate action intensifies, implementation is evolving beyond traditional carbon metrics toward more forward-looking climate analytics.

Summary

• Climate investing developments amid shifting policy landscapes
• Implementation is evolving toward forward-looking climate analytics
• Balancing risk, return and sustainability without compromising objectives

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Team IIC
Seniority Mid-level
Closing: 8:00pm, 22nd Aug 2025 BST

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

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

See links below for further details and to apply

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Senior Associate, Stakeholder Experience
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 · London, UK   
 
Seniority Junior
Closing: 8:00pm, 15th Jun 2025 BST