Stock exchanges

"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

Focal points

• FAIRR’s Phase 2 seafood traceability engagement highlights rising investor scrutiny of supply-chain transparency risks (environment, labour, climate) that can create financial and reputational impacts.
• Four companies now disclose robust traceability commitments (up from two in Phase 1), with new commitments from Maruha Nichiro and Mitsubishi joining Thai Union and Charoen Pokphand Foods.
• Explicit references to the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) are increasing, suggesting faster convergence on interoperable digital traceability standards.
• Certification bodies (e.g., ASC and MSC) are piloting stronger traceability approaches and aligning standards with GDST, but certification is framed as distinct from full-chain traceability.

Contents
… includes …

• Overview
• Key highlights
• Engagement context and standards (e.g., GDST) discussed in the report page

A practical guide to ESG cost efficiency in 2026, examining how workflow design, data consolidation and reusable evidence layers are reshaping ESG operations, reporting and investment support.

... contains ...

• Execution is holding back ambition
• What strong ESG operations teams already do
• Modern ESG operations vs legacy approaches
• Four steps to reduce ESG workload and cost

Focal points

• Impact investing is growing across private markets and listed equity, but its credibility depends on robust, decision-useful and transparent evidence of outcomes.
• In private equity and private debt, active ownership can support intentional impact, yet investors struggle with system set-up, KPI definition, and aggregating data across funds and investees.
• In listed equity, minority stakes limit influence; measurement must separate company impact from the investor’s contribution and blend KPIs with qualitative narrative.
• Data providers can improve comparability by collecting, standardising and verifying impact data; analyst oversight, quality control and clear methodologies help translate inputs into actionable ratings.

Contents

This SSF Spotlight includes:

• SSF Market Data
• Beyond Regulation
• Measuring Impact
• Impact Measurement Frameworks
• Challenges and Recommendations
  • CASE STUDY BlueOrchard Latin America and the Caribbean Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Fund
  • CASE STUDY MK Global Kapital Measuring Impact: Blending Global Standards with Local Insight
  • CASE STUDY LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS Blending Metrics with Meaning
  • CASE STUDY responsAbility From Data to Decisions
  • CASE STUDY Vontobel Driving Environmental Solutions Through Listed Equities
• Conclusion

Focal points

• AI can automate extracting sustainability disclosures from unstructured documents, cutting manual effort and turning narratives into machine‑readable datasets for analysts.
• AI can improve data quality by standardising definitions, reconciling sources and flagging anomalies—supporting a more trustworthy sustainability data backbone.
• NLP, network analysis and satellite/computer vision can surface emerging sustainability risks and signals at scale; predictive models can estimate future outcomes and trajectories.
• SSF recommends a long‑term strategy and strong governance: redesign processes, ensure explainability and audit trails, keep humans in the loop, and manage AI’s energy footprint.

Contents

This SSF Spotlight includes:

• Executive Summary
• Setting The Scene
• Artificial Intelligence Applications in Sustainable Finance
• Recommendations and Outlook
  
  

Asia’s protein buyers steer demand in the world’s fastest-growing food system. Sourcing decisions taken by the most influential companies will shape global outcomes on climate, nature, labour standards, animal welfare, and public health.

The latest Asian Protein Buyers 100 (APB100) is the second edition of ARE’s investor-backed benchmark, assessing how 100 of Asia’s largest listed food retailers, manufacturers, restaurant chains, and hospitality groups manage environmental, social, and governance risks across meat, dairy, poultry, and seafood supply chains, and harness the opportunities to scale plant proteins.

The report – assessing companies operating in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mainland China, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam – shows clear momentum since the first edition of the report, published in 2024. Average scores rose from 9% to 16% and most companies showed improvements. Yet no company reached the top two performance tiers and material gaps persist in areas such as governance, protein diversification, animal welfare, deforestation, and antimicrobial resistance. The report also presents a range of international better practices to support Asian buyers.

With less than five years until key 2030 targets, the APB100 provides a clear, data-driven view of where progress is emerging and where more leadership is still required.

"In 2024, we engaged with 2,883 issuers, representing a 10% increase compared with the previous year.

These discussions covered a broad range of environmental, social, and governance topics, with significant expansion in Developed Asia (+40%), Emerging Markets (+10%), and North America (+28%).

Among the engagements closed during the year, 45% achieved positive outcomes, showing that constructive dialogue can deliver tangible progress"

24 February 2026 | 12:00 PM SAST | 11:00 AM CET

"We would like to invite you to the online launch of ATNi's South Africa Retail Assessment, hosted by Daily Maverick.

During this event, we will present ATNi's findings on the country's three largest retailers—Shoprite, Pick n Pay, and Spar, analyzing their nutrition-related commitments and outlining recommendations to drive healthier food environments."

Feb 24 2026, 11:00am GMT | 45 mins

"Join us on February 24th for our UK Managed Portfolio landscape webinar. The UK managed portfolio sector now offers over 1,475 live portfolios with more choice, lower costs, and a growing focus on sustainable investing. 

In our upcoming webinar, our speakers will discuss new opportunities in passive and blended strategies to meet diverse investor needs. We will also showcase the newly-launched Morningstar rating (commonly known as the “star rating”) for UK Managed Portfolios."

Auto sales have always been the most cyclical sector of consumer spending – heralding and contributing to both recessions and recoveries.

This year, slumping consumer confidence, newly imposed tariffs and falling job growth could all have been expected to clobber auto sales.

Despite this, when automakers report their November numbers early this week, they will likely show continued resilience. This is testament to the unusual drivers of consumer spending in 2025 but also to long-term changes in the auto market that may be reducing its cyclical impact.

For investors and policy makers, the important message is that stability in auto sales increases the odds that 2026 will be a year of continued economic expansion.

[includes discussion of EVs and podcast]

In 2026, sustainability will be a story of how stakeholders balance near-term priorities with long-term realities.

Focal points

The article's authors:

• ... expect sustainability strategy to be shaped by geopolitical and political fragmentation, producing diverging policy, regulation and standards across regions.
• ... see rising demand for adaptation and resilience investment as 1.5°C pathways slip, creating openings for private capital where public funding is constrained.
• ... anticipate AI‑driven data‑center expansion to intensify pressure on power supply, emissions and water availability, raising both operational and transition risks.
• ... highlight structural themes—water/food systems, biodiversity and supply chains, plus ageing workforces—that can reprice risk and opportunity across sectors.

Contents

This research article addresses

• Geopolitics & multilateralism
• Climate adaptation & resilience
• Energy transition
• AI & data centers
• Water & food systems
• Supply chains
• Biodiversity & nature loss
• Standards, reporting & regulation
• Sustainable finance
• Aging populations & workforce

Focal points

• S&P projects global data center built capacity to rise from 200 GW in 2024 to 382 GW by 2030, nearly doubling power demand.
• Hyperscalers are leading clean-power procurement, but grid constraints mean near-term demand may rely more on existing coal and gas alongside new gas and renewables.
• The authors expect US power-sector emission reductions to slow, and overall emissions could rise versus pre-AI forecasts even if operators meet their own pledges, as limited renewables are competed away.
• The authors estimate 43% of data centers face high water stress in the 2020s, requiring site-specific cooling and water strategies such as recycled water or treated wastewater to reduce potable use and spillover impacts.

Contents

This article includes:

• Accelerating data center rollout will increase GHG emissions
• Power and water — a consumption challenge
• Data centers’ water stress mitigation practices and consumption trends
• Looking forward

"Outstanding debt in the global sustainable bond market should hit a new high in 2026. In 2025, issuance fell 19% to $866 billion. We expect issuance of a similar level this year. This would bring outstanding sustainable bonds to about $5.5 trillion, given 2026 maturities slightly exceeding $500 billion.

However, we note sustainable bond issuance is decoupling from the overall bond market, which increased nearly 11% in 2025 and surpassed $10 trillion in total issuance. This means forecasts for sustainable bond issuance are subject to increasing uncertainty, in S&P Global Ratings' view."

... includes ...

• Stable Issuance After A Sharp Decline
• Key Drivers For 2026
• Key Drivers By Issuer Type
• Key Drivers By Region
• Looking Ahead: Maturity Will Prevail

Chiquita Brands International, a leading global producer and distributor of bananas, operates across 25 countries with roughly 20,000 employees. Until its takeover in 2014 by a coalition of Brazilian companies, Cutrale Group and Safra Group, it was a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.  

In 2007, the company pleaded guilty to charges brought by the US Justice Department for making more than 100 payments totaling USD 1.7 million between 1997 and 2004 to a Colombian paramilitary group: The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) was designated as a terrorist organization by the US government in 2001. Chiquita argued that the payments were made to the AUC in order to protect its employees, and agreed to pay USD 25 million in damages.  

In June 2024, a Florida court ordered Chiquita to pay a further USD 38.3 million to Colombian families after finding the company liable for financing a paramilitary group responsible for their relatives' deaths.  

In 2025, a Colombian court sentenced seven former Chiquita executives to more than 11 years in prison.  

The company’s 2019 Sustainability Report highlights Chiquita’s self-described pioneering role as the first company in the industry to join the Rainforest Alliance in 1992. According to the report’s sustainability timeline, Chiquita achieved Rainforest Alliance certification for all company-owned farms by 2000 and fully adopted the SA8000 labor and human-rights standard by 2004. Chiquita framed these measures as part of a broader strategy to safeguard labor, human rights, and environmental protections. 

Chiquita’s reputation, however, has suffered significantly as a result of the various court findings, with the potential for long-term effects on investor confidence, brand equity, and stakeholder trust. 

Sustainable investing in 2026: Five key takeaways for asset managers

Sustainable investing continues to evolve rapidly, shaped by higher scrutiny, rising expectations, and a more complex global risk environment.

RepRisk’s recent webinar brought together senior voices from public markets, private equity, and private credit to discuss how sustainability is being embedded into investment decisions in 2026.

Focal points

• Sustainability integration is now a baseline expectation across asset classes; disregarding sustainability considerations is increasingly seen as imprudent.
• Materiality trumps labels: many ‘sustainability’ issues (workforce, safety, supply chains, governance) are core business drivers with financial impact.
• Data quality remains uneven—especially in private credit and private equity—so investors are using mosaic approaches that blend data, engagement and expert judgment.
• Panelists stress value preservation (physical risk, governance failures, controversies) and argue trust will hinge on transparent objectives, metrics and delivery.

Contents

This webinar covered:

• Sustainability integration is now a baseline expectation
• Materiality over labels: sustainability is just good business
• Data availability across private markets can be inconsistent
• Value preservation matters as much as value creation
• Trust depends on transparency and execution

In a year of political rhetoric questioning climate action—from Donald Trump’s campaign-trail scepticism to shifting regulatory winds in the US—investors might wonder: does decarbonisation still matter?

For anyone seeking long-term financial resilience, the answer is a resounding yes. Decarbonisation still matters, even when headlines suggest otherwise.

Despite the noise, many of the world’s largest companies are doubling down on climate commitments. Between late 2023 and mid-2025, the number of companies setting science-based decarbonisation targets surged by 227%.

... includes ...

• Active ownership: turning pledges into progress
  • What we learned
  • Execution gaps persist
  • Policy uncertainty is a real barrier
  • Caution among US companies
  • The transition isn’t linear
  • Escalation works
• Key investor takeaways
  • Scrutinise financed emissions
  • Engage, don’t just observe
  • Use your voting power
  • Expect non-linear progress
  • Broaden your lens
  • Be constructive

As AI reshapes the world, its hidden thirst for water and soaring infrastructure costs raises urgent questions about the sustainability of the digital revolution.

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries, economies, and investment strategies. But beneath the surface of this technological revolution lies a complex web of environmental and financial risks – particularly around water and energy consumption. For investors, understanding these dynamics is critical to navigating both the opportunities and the vulnerabilities emerging from AI’s infrastructure demands and business models.

... includes ...

• The overlooked thirst of AI
• Energy-water trade-offs and cooling constraints
• The ‘fremium’ model: monetisation versus infrastructure costs
• Capex intensity and financial strain
• Strategic implications and opportunities

Physical climate risk is no longer a niche concern – it’s a core investment issue.

For years, investors have focused on climate transition risk – policy shifts, regulatory changes and technological disruption. But the story is changing. Rising global temperatures are turning physical climate risk into an immediate threat, with the power to reshape asset values, portfolio performance, and long-term financial stability.

... includes ...

• Why this matters
• What investors should do
• The Climate Resilient Investment Framework

The subject of climate adaptation can be difficult to bring up, often clouded by the misconception that focusing on adaptation means admitting defeat on climate change mitigation.

In this viewpoint, our experts outline why far from being mutually exclusive, adaptation and mitigation are both essential elements of a robust climate action plan. 

Timberland’s value proposition has expanded far beyond its traditional confines to offer a spectrum of natural capital investment possibilities for discerning asset allocators. Discover the themes we believe encompass the challenges and opportunities arising from climate change and nature loss. 

Seeking Catalysts Amid Complexity

Section 5 - Evolving Thematic Landscapes and Megatrends (includes sections on sustainable investing and energy transition)

Two-thirds of Americans Are Willing to Pay More for Sustainability

Two-thirds of Americans say they’re willing to pay more for sustainable products, even when no one else knows they’re doing it, according to new national research released today by Northwind Climate and Ceres.

The findings, published in From Intention to Action: Inside the Mind of the Sustainable Consumer, reveal an increased intent to buy sustainably over the past two to three years, but trust, clarity and value still determine whether consumers follow through.

The findings also point to a clear imperative for businesses responding to this demand. 

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to repeal its greenhouse gas Endangerment Finding will disrupt the stable policy environment that businesses depend on to plan and invest in critical strategic industries, Ceres said.....   

...The 2009 Endangerment Finding is the policy foundation that allows the EPA to set federal greenhouse gas standards to address and manage climate change. The policy asserts that greenhouse gas emissions present a public health threat and are therefore subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act."

... includes ...

Responsible investment dynamics in 2025

• A year in review: flows, investor trends and performance
• Impact & development finance: positive signals towards acceleration
• Corporate trends and dynamics
• Key trends of the 2025 proxy voting season
• Overview of the latest global regulatory developments

Rationalizing ESG data

• The 2026 shift: Responsible investing in the age of strategic autonomy and resilience
• Resilient energy systems and clean technologies development in the race to strategic autonomy
• Building autonomy: how industrial policy is reshaping global energy power
• Climate adaptation and resilience are now government and business imperatives
• Natural capital preservation as a prerequisite for enhancing portfolios’ resilience
• How AI is redefining ESG data landscape, ageing economies, and investment strategy
• Enabling investors to act on sustainability preferences

Will India’s policy push create the de risked clean energy opportunities of the decade?

Key takeaways

• India is set to play a central role in the global clean energy transition in the next decade. Now the world’s most populous nation, with over 1.4 billion people, and fourth largest by gross domestic product GDP, it is expected to be the largest driver of global energy demand through 2035. While it is the third largest emitter of GHG, India is already the fourth largest renewable market in the world.
• 2025 already marked a turning point in India’s energy transition, even if coal remains the backbone of the country’s energy system. India reached its target of 50% of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, five years earlier than the set timeline of 2030. While coal still remains critical for energy generation, its role in India’s energy system is set to gradually decline with greater uptake of clean energy.
• The combination of demand-side measures that make electricity demand more predictable with supply-side incentives focusing on scaling production are allowing private capital to enter earlier and at greater scale. Ambitious demand-side measures are strengthening the investment case for RE generation, electric mobility, and domestic manufacturing providing strong visibility of demand, while supply incentives are reducing costs and project risks. Rising electricity demand from electrification in India is likely to reinforce the long-term scale-up of renewable generation...

A very wise, thoughtful and exceptionally caring woman once told me “All dining tables should be round”. Puzzled, I asked her why? She responded matter-of-factly “because you can always squeeze in another body at a round table”.

That spirit of inclusion has been lost to an overwhelming atmosphere of conflict and angst, resulting in a fragile economy that is top-heavy and brittle, propped up by a few while so many struggle.

When we prioritize the well-being for the many rather than the luxury of the few, we create a more stable society and economy. We need to get back to the spirit of the round table, where everyone has a place.

MAIN TAKEAWAYS:

• AI’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations have wide-ranging implications for energy and water consumption, labour, regulation, data privacy and geopolitics that investors should be mindful of.
• Sustainability frameworks tailored to AI will allow investors to assess potential trade-offs and make well-informed investment decisions.
• We offer practical guidance for assessing datacentre sustainability characteristics and developing an AI specific corporate engagement programme covering areas such as: environmental, people and workplace, intellectual property, data privacy, and regulatory issues

'Interesting times' for sustainable investment: Using time 'between jobs' to think seriously

It won't have escaped anyone's notice that there are currently a fair number of people with considerable sustainable investment experience currently 'between jobs' - having fallen on the 'bust' side of the recent 'boom and bust' cycle for sustainable investment and ESG.

Most of them say that they are taking time to consider their next steps ... and most of them probably are.

However, if we take the perspective (as I think we must) that sustainable investment will be (and has to be) fundamentally-different for the next iteration of its development and growth, these people should be an invaluable resource as they combine:

• an understanding of the principles, objectives, practices and lessons learned from sustainable investment
• time to think about how the industry needs to be different next time round (and the experience that enables them to make intelligent judgements about this

We - as an industry - really need these people to be thinking in an unconstrained way about - not only their own future direction but also the future direction of our whole industry and value chain ... and we need to create the space and opportunity for them to do it.

Now, some people think well on their own ... and are very welcome to continue doing so.  We look forward to hearing from them when they reach and execute their conclusions.

Other people, however, prefer to explore ideas with others.  So, for this group, SRI-Connect will host a Zoom call on 3 March 2026 at 15:00 (GMT) for anyone with >10 years' experience in a senior sustainable investment role who is currently 'between jobs'.

Agenda:

• Introductions (30 mins)
• Breakout discussions on the three big questions we face (30 mins)
  • Can AI save sustainable investment? How?
  • Integration into fundamental valuation: What have we learned?  What's next?
  • Winning the culture wars: How can we shape and present sustainable investment in a way that reaches through political noise?
• Reviewing opportunities arising and follow-up actions (30 mins)

Invitees:

On this call, we welcome anyone with >10 years' experience working in a senior sustainable investment role (from any point in the value chain: asset owner, investment consultant, asset manager, research provider, listed company or other) who is currently 'between jobs'.

Numbers are limited to 15 participants ... and we are going to be strict about the >10 year rule.  (If this session is helpful and productive, we'll be happy to organise other sessions for other people.)

Network effect:

Just as importantly as solving the questions over the strategic direction of sustainable investment - will be an opportunity to share our capacity, objectives, opportunities and needs with each other.  There's plenty of work that needs doing in sustainable investment.  Hopefully, this call can start to match some of the opportunity with some of the capacity.

Impact from the bench?

Oil companies don't lead in renewable energy technologies and banks aren't driving the fintech revolution.  Just so, it seems likely that the next chapter of sustainable investment will be written by someone who is currently not burdened by incumbency ... by one of the people - indeed - that we expect to join us on 3rd March.

Register via here: Impact from the bench (03 March).

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SRI-Connect resources on Careers, skills & jobs in sustainable investment

SRI-Connect has a long-standing commitment to supporting all facets of career development in sustainable investment such that the potential of human creativity and judgement is leveraged effectively within the investment value chain for the benefit of investors, the economy, society and environment.  Resources that contribute to this include:

• Overview: Careers, skills & jobs in sustainable investment
• Headhunter listings: Executive search firms | Individual headhunters
• Jobs board for sustainable investment
• Directory of training providers
• Rolling Stone Round-up - reporting on changing roles and responsibilities within the industry

In the last couple of years, we have demanded increasing transparency from businesses about their climate impact. But it is becoming increasingly clear that while this increased transparency is good for investors, it can become really expensive, especially for smaller companies. The case of voluntary TCFD disclosure in the UK demonstrates this.

In the UK, companies were asked to disclose their climate-related risks, goals, and emissions along the guidelines of the Task Force for Climate-Related Disclosure (TCFD). From 2017 to 2021, this disclosure was voluntary, and since then, it has been made mandatory first for larger companies and increasingly for smaller companies as well....

Earth’s growing wobble is a little known climate signal investors may find concerning

And no, the Chandler wobble neither a new economic model nor a reference to the late Friends actor. It is recently alarming Earth system science investors should understand and suggests that climate change is a very powerful force in unforeseen ways.

Part 1 — The science

Earth’s rotation axis “wobbles” (polar motion) because mass shifts continuously between land, ocean, and atmosphere. When large amounts of water move off continents and into the oceans, Earth’s mass distribution and moment of inertia change slightly and the pole shifts in response. So what we are seeing is potentially worse than the naturally occurring Chandler wobble.

Recent reporting summarising peer‑reviewed work links an early‑2000s step change in the pole’s position (about 45 cm) to a rapid global loss of soil water. A widely cited estimate suggests soils lost roughly 1,600 giga-tonnes of water in 2000–2002, with much of it ultimately reaching the oceans and adding around 1.95 mm/year to sea level during that short window.

The climate mechanism is intuitive: warming raises evaporative demand (more evapo-transpiration). If precipitation does not keep pace, terrestrial water storage declines and the oceans receive the net transfer.

Part 2 — Environmental and social impacts

A detectable pole shift is a reminder that land drying is systemic. Key impacts include:

• Drought amplification and ecosystem stress: feedback loops, vegetation loss, higher wildfire risk.
• Food and water security: lower yields, greater irrigation reliance, and groundwater draw down.
• Heat + water scarcity pressures: higher health risks, livelihood loss, and displacement in vulnerable regions.

Part 3 — Economic impacts

For investors, the “wobble” is a proxy for structural water risk — with implications for earnings, assets, and risk premia:

• Higher input and compliance costs in water‑intensive sectors (agri/food, beverages, semi-conductors, mining, textiles).
• More commodity and inflation volatility from drought‑linked supply shocks.
• Repricing of real assets and insurance where drought and wildfire risk persist; potential municipal strain from water capex.
• Supply chain disruption and reputational risk where firms compete with communities for scarce water.

The bottom line: persistent declines in land water storage can translate into durable constraints on production and habitability and therefore on cash flows and valuations.

At a time of macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, our fifth annual ESG Global Study finds that most investors remain committed to considering ESG issues in the investment process.

Identifying investment opportunities is one of the top drivers for ESG adoption, and energy transition is one of three investment themes where more than half of global respondents say they have strong conviction.

This year’s survey also shines a light on how thinking about AI-related risks and opportunities is evolving. I’ll share a bit more detail on these topics below as well as a link to the full report for those who want to go deeper and explore many other fascinating global and regional findings. 

"If we look back at equities over recent history, markets have tended to move in decadal mega cycles, where one major ‘theme’ has dominated returns.

Being on the right side of these trends has proven extremely beneficial for investors. Over the past decade, one of the most pronounced trends has been the dominance of a select group of US-based, mega-cap technology companies. Supported by an environment of low interest rates, these companies have driven a substantial share of equity market returns, resulting in increasingly concentrated market leadership. However, that has begun to change as a new era of higher inflation and interest rates, and rising geopolitical tension, is marking the beginning of a prolonged shift, the scale of which we typically only see every 10 to 15 years.

What is particularly unique, and exciting for investors, about this current juncture is that there appears to be a confluence of transformational and multi-generational shifts occurring simultaneously. In this paper, we will discuss four key areas and examine how we are identifying the long-term investment opportunities that they present."

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.

Role Overview: Join our team as a seasoned Resilience Taxonomy Manager on a 6-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave! In this role, you will spearhead the continuous development and execution of the Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy (CBRT), which serves as a vital framework for steering investments towards Climate Adaptation and Resilience (A&R).

In this role, you will lead high-integrity due diligence across a diverse portfolio of carbon projects, manage a team of due diligence specialists, and bring market-leading insights to our clients and partners.

"We’re now looking for a Sustainability Reporting Director to lead our global non-financial reporting strategy and help shape how Sage is seen, trusted, and understood by regulators, investors, customers, and society.

This is a senior leadership role at the heart of Sage’s sustainability and net zero ambitions, with direct exposure to Executive Leadership Team and Board-level stakeholders."

This is a two-year term role with opportunities for extension, based on performance and funding.