“As a signatory of this WE ARE STILL IN business group, we are still fully behind the Paris Accords and will urge President Biden to follow up on his promise to rejoin! Meanwhile, the global transition from fossilized sectors to cleaner, greener , more inclusive, knowledge-richer societies is now unstoppable, as …
Final Task Force Newsletter
“Ethical Markets has welcomed our collaboration with this important Task Force, as well as the UNEP Inquiry on Design of Sustainable Finance and the papers we contributed: “Perspectives on Reforming Electronic Markets and Trading“ (2014) and “FINTECH: Good and Bad News for Sustainable Finance“. There is still much work to …
Release 2020 Energy technology RD&D budgets and Projections
Release of 2020 Energy technology RD&D budgets and Projections: Energy policies of IEA countries databases The IEA is delighted to inform all data users of the release of 2020 Energy technology RD&D budgets and the Projections: Energy policies of IEA countries databases. Energy Technology RD&D budgets database The Energy Technology …
Why Should Companies Invest Rather Than Divest?
Why Should Companies Invest Rather Than Divest? Climate change is a shared endeavor we all face. Nearly all companies in the world have exposure to climate risk because our economy is not yet net zero. Shareholder engagement is an important process that partners with companies and supports them through …
Third TCFD Status Report Shows Progress & Highlights Need for Greater Climate-Related Disclosures and Transparency
Third TCFD Status Report Shows Progress & Highlights Need for Greater Climate-Related Disclosures and Transparency The TCFD also issues implementation guidance and opens public consultation period to solicit input on forward-looking metrics New York, October 29, 2020 – The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), established by the …
Webinar Invitation | The Rise of the Conscious Food Consumers: COVID, Climate and Conservation
“Ethical Markets highly recommends these webinars hosted by our partner GlobeScan. Our research on bringing the global food system into alignment with climate goals is in much agreement with these initiatives for responsible food consumption and we cover the double digit growth of the global plant-based and alternative protein foods and …
IIRC Newsletter
Exclusive discount for IIRC newsletter subscribers to attend IIRC Global Conference Subscribers to the IIRC newsletter are being offered a 20% discount for the IIRC’s Global Conference, to be held virtually from 30 November – 2 December 2020. Over the course of the three days, the conference will offer an exclusive …
IOSCO Launches its fourth World Investor Week to enhance investor education and protection
IOSCO Launches its fourth World Investor Week to enhance investor education and protection The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today launched its fourth annual World Investor Week (WIW) with more organizations participating in the event than ever before. During the event, securities regulators, stock exchanges, international organizations, investor associations …
Electric slide
The Covid-19 pandemic has upended conventional wisdom in oil markets (prices will never go negative) and car sales (electric vehicle numbers will fall off a cliff). At the end of the summer, it hit another decades-old trend, at least in the U.S. For the first time since at least 1960, …
News from the Grantham Research Institute at LSE – October 2020
October 2020 This month’s update from the Grantham Research Institute at LSE includes a call for a more diverse leadership team for the UK hosting of COP26, a look at lessons from the UK Climate Assembly and Nicholas Stern on China’s historic announcement on net-zero emissions. As the new academic …