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Dozens of banks, investors and institutions commit to financing a just transition for the UK

Press release on 17 November, 2020

Banks, investors and financial institutions will join forces (on November 19th) with universities and trade unions to launch the UK’s... Read more

Ending deforestation: what next for sovereign investors?

Commentary

by Alexandra Pinzón, Nick Robins and Gabriel Thoumi

on 22 July, 2020

Alexandra Pinzon, Nick Robins and Gabriel Thoumi explore how investors in sovereign bonds can take action to confront the risks of deforestation, with a focus on Brazil. Read more

What should investors know about the current state of corporate climate action?

Commentary

by Simon Dietz, Valentin Julius Jahn and Jolien Noels

on 24 March, 2020

How much progress are companies really making on climate change and to what extent are they on course to deliver the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change? This commentary highlights the main findings from the new report from the investor-backed Transition Pathway Initiative. Read more

Time for finance to turn down the heat

Commentary

by Nick Robins

on 26 February, 2020

As the financial system gears up for the COP26 UN climate summit in November, leaders of financial institutions will need to know the answer to two questions: what is your temperature score and how will you bring it down to 1.5°C as soon as possible? Nick Robins looks at the progress being made. Read more

Why the fate of the Amazon is a growing issue for investors in sovereign bonds

Commentary

by Alexandra Pinzón, Matthew McLuckie, Nick Robins and Gabriel Thoumi

on 4 November, 2019

Investors are demanding that companies disclose and implement zero deforestation policies. This commentary outlines three further steps sovereign investors can take. Read more

Investors have the power to play a critical role in diverting dangerous climate change – are they willing to use it?

Commentary on 1 October, 2019

Adam C.T. Matthews and Rory Sullivan set out the ingredients for effective investor action on climate change, in this post for the Sustainable Finance Leadership series. Read more

When money speaks the language of justice: investors, banks and the just transition

Commentary

by Nick Robins

on 1 July, 2019

Nick Robins explores how UK banks and investors are starting to get behind the just transition that is needed for the country to reach its new net-zero target. Read more

The ‘Climate Spring’ of 2019: what it means for finance

Commentary

by Nick Robins

on 3 June, 2019

Nick Robins explores what the recent upsurge in commitment to a net-zero economy could mean for Europe’s financial system. Read more

New report shows how investors can take account of social impacts when financing action on climate change

Press release on 4 February, 2019

UK investors have a “strategic opportunity” to ensure that the action on climate change that they are financing has a... Read more

Investing in a just transition in the UK: How investors can integrate social impact and place-based financing into climate strategies

Policy publication

by Nick Robins, Andy Gouldson, William Irwin and Andrew Sudmant

on 4 February, 2019

In the first report from the Investing in a Just Transition UK project, the authors explore the extent of the challenge to ensure that action on climate change supports an inclusive economy in the UK, efforts that are already underway, and what actions investors can take. It includes a regional case study of Yorkshire and the Humber. Read more