By Niccolo Conte | Article/Editing: Dorothy Neufeld The World’s Richest Countries Across 3 Metrics This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. How do you measure the economic success of a country? By one classic measure,
By Simon Jessop, Reuters A global insurance coalition intended to help curb the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions has relaunched with a new name and weaker membership requirements in response to companies fleeing over allegations of collusion by Republican politicians in the United States. The Net Zero Insurance Alliance The insurance group,
The adoption of verifiable technical criteria to define sustainable economic activities is crucial to reorienting financial flows in the fight against the climate crisis The new study by the Climate Policy Initiative/PUC-Rio (CPI/PUC-Rio) presents ten recommendations for the structuring and implementation of the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy, the first national classification system for
The Sustainable Finance Working Group has drawn up a proposal to make access to the world’s four largest multilateral climate funds, the so-called ‘green funds,’ less bureaucratic, so that countries from the Global South can access funding for projects to combat the impacts of climate change. One of the priorities
By Jose Luis Palmer from RankiaPro Europe Fidelity International has introduced two new Sicav strategies dedicated to sustainable social and corporate bonds, aligning with environmental and social objectives. Leading the charge, Kristian Atkinson will manage the Sustainable Global Corporate Bond fund, while Shamil Gohil will oversee the Sustainable Social Bond fund. Both funds are classified
By Alice Bolton and Ron Soonieus, BCG Boards and CEOs are increasingly using financial incentives to hit corporate sustainability goals. BCG research shows that 47% of corporate directors say that sustainability should be “entirely” integrated in executive performance metrics and/or compensation. And another 40% say it should be “somewhat” integrated. (See Exhibit 1.) But our analysis
By Lamar Johnson, Utility Dive Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Citi said it remains on track to reach its 2030 sustainable finance goals, which it called “an integrated effort” across its operations. The bank invested $92.7 billion in green infrastructure, climate tech and social initiatives in 2023 to work toward this
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has emphasized the critical need for significantly increased financing to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking at the Islamic Development Bank’s 50th anniversary celebrations in Riyadh, he highlighted a growing annual financial shortfall of $4 trillion, a gap that threatens to
A pay-for-success Conservation Impact Bond demonstrates how Indigenous environmental knowledge combined with impact financing and investing can support conservation of natural resources Like so many other important and fragile ecosystems around the world, Canada’s Carolinian Zone, an ecoregion in southern Ontario that contains more than 500 rare and endangered species
In a pivotal gathering that took place during Earth Week, Earthx2024 emerged as a critical platform for environmental leaders from across the globe to discuss, deliberate, and devise strategies aimed at safeguarding our planet and its vulnerable communities. The annual event organized by EarthX in Dallas, Texas, was buzzing with
