Key Impact Points: The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations in 2015 aim to address major societal challenges, such as poverty, hunger, and climate change. However, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres recently reporting that only 15% of these goals are on track, the path to achieving
Key Impact Points: In a groundbreaking move, 534 institutional investors and their representatives managing more than USD $29 trillion in assets have launched the 2024 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis. This most comprehensive investor call to date demands a whole-of-government approach to address the climate crisis,
Key Impact Points Financing the Green Energy Transition Achieving the global transition to green energy is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. While targets and technology are in place to address climate change, the critical missing piece is finance. A successful green energy transition requires strategic financing
Key Impact Points A new study by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), in collaboration with the Institute for Climate and Society (iCS), provides a toolbox for G20 countries to significantly boost investments in Nature-Based Solutions (NbS). The report outlines three essential levers to help scale investments in NbS: creating better enabling
Key Impact Points Overview Despite increasing capital flows towards climate and development, global investment volumes are not scaling fast enough to meet the urgent challenges posed by climate change and sustainable development goals (SDGs). The world is seeing encouraging signs of growth in investments for green infrastructure, sustainable debt markets,
Key Impact Points Overview According to the newly released Deloitte 2024 CxO Sustainability Report, climate change has solidified its position as a top concern for global business leaders, surpassing issues such as political uncertainty and talent competition. The report, based on a survey of over 2,100 C-suite executives (CxOs) from
Key Impact Points Insights brought to you by Quinn Rennell, Morningstar Sustainable Fund Performance in 2023 Sustainable investing continues to gain momentum in 2023, with global large-cap sustainable funds up 10.9% year-to-date. While this performance lags behind the MSCI ACWI Large Cap Net Return Index (14.8%) and the Morningstar Global
Key Impact Points Overview Euronext, the leading pan-European market infrastructure, has unveiled a series of strategic ESG initiatives aimed at accelerating sustainable finance during the second edition of Euronext Sustainability Week. These initiatives align with Euronext’s “Fit For 1.5°” commitment and “Growth for Impact 2024” strategy, marking a significant step
Key Impact Points Overview The global sustainable debt market has hit an impressive USD 5.1 trillion in cumulative volume, marking a significant milestone as detailed in the Sustainable Debt Market Summary H1 2024 by Climate Bonds Initiative. This volume includes green, social, sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), and transition bonds (collectively referred
Key Impact Points Progress in U.S.-China Climate Talks Amid Differences Despite ongoing tensions between the U.S. and China, climate collaboration continues to move forward. U.S. climate envoy John Podesta, speaking after talks with Chinese officials in Beijing, acknowledged the progress made this week but highlighted continued disagreements, particularly on climate
