Daily FNArena News - ESG Focus

Completion of story number one in a three-part series examining the global plastics context, the regulatory and tax landscape, the consumer and the ESG situation.

Part 1 in a three-part series examines the global plastics context, the regulatory and tax landscape, the consumer and the ESG situation.

The global shipping industry is about to be disrupted, with implications for global exports, and prices.

ESG fund manager Pengana Capital is struggling to attract investment.

A majority of the world’s central banks have signaled their intent to ensure climate risk is properly accounted for in the financial sector.

Forestry is considered a key factor in dealing with carbon emissions and, as a result, impact investors are eyeing off sustainable forestry as a key opportunity.

The crucial tipping point for thermal coal use in the USA could come as early as 2025, new data suggest.

Consensus is that it’s not a matter of ‘if’ for coal’s decline but ‘when’. In this second part, FNArena reviews direct impacts from regulators, court cases, new taxes and changing public opinion.

Consensus is that it’s not a matter of ‘if’ for coal’s decline but ‘when’. FNArena reviews a number of factors affecting the pace of the global transition. This is Part One.

Two new reports aim to pull impact investing into mainstream finance acceptance.