Gender lens investments: are gender and financial performance related?
Gender lens investments : are gender and financial performance related? The financial world is increasingly attentive to the theme of gender diversity and, in recent years, has seen the spread of many mutual funds and exchange traded funds that allow investors to encourage companies that have women in leadership roles or are engaged in their […]
COP26 – Success or Failure?
The results of COP26 in Glasgow COP26 has officially ended on November 13 with the agreement of the participants to the Glasgow Climate pact. COP26 is the United Nations Climate Change Conference of 2021 and took place in Glasgow in the UK this year. It has been the third meeting of the signatories of the […]
Criypto Climate Accord: a green future for cryptocurrencies?
Crypto Climate Accord: a green future for cryptocurrencies? That mining cryptocurrencies is an energy intensive activity is now widespread knowledge, yet the reasons behind this undesired phenomenon are often unclear. To explain this, it is key to understand that the success of Bitcoin is underpinned by the distributed ledger known as the blockchain, on which […]
Glasgow 2021, the end of coal?
GLASGOW 2021, THE END OF COAL? In the context of the Coronavirus and recovery from global recession, climate change continues to impact, and climate risks are increasing around the world. COVID-19 pandemic has brought devastation to millions around the world, disrupting many parts of the global economy. Governments all over the globe have stepped […]
Moody’s: Sustainable Bond Issuance to Top $1 Trillion in 2021
Moody’s: Sustainable Bond Issuance to Top $1 Trillion in 2021 Moody’s ESG Solutions has forecasted a rise in its green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds issuance for the year to over $1 trillion. Compared to last year, global sustainable bond issuance doubled the $402 billion, reaching $775 million at the end of Q3 2021. This […]
Protests and Sustaibable Finance Disclosure Regulation
Protests and Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation Friday the 30th of September thousands of students gathered in the streets of Milan protesting and claiming for the implementation of effective regulations and policies in the realm of sustainability. Interestingly, one of the main centers of the protest was Piazza Affari, where hundreds of students and activists showed their lack of confidence and […]
ETFs: the surge of not-so-green ESG investments
ETFs: the surge of not-so-green ESG investments Following the two years of COVID-19 pandemic, confidence towards ESG investments rose as the sensitivity towards climate change and social issues became more widespread. Overall, the investment in Green Funds rose from 50 billion in the beginning of 2020 to over 200 billion in mid-2021, according to Morningstar. […]
Climate change or green transition: impact on corporate costs
Climate change or green transition: impact on corporate costs As the ECB stated the last Wednesday, the costs that will be incurred for climate change in the medium/long term will by far exceed the short-term costs to be incurred for the green transition. In a time when all major economists, the largest banking institutions and […]
Social background: the forgotten dimension of diversity by FTSE 100
Social background: the forgotten dimension of diversity by FTSE 100 While some free-market economists like Milton Friedman used to think that company executives did not need to worry about anything other than a balance sheet, in the 21st century employees, customers and investors are asking business leaders to focus more and more their attention on […]