The Inflation Reduction Act is unlikely to reduce inflation but it has been hailed as the most significant piece of climate change legislation passed into law by the US Congress
Irish pension funds allocate less than 0.01% of their portfolios to local PE and VC funds, considerably less than their European counterparts. Pension funds could be an important source of capital for impactful SMEs
EU plans to introduce a social taxonomy have been put on hold until at least the end of this parliamentary term, with lack of political will and absence of international standards to measure social impact cited as main stumbling blocks
A UK court has given the government eight months to spell out its net zero plans, as the number of court cases attempting to hold governments and companies to account over their climate policies continues to soar
This week, the European Parliament gave nuclear energy and gas a green label. Both energy sources are now included in the European taxonomy for sustainable investments
The Supreme Court decision to limit the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to fight climate change has delivered a huge blow to US climate action. Leading investors share their views on its implications
New standard aims to help financial institutions assess the impact of their loans and investments on biodiversity and take action to reduce damage and contribute to the protection and restoration of nature
The EU has put forward legislation that, if adopted without amendment, could mean the end for some impact investment funds. Impact investors are calling on EU legislators to correct a fatal flaw in the proposal
Peter Bakker, CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, discusses how he is helping business find its role in the two big challenges of our time – food security and energy transition
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