We live in the era of tangible climate impacts on our way of life, on our economy and on our society. Given that the climate change is a pressing topic, the speed of innovation in the sustainability sector has picked up its pace. One of the fastest growing areas within the sustainability sector is data […]
Nowadays, we are all constantly surrounded with the news and pledges regarding global warming, carbon footprint, climate change, biodiversity, ESG, recycling etc. The popularity of these terms is gaining on importance even in comparison with global news such as the release of the new 📲iPhone 13 . Given the rising importance of these topics, businesses should […]
As per the latest IPCC report we must swiftly act on a variety of fronts to achieve our common goal of not increasing the world temperature by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. There are multiple reporting standards and multiple initiatives leading to only knowing how much each company or individual actually produces. That is the first step towards […]
The French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) together with the French Central Bank (Banque de France) conducted a voluntary climate stress testing pilot exercise from July 2020 to April 2021. It stress-tested 9 banking and 15 insurance groups in France over the following hypothesis: 30-year long-term horizon covering the 2020–2050 period with a combination […]
From October 31st till November 12th, Glasgow will be the centre of the world for climate change mitigation. All the representatives of 195 signatory countries of the United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC) which was signed in the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 will be present there to discuss and review how are we doing in […]
ESG or Environmental, Social and Governance practices have always been at the forefront of investment decisions either negatively or positively. However with the rise of readily available data, the ESG scores have moved from qualitative assessments to quantitative assessments equalling in its value the standard company measurement tools such as Balance Sheets, Profit & Loss […]
