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ESG investing
ClientEarth issues stark warning to UK pension funds over climate risk Premium content

Non-profit group raises questions over fiduciary duty

News

Impact investing
Impact investors see opportunity in education Premium content

Education SDG ‘in peril’ but impact investors have taken an interest

ESG investing
Japan’s unrealised ESG potential Premium content

Plus, a late-night deal in Brussels

COP28
COP28: A deal at last Premium content

Some progress, but some glaring gaps

Newsletter
COP28: It’s not just the phaseout, stupid Premium content

Fossil fuel phaseout is vital, but so is scaling up climate finance

Newsletter
COP28 negotiators have big gaps to bridge Premium content

Also in today’s newsletter, what went wrong for Jeff Ubben’s sustainable investing venture

Opinion & Analysis

Paula DiPerna
It is time we paid nature back

New financial tools are at hand to help us invest in the value of the economic benefits the natural world provides

Stephan Siegel
More investors put their money where their vote is

Professor’s briefing: research reveals how political leanings shape Americans’ portfolios

Markets InsightAswath Damodaran
ESG is beyond redemption: may it RIP

The investing framework is now facing a mountain of troubles, almost all of them of its own making

Chris Cummings
Company bosses need to show bonus restraint

Executives must consider post-pandemic conditions and need to focus on ESG

Alice Ross
Share divestment isn’t the answer to greener investment

Selling up means giving up a seat at the table

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