The sustainability space is more active and dynamic than ever. Key regulators across the world are beginning to home in on climate disclosure, including three proposals from the U.S.
Transitioning the global economy to net-zero emissions may be the most Herculean task modern society has faced. To sustain a healthy society, strong economy and dignified life on earth, there is no other viable option.
Climate change is not a future state but rather our current reality. Economic risks posed by climate change will only increase, but measuring and mitigating the economic costs of a changing climate is a work in progress.
The energy transition is an economic, political and existential imperative. But it can't be done without recognizing and acting on the ethical imperative to develop and grow wealth for nations and communities left behind in modern development.
What kinds of companies are investors like Carbon Direct, which makes direct investments into leading carbon removal and utilization firms, and Bank of America, one of the largest green debt financiers in the United States, focusing their attention on?
State Street, among the world’s largest asset managers and custodian banks, is working to utilize its scale and reach to do its part in transitioning the capital markets to support the clean economy transition.
If we’re going to make global capital markets responsive to social, ecological, and climate concerns, we’re going to need vast amounts of high-resolution, real-time, and high-quality data.