ESG/Climate Risk

Dynatrace, a leader in unified observability and security, has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Lloyds Banking Group, in a bid to reduce IT carbon emissions.

In a surprising twist, the number of UK banks considering sustainability as a central business strategy has dropped dramatically by 40% within a year, reveals a new report by digital transformation facilitator Hexaware Mobiquity.

La Banque Postale and its affiliated entities, LBP AM and CNP Assurances, have unveiled a €1bn impact infrastructure debt fund, setting their sights on energy transition-centric ventures across Europe.

The European Parliament has proposed a stricter verification system for environmental marketing claims to enhance consumer protection.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted on July 26, 1990, has been a groundbreaking piece of legislation promoting accessibility, equality, and inclusion for people with disabilities (PWD). With around 61 million individuals in the US living with a disability, the act recognises disability as the largest minority group, covering a wide range of physical or mental impairments.

The Advisory Committee on Sustainability Reporting (ACSR), led by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and supported by the Ministry of Finance, is set to hold an online public consultation next month. This event will focus on the integration of the sustainability disclosure standards by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) within Malaysia.

Temenos, an enterprise software developer for banks and financial services, has received validation from Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) for its emissions reduction targets.

Emirates NBD has made an equity investment in Erguvan, a FinTech focused on helping financial institutions manage the impacts and risks of climate change.

WTW, a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, has introduced a groundbreaking parametric insurance policy aimed at protecting the coral reef system of the South Pacific Ocean’s Lau Group of islands.

ClimateView, a Swedish technology start-up that's focusing on climate action, recently procured €14m in a new funding round. The company’s flagship solution, ClimateOS, aims to enable cities to efficiently finance their climate-related initiatives.