Responsible investing has become a focus area in the investment industry, but greenwashing is rife and the sales pitch is strong, so what really matters? Research IP helps many of our consulting clients navigate the maze, but no one client is the same. For more context, our research paper, Beneath the Surface of Responsible Investing, takes a deeper look at the investment merits of different managed fund approaches applied in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Europe.
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| When will transparency drive action to protect and restore nature? The first EY US Nature Risk Barometer provides a baseline analysis of nature-related corporate disclosures against TNFD recommendations In brief • While 87% of companies analyzed have disclosed against at least one of the 14 TNFD recommendations, the overall alignment of the disclosures is limited. • Companies disclosed the most around describing their nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities over the short, medium and long term. • Nature-related disclosures are anticipated to increase with the release of the final TNFD framework in September 2023. READ MORE |  |
 | Banking on Climate Chaos Fossil fuel financing from the world’s 60 largest banks has reached USD $5.5 trillion in the seven years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, with $669 billion in fossil fuel financing in 2022 alone. This report examines commercial and investment bank financing for the fossil fuel industry, aggregating their leading roles in lending and underwriting debt and equity issuances. Fossil fuel financing plateaued in 2020, rebounded in 2021, and leveled out again in 2022 owing to unusual geopolitical and economic conditions, not shifts in bank policy. READ MORE |
| PetroStates of Decline: oil and gas producers face growing fiscal risks as the energy transition unfolds Transition risks for petrostates are higher than ever. This report from the Carbon Tracker initiative, an update of the 2021 Beyond Petrostates report, finds that petrostates are facing substantial risks from the energy transition, as falling oil and gas demand is set to put downward pressure on commodity prices and place future government revenues in jeopardy. READ MORE |  |
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