Investment

New £19m fund to help local governments fast-track net zero initiatives by mobilising private finance

However PLSA survey shows 27 per cent of members still have no net zero goal in place at all, as cost of living crisis takes priority over ESG for many pension funds

Partner content: As more and more organisations adopt decarbonisation commitments, what part do carbon reduction credits have to play in helping us to reach net zero?

Global Sustainable Investment Alliance details how tighter definitions have led to a dip in 'green' asset investment in the US and Europe

WATCH: Triodos Bank's Hans Stegeman, L&G Capital's John Alker and ShareAction's Catherine Howarth explore how companies are responding to mounting ESG considerations and expectations in the finance sector at the Net Zero Festival 2023

Environmental Audit Committee urges government for more proactive and sustained policy approach to better engage UK financial sector with net zero transition

Financial Conduct Authority confirms final plans for Sustainability Disclosure Requirements in policy paper released this afternoon

Update to annual report calculates that decarbonisation of eight hardest-to-abate sectors requires £13.5tr of investment by 2050

German energy giant claims investment push, including €8bn in the UK, will ramp up its clean energy capacity to 65GW by the end of the decade

Introduction of green finance solution in the UK could catalyse much-needed energy efficiency drive across building stock, according to Green Finance Institute