Day 1 round up from the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2021

Following a week of significant progress at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, the Sustainable Innovation Forum in the Climate Action Innovation Zone opened Monday with three days of discussion focused on how high-level commitments made by world leaders can be delivered effectively on the ground.

09 November 2021

Navigating climate-related financial disclosure

National governments are beginning to roll out mandatory climate risk reporting, calling for organizations to disclose their risk exposure, both from the physical impacts of climate change and the transitional risk of moving to a low carbon economy.

08 November 2021

Allocating the World’s Carbon Budget

The world has a carbon budget. Deciding how to spend it is complicated, contentious and consequential. Countries and companies are responding to the urgent reality of climate change with various net zero commitments.

03 November 2021

Uniper’s Hydrogen Journey

Protecting the earth’s climate and achieving a carbon-neutral future will require the efforts of companies, policymakers, and individuals alike.

03 November 2021

How SDG-aligned are ESG funds?

To coincide with COP26, data firm Util published a report comparing the respective holdings of sustainable and non-sustainable US-domiciled funds and evaluating the degree to which each group positively and negatively contributes to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

02 November 2021

Why SLLs Have Only Just Begun to Roar

When Enbridge Inc. launched its inaugural C$1 bn Sustainability Linked Loan (SLL) in February 2021, it marked a milestone not only for the company but also for SLLs as flexible, sector-agnostic lending instruments that allow companies to move the needle in the fight against climate change and meaningful social issues.

02 November 2021