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COP26: Why a data commons is needed to secure net zero commitments
Richard Peers

Richard Peers Founder at ResponsibleRisk Ltd

COP26: Why a data commons is needed to secure net zero commitments

We don’t have time for everyone to build their own financial and non-financial data aggregation platforms in order to facilitate capital allocation. Open-source collaboration could be the answer. At COP26 in Glasgow, I was invited to be the master of ceremonies for an event hosted by Federated Hermes’ Daniel Godfrey, and delivered by OS-Climate. ...

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Sustainable finance: Delivering meaningful change requires operational change
Christopher Farrell

Christopher Farrell COO at FINBOURNE

Sustainable finance: Delivering meaningful change requires operational change

With COP26 coming to a close, there has been much discussion, debate and pledging on how we can decarbonise, to create a net zero world. And while the G20, which accounts for 80% of the world economy must set the lead, it is clear that every country needs to take action to mitigate its own impact, including those with the biggest carbon footprint,...

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Sustainable finance: how can banks and fintechs make greener customer decisions?
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Retired Member

Sustainable finance: how can banks and fintechs make greener customer decisions?

Consumers and regulators are increasingly looking for organisations to reduce their social and environmental footprints. Now banks and fintechs must ask themselves what they can do to help. COP26 shouldn’t be the motivator, but it might just provide the high profile prompt for some to make necessary change. Earlier this year Rishi Sunak gave clear...

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Busting sustainable finance myths: Why Tariq Fancy is only half right on ESG
Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

Busting sustainable finance myths: Why Tariq Fancy is only half right on ESG

A controversial series of articles criticising the asset management industry’s approach to sustainable investing, authored by Blackrock’s former sustainable investing chief, Tariq Fancy, has thrown into question the efficacy of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement. As would be expected, the salad of responses to Fancy’s position...

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COP26: What the fintech industry will be looking out for at the climate summit
Paige McNamee

Paige McNamee Senior Reporter at Finextra

COP26: What the fintech industry will be looking out for at the climate summit

As world leaders begin their descent on Glasgow, we’ve rounded up the key forces and factors likely to demand attention throughout the imminent COP26 event. Drawing leaders from across the globe, the conference is set to see the likes of David Solomon, Jamie Dimon, Larry Fink, and Stephen Schwartzman, among many others, participate in the event’s p...

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The future of NFTs: Democratising space and digitising endangered species
Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

The future of NFTs: Democratising space and digitising endangered species

Earlier this year, the non-fungible token (NFT) bubble had swollen to colossal proportions. With the likes of musical artists such as Grimes selling $6 million worth of cryptoart in February, and artist Beeple’s ‘Everydays – The First 5000 Days’ piece pulling in $69 million at Christies in March, the NFT goldrush was in full swing. By April, howe...

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The IPCC climate change report: How is the fintech community responding?
Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

The IPCC climate change report: How is the fintech community responding?

A ‘code red for humanity’ has been declared, in the form of the first major review of climate change since 2013, and the sixth report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – published on Monday. In response, the fintech community has called for further collaboration, and widespread investment in natural capital and clean t...

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Providing better solutions for increasingly picky sustainable investors
Marco Mottadelli

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

Providing better solutions for increasingly picky sustainable investors

Sustainable investment is having a moment. There are now thousands of funds and indices especially promising to deliver returns along with also meeting a commitment to environmental, sustainability and government metrics. Whereas these options were once a rather niche section of the market, they have grown so rapidly in the past half decade that o...

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Providing better solutions for increasingly picky sustainable investors
Marco Mottadelli

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

Providing better solutions for increasingly picky sustainable investors

Sustainable investment is having a moment. There are now thousands of funds and indices specifically promising to deliver returns along with meeting a commitment to environmental, sustainability and government metrics. Whereas these options were once a rather niche section of the market, they have grown so rapidly in the past half decade that one ...

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Checking the pulse of the UK’s purpose-driven banking ecosystem
Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

Checking the pulse of the UK’s purpose-driven banking ecosystem

Does the UK’s financial services sector only exist to drive profits for shareholders? Can we hard-wire deeper social and environmental purpose into our financial institutions? The burgeoning purpose-driven banking sector in the UK is key to securing a sustainable, democratic and resilient system for all, but how do we ensure it continues to grow i...

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Top French sustainable finance strategists provide an ESG reporting blueprint
Madhvi Mavadiya

Madhvi Mavadiya Head of Content at Finextra

Top French sustainable finance strategists provide an ESG reporting blueprint

At a Bloomberg EU Policy event ahead of International Women’s Day, Banque de France’s Sylvie Goulard and the French government’s Olivia Grégoire discussed how to encourage companies to commit to environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure, how to improve the quality of data provided by organisations and whether it is time to reinforce re...

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Davos 2021: Key leader takeaways and what they mean for fintech and the environment
Paige McNamee

Paige McNamee Senior Reporter at Finextra

Davos 2021: Key leader takeaways and what they mean for fintech and the environment

Finextra attended a very different, digital Davos this year which centred on ‘The Great Reset’. Covering global insights into the impact that fintech has on wider issues such as responding to Covid-19, restoring economic growth, and advancing a new social contract, for its 50th year the event also focused on wider themes such as bolstering global ...

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