‘We can rely on markets’ Standard Chartered’s Bill Winters implores use of effective carbon market to combat climate crisis April 24, 2023 Standard Chartered’s chief executive Bill Winters called for more action on the carbon credits market saying he was “frustrated” work had not yet been finished despite the urgency of the task. Speaking at the City Week conference, Winters, who chairs a private sector-led initiative working to scale the voluntary carbon market, argued that governments around [...]
Guided Buying: A Solution to Cut Costs, Mitigate Risks and Enhance ESG Standards April 19, 2023 | Sponsored Keeping a close eye on competition, enhancing your client offering, all the while managing to invest in innovation, has never been more important. With customers’ purse strings a good bit tighter, and rising inflation impacting the costs of business operations, running a tight ship and keeping up best practice is vital for companies to maintain [...]
Live at Innovate Finance Global Summit April 17, 2023 IFGS returns for its 9th year to the historic Guildhall in the City of London to welcome the brightest and best from the financial services and fintech ecosystem and discuss the key issues facing the sector now and in years to come. City AM and Impact AM will be onsite as media partners for the [...]
UK banks reduce fossil fuel financing 31 per cent last year – but will the trend continue? April 13, 2023 Most of the UK’s largest banks cut back on fossil fuel financing last year but activists argue the sector needs to make firmer commitments to ensure it meets its net zero commitments. According to an annual report from the Rainforest Action Network, the FTSE 100’s five banking giants lent $35.7bn to fossil fuel companies in [...]
Data: The lifejacket that keeps ESG afloat April 11, 2023 | Sponsored If the year is 1983 and you find yourself in Fiji looking at a notice asking you to reuse your hotel towels for the sake of the environment, then your name is probably Jay Westerveld and you’re about to come up with the term “greenwashing”. Mr. Westerveld was lodging in a beach resort undergoing large, [...]
Comfort vs climate: can we find a healthy balance? April 11, 2023 | Sponsored Buildings are essential – they are where we live, where we rest, and where we work. However, they are also responsible for nearly 40% of global emissions. In the US alone, commercial buildings account for 20% of all the energy used, and as much as 30% of that goes to waste. This means if we [...]
How can PropTech help with the ‘S’ and ‘G’ in ESG? April 11, 2023 | Sponsored Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you’ve probably noticed that everyone is talking more and more about ESG. ESG stands for environmental, social and governance, and these criteria are pivotal to the way today’s businesses operate. It’s all about a company’s business model and how its products and [...]
Small businesses are leaning on lending more than ever, Funding Circle chief tells City A.M. April 4, 2023
Scope 3 emissions are property sector’s next frontier, LendInvest chief tells City A.M. April 4, 2023