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Insight•
12th Sep, 2023

Responsible AI: How can businesses influence our future?

Technology is the most significant force for change in society today, but it is essential that it works for us by improving outcomes for people,...
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Insight•
25th May, 2023

The role of finance in creating a just nature transition

In December 2022 representatives from 188 countries adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) at COP15. This has been hailed as the ‘Paris moment’ for...
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Insight•
30th May, 2022

The importance of pricing in nature-related financial risks

The importance of pricing in nature-related financial risks We depend upon nature whether it be through the healthy functioning of our oceans or forests, or...

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By Austen Crean•
20th Nov, 2023

Making change: The role of transition finance

Much has been made about the shift of capital flows into ‘sustainable’ investments, with regulations and reporting structures such as the EU Taxonomy and the...
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ESG Integration•
11th Jul, 2023

Investor ESG Toolkit for Private Equity

Sancroft's Investor ESG Toolkit for private equity is designed specifically to strengthen and accelerate ESG integration
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By Alex Miller•
21st Mar, 2023

What the FCA’s Asset Management Supervision Strategy means for asset managers and ESG

In February, the FCA published a letter to asset management CEOs summarising the key priorities in its upcoming regulatory review of this systemically important sector....
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By Sancroft Team•
16th Jan, 2023

Sancroft 2023 predictions

We asked the Sancroft team what they think should be top of business sustainability agenda in 2023. Here’s what they said: Penalties for greenwashing –...
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By Ilkka Saarinen•
25th Nov, 2022

Finance Day at COP27: Key themes and takeaways for investors

The role and profile of finance as an essential enabler of climate action took a massive step forward at COP26 last year. This year, Wednesday...
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By Ilkka Saarinen•
30th May, 2022

The importance of pricing in nature-related financial risks

The importance of pricing in nature-related financial risks We depend upon nature whether it be through the healthy functioning of our oceans or forests, or...
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By Judy Kuszewski•
26th Mar, 2021

UN PRI’s New Reporting Framework – what are the big changes to expect?

In recent years the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has grown into one of the most significant initiatives in sustainable and ESG investment –...
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By Judy Kuszewski•
28th Jan, 2021

ESG for private equity and alternative asset managers

The ESG wave is continuing its steady progress, washing over the whole of the international finance and investment community – thanks in large part to...
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By Judy Kuszewski•
26th Oct, 2020

Alphabet soup or acronym salad? Either way, the main meal is yet to come…

It seems, among many unexpected things 2020 has brought, the time of ESG may be upon us. Or at least you would be forgiven for...
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By Judy Kuszewski•
28th Sep, 2020

Unpicking the CFA’s ‘ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products’ consultation

The rise of sustainable investing has been impossible to ignore, as investors increasingly look to sustainability or ESG performance to achieve better returns. The UN-backed...
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By Rachel Weller•
27th Aug, 2020

Industry Spotlight: Finance and Human Rights

Financial institutions are key players in the global sustainability agenda, and while environmental issues, such as climate change and water stress, have taken center stage,...
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By Erika Furbert•
14th Jul, 2020

How ESG can maximise and protect value through a sustainable recovery

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, sustainability was already becoming a key topic for the financial world and that has now been accelerated in a remarkable...