EU Deforestation Regulation’s Delay to 2025: Still a Big Step Forward
In October 2024, the European Union announced a one-year delay to its groundbreaking Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), pushing the...
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Oct 1
Circular Economy: 5 Reasons the EU is Driving Packaging Sustainability
The European Union continues to lead the way in advancing sustainable business practices through robust regulatory frameworks. On...
Sep 25
Regenerative Agriculture: Growing Into the Corporate Mainstream
Corporations have come together to launch regenerative agriculture frameworks under the banner of the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative...
Sep 18
Draghi on European Competitiveness: Enable Decarbonization
It is clear given Draghi’s long-awaited report on European competitiveness that Europe could lean into its transition to decarbonization...
Sep 11
Nature Positivity Needs Parental Guidance: JP Morgan
While the UK's Net Gain regulation has grabbed headlines, it’s essential to recognize that its growth is driven by regulatory...
Aug 30
EU Fund Managers: Time to Comply
Concluding the public consultation process that began in November 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its...
Aug 21
Its Summer - Catch the EU Renovation Wave
Europe is making significant efforts to become climate neutral and the first climate-neutral continent in the world. Given that 75% of...
Aug 8
Nature: An Effective Risk Manager
A recent study published by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on the economic effectiveness of nature-based...
Jul 17
ESG and SFDR
Financial product classification framework in the SFDR. Source: Carbometrix. Context The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)...
Jul 2
ESG and AI
Overview of general AI compliance guidelines for investors. Source: AllianceBernstein Context Artificial intelligence (AI) is a...
Mar 5
Biodiversity and Institutional Transitions: Navigating Planetary Boundaries
Biodiversity stands as a critical pillar within the planetary boundaries framework, and its preservation is crucial as institutions...
Feb 9
1.5°C: The World Keeps Warming, We Keep Stoking the Fire
We hit a tragic milestone forecast by consensus science. We are irrevocably destroying the climate we depend on for our air, water,...
Jan 31
Unveiling the Tapestry of Planetary Boundaries: A Primer on Sustainability and Responsible Alpha’s Guiding Role
Exploring the Intersections of Ecology, Strategy, and Sustainable Finance Introduction In the intricate tapestry of Earth's ecosystems,...
Jan 23
ESG and Antitrust Laws: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Wilson Sonsini wrote an excellent article offering guidance on the intersection of ESG and antitrust laws. This comes in response to...
Jan 11
Déjà Vu All Over Again: 200 Years of Shareholder Suffragism Proxy Battles
John Trumbull, General George Washington Resigning His Commission, 1824. As U.S. states continue to fight against climate change action...
Dec 21, 2023
Climate Clashes and Chasing Imaginary Enemies: Tennessee vs. BlackRock – A Legal Tussle Over ESG
Image: Don Quixote and his sidekick Sancho Panza, 1955, Pablo Picasso. Featured in the August 18–24 issue, Les Lettres Françaises,...
Dec 14, 2023
The Climate Litigation Landscape: The Hottest Year in History and Accountability Amidst COP 28
Image: Yale Climate Connections. As 2023 is likely the hottest year in the past 125,000 years and with the annual United Nations...
Nov 29, 2023
The U.S. 5th National Climate Assessment Describes Need for an Equitable Transition
Building upon the centuries-old history of climate science linking to ongoing efforts to respect this planetary boundary, the U.S....
Nov 23, 2023
Climate Politics are New, Climate Science Is Not
Source: NASA. Human driven climate change is the first and often discussed planetary boundary, that is the system that maintains the...
Nov 21, 2023
We Hit 2 Celsius... And There Are No Lifeboats
The Earth’s mean temperatures for November 17th were 2.06 degrees Celsius higher than the pre-industrial average, according to data from...
