Record floods highlight climate risks to business in Europe's richest nations
In mid-July 2021, the heaviest rainfall in a century triggered intense flash floods and inundated several towns in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, causing at least 188 deaths. The floods in Euro...
30 Jul 202114min
CSRD: EU's latest proposed addition to alphabet soup of sustainability regulation
The EU is working to reform its Non-Financial Reporting Directive, regulation introduced in 2014 requiring large companies to report on environmental and social issues, such as the impact of climate c...
23 Jul 202116min
What EU's proposed green bond standards could mean for market
The EU has proposed a European Green Bond Standard as part of its strategy to drive investment into sustainable finance and achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The new rules will also aim to pr...
16 Jul 202118min
The new task force in town: TNFD co-chair talks biodiversity goals
The world's biodiversity is in peril and its loss poses big financial risks to businesses and the global economy. More than half of the world's economic output — or about $44 trillion — is moderately ...
9 Jul 202117min
How Cousteau's grandson is bringing oceans to ESG investors
More than 50 years ago, explorer Jacques Cousteau introduced millions of viewers to the marvels of the undersea world. In 2021, the ESG world is increasingly focused on biodiversity, and the oceans ar...
2 Jul 202117min
Standard setters work to close climate accounting gaps
Investors are increasingly calling on companies to reflect climate-related risks in their financial results. In September 2020, global investor groups representing more than $103 trillion wrote an ope...
25 Jun 202118min
How Corporate America is waking up to racial equity
On June 17, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday. In this episode, we're looking at how corporate America is changing its approach to diversity — and r...
18 Jun 202121min
Here's how you stress test for climate risk, according to France's central bank
Regulators and supervisors around the world are increasingly concerned about the effects of climate change on financial stability. So they're turning to climate stress tests to amass key data on finan...
11 Jun 202114min
