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UK Pushed to Catch up with Europe on ESG Ratings

Chris Hall

Industry experts suggest UK requirements would need to be finalised and in effect from mid-2026. The draft legislation proposed by HM Treasury is a response to investor concerns over the quality, transparency and comparability of the ESG ratings they use to inform investment decisions.

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Chris Hall

trillion by 2026, up from US$18.4 A 2022 PwC report noted that investors globally are expected to increase their ESG-related assets under management across mandates, mutual funds and private markets to US$33.9 trillion in 2021.

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Lack of funding top barrier to sustainability action for 38% of UK businesses

Envirotec Magazine

The annual Sustainability Report produced by enterprise software firm SAP appears to reveal that 8 in 10 (83%) UK leaders will maintain or increase their investment in sustainability action by 2026. Yet, despite these intentions, UK businesses continue to create their own barriers to environmental progress, say the report’s authors.