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ESG Book Appoints LSEG’s Leon Saunders Calvert as Chief Product Officer

ESG Today

Sustainability data and technology company ESG Book announced today the appointment of Leon Saunders Calvert as Chief Product Officer. Saunders Calvert is the current Head of Research and Portfolio Management at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and will join ESG Book in October.

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Which banks are financing the clean energy transition?

Corporate Knights

To qualify for the ranking, banks must have signed up to the UN’s Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), which means they commit to achieving net-zero lending and investment portfolios by 2050. The climate-action revolution must be funded or it won’t happen,” says Toby Heaps , co-founder and CEO of Corporate Knights. “We 8 DBS Bank Ltd.

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Systems Change Key to Future of Responsible Investment 

Chris Hall

In a new book, the PRI’s former head of policy argues for a more focused approach that leans into systemic stewardship. The rapid growth of responsible investing has brought the industry to an inflection point requiring practitioners to reconsider their focus and purpose if they are to deliver on its potential, a new book contends.

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

Among investors, sustainable investing is evolving from negative screening toward engaging with companies. Impact investing is getting traction and, in 2022, reached 1.2 trillion in AUM, according to a report by the Global Investing Network. In this context, the case to demonstrate impact has gained in popularity.

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Defining Sustainable Economic Systems – Development vs Growth

Richard Matthews

Sustainable capitalism resists short-term thinking and endeavors to maximize long-term economic value creation. It can include everyone from street vendors and unregistered factory workers to larger off the books transactions. However, it remains focused on profit maximization.