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AccountAbility CEO Sees ESG Metrics as Key Predictors of Corporate Financial Health

3BL Media

Mr. Misser spoke in detail on emerging ESG Trends that are shaping the corporate agenda, including the impact of geopolitical disruption across all facets of the global economy: Disruption of Supply Chains, Cost of Capital, Managing Inflation, Access and Cost of Energy, and Clear Direction of Monetary Policy.

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In Defence of Corporate Climate Action

We Mean Business Coalition

Speaking at COP27 in Egypt last year, UN Secretary General António Guterres was clear: “the criteria and benchmarks for… net zero commitments have varying levels of rigor, and loopholes wide enough to drive a diesel truck through. We must have zero tolerance for net zero greenwashing.”

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Asia’s Banks Should Not Follow US Peers

Chris Hall

The Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) is a UN-backed initiative founded in 2021 ahead of the COP26 climate summit that brings together global banks committed to aligning their lending and investment portfolios with net zero emissions by 2050.The Political and financial considerations are thus largely aligned.

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Resilience to Take Centre Stage

Chris Hall

A report commissioned by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) highlighted that extreme weather has cost the global economy more than US$2 trillion over the last decade. Addressing such risks can also create potential opportunities, for corporates and for investors, in both equity, fixed income, and infrastructure.