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Summary The adaptation and loss-and-damage topics cut straight to the scale and on-the-ground reality of climate-change impacts and the expense of addressing them. A draft of the US government’s Fifth Annual Climate Assessment found that the US, historically the biggest polluter,...

State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today announced share splits on four SPDR ETFs. The splits will decrease the funds’ share prices and increase the number of outstanding shares. The aggregate market value of shares outstand...

Summary For the sixth year in a row, FTSE Russell asked global asset owners for their views and practices across a range of sustainable finance issues: 184 participated, and represent up to £3 trillion in AUM in assets. Mitigating long-term investment risk was given as the le...

Summary Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, which account for 23% of global maize production, are experiencing substantial losses because of climate-related issues. Latin America is likely to resist any attempts to implement land distribution controls. Like their Latin American cou...

Summary The convergence of energy security and the climate agenda is likely to be a focal point at COP27. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has caused severe energy supply disruption in the EU and forced a near-term policy divergence between energy security and the climate agenda. A...

Summary Investing sustainably in emerging market corporates could be important to a the planet, and to finding fixed income growth opportunities. COP27, the 27th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties to the Paris Agreement on climate, is underway in Egypt. The location...

Summary Global climate adjustment is falling behind in meeting the targets of limiting temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius and reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. Developing economies vulnerable to climate change are likely to undertake concerted calls for "loss and damag...

Summary In the year that has passed since COP26 in Glasgow, there has been a seismic shift in the global geopolitical agenda for climate and sustainability. Countries will report on their progress towards meeting the goals set out in their NDCs. While COP27 has received far le...

Summary The national commitments set at COP27 are expected to be lackluster and the industry response slow compared to previous years. At COP27, governments will need to look beyond the backdrop of global unrest and work together to take climate action. The Group of 77, led by...

Summary The impact of market volatility on the ESG sector. How energy insecurity is affecting the outlook for ESG? Should ESG funds should still be part of your portfolio? Interest in ESG funds has been growing for some time. But will that momentum continue a...