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Environmental, Social, and Governance investing — commonly known as ESG investing — is an approach to capital allocation that incorporates non-financial factors into investment analysis and decision-making. Rather than evaluating companies solely on revenue, margins, and growth, ESG investors assess how businesses manage environmental risks, treat their workforce, and govern…

Every two years, the European Banking Authority puts the continent’s largest banks through a rigorous test of resilience. The EU-wide stress test simulates what would happen to bank balance sheets if a severe — but plausible — economic downturn were to occur. For risk officers, compliance teams, and financial institutions,…

Climate change is reshaping government balance sheets across the OECD. As economies transition away from fossil fuels, governments face a structural fiscal challenge: the revenue base that has funded public services for decades is eroding, while spending demands from climate adaptation, extreme weather, and transition support are rising. Yet in…

This is the third and final article in our series on the Basel Committee’s voluntary framework for climate-related financial risk disclosures. The first article covered the framework’s background, key changes, and structure. The second article examined each of the six tables and templates in detail. This article focuses on the…

This is the second article in a three-part series on the Basel Committee’s voluntary framework for climate-related financial risk disclosures. The first article provides an overview of the framework, its background, and key changes from the 2023 consultation. This article examines each of the six tables and templates in detail.…

On 13 June 2025, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) published its finalised framework for the voluntary disclosure of climate-related financial risks. The framework sets out a structured set of tables and templates designed to help banks communicate their exposure to both transition and physical climate risks. Although voluntary…

Is your fund ready for the latest SFDR requirements? Explore our comprehensive guide to the EU’s transparency framework. Learn how to classify your financial products, avoid greenwashing, and integrate ESG factors into your investment decision-making process with clarity and confidence.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has launched consultation CP26/5 to align listed companies’ ESG disclosures with the new UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), replacing the current TCFD-based framework and strengthening sustainability transparency for investors.

On 4 March 2026, the European Commission published its proposal for the Industrial Accelerator Act — one of the most significant pieces of industrial legislation the EU has put forward in decades. For companies operating at the intersection of ESG, sustainability reporting, and regulatory compliance, this regulation introduces new procurement…

An ESG strategy is an organisation’s structured approach to govern, identify, prioritise, and manage environmental, social, and governance issues that affect enterprise value and risk — and, increasingly, to also manage and disclose outward impacts on people and the environment. This dual “inside-out” and “outside-in” framing is no longer aspirational…