Smarter technology may already be eyeing your job (and mine)
A bad reputation, lack of broader purpose and growing competition is forcing investment banks to change to attract young talent
Opportunistic, weak roundtables about women’s careers are helping no one, but conversations should continue and become ‘normal’
The lines between CEO activism and views on business strategy are blurring
As expectations around work and life change, and banking careers lose their gloss, bank bosses would do well to reconsider their approach to attract bright, young minds
The more complex the challenge, the more diverse teams should be to tackle it
The EU’s much-criticised attempt to impose environmental and social obligations on companies along their supply chains is part of growing international efforts to hold businesses — and their lenders — accountable for their actions
The use of generative AI in how companies share information with investors and other stakeholders creates new risks, which banks should not ignore
Bold new concepts at Davos serve as inspiration for the year ahead
As pressure mounts on multilateral lenders to finance the green transition, their approach to risk needs to adapt and governments in high-income countries need to play their part.
Mark Makepeace, head of the California-based advisory and index firm Wilshire, talks about ramping up work on environmental, social and governance principles.
More granular disclosures and better ESG data help improve business and finance, but greenwashing efforts may be greater still.
While sustainability has found its way into business discussions and job titles, meaningful action continues to be hindered by data challenges, short-term expectations and the ever-elusive corporate culture.
The alphabet soup of sustainability is ever expanding, with the newly created Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures now being thrown in the mix. But its co-chair insists its creation will eventually lead to a simplified space.
Sustainability is revolutionising accounting, which, in turn, is set to revolutionise the way finance flows to companies.
As work at the IFRS’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) continues to create a new ESG reporting framework that would be as widely accepted as IFRS accounting standards are, we caught up with the head of one of the two organisations merging into ISSB.
Latin American banks have had mixed fortunes in 2020, largely dependent on their pre-pandemic situation. While some have seen growth, persistent lockdown measures could threaten this in 2021.
The sustainable finance pioneer has big plans to cut carbon emissions — both its own and its customers’.
Renewable energy infrastructure and clear asset definitions are essential in a green and just economy.
Despite investor pressure, there is still much work to do around corporate disclosures of climate-related risks.