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Abortion rights crash into US boardrooms Premium

Also in today’s newsletter, the economic risks of South Korea’s female labour shortage

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World Economic Forum

The key debates at WEF 2023 Premium

Corporate world sours on Scope 3 reporting, green hydrogen excitement is mounting and more

A pledge worth paying attention to Premium

Also in today’s newsletter: insurers’ new blueprint for their role in the energy transition

Norway’s oil fund sends a warning shot to ESG laggards Premium

Plus, a new push on ‘responsible remuneration’

Sustainable capitalism

Will Andrew Forrest’s $6bn green bet pay off? Premium

Plus, a legal test case for the sustainability-linked bond sector

World Economic Forum

The awkward tax conversations Davos needs to have Premium

Plus, a call for green hydrogen expansion in Europe

Opinion & Analysis

Company bosses need to show bonus restraint

Executives must consider post-pandemic conditions and need to focus on ESG

Executive pay and climate: can bonuses be used to reduce emissions?

Senior management pay is increasingly linked to sustainability targets, but critics are sceptical this will amount to meaningful change

Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast23 min listen

How to invest for a greener future

Could ESG investments really make a difference, or is it all a load of hot air?

Funding is key to helping polluters go green

Transition bonds can drive transformation of culprit industries but are often hampered by fear of reputational risk

Markets InsightKarina Funk

Why investors should collaborate to tackle climate change

Capital allocation must be aligned with tackling environmental risks

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Friday, 27 January, 2023

Sustainable capitalism
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Plus, investors push for battery metals transparency
Friday, 27 January, 2023

UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
A better argument for ESG, maybe Premium content
Plus, the fast-shrinking money supply
Wednesday, 25 January, 2023

Pensions industry
UK pension schemes search out forestry investments
Nest and Cushon schemes with £26bn under management look to put funds into trees as a growth area
Monday, 23 January, 2023

InterviewFund management
State Street boss says facts ‘left aside’ in attacks on ESG funds
Ron O’Hanley calls incorporating climate into corporate governance ‘a matter of value, not values’
Friday, 20 January, 2023

Alice Ross
Banks: where the hunt for returns meets the pursuit of sustainability
Lenders are promising to limit their fossil fuel lending and focus on green financing — if we can trust them
Friday, 20 January, 2023

The Top LineAndrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
Hot air, cold climate: why CEO activism at Davos may have peaked
Intervening in polarised political debates brings risk. A more calculated approach to engagement is taking shape
Friday, 20 January, 2023

Investor activism
Investor Jeff Ubben questions ESG funds in second act as activist
ValueAct founder launches campaign for changes at Bayer while claiming environmental aims
Wednesday, 18 January, 2023

Financial services
Companies parachute accountants in to fix flawed ESG data
Emissions information lags behind financial statements of groups facing new reporting mandates
Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

Corporate governance
Republicans target proxy advisers ISS and Glass Lewis in ESG backlash
Attorneys-general take aim at pair with influence over corporate shareholder votes
Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

ExplainerMarkets3 min
Davos: why stakeholder capitalism is under attack | FT Moral Money
Is it building a better world, or just empowering an unaccountable global elite?
Monday, 16 January, 2023

Nicolai Tangen
Boards behaving badly should watch out
Norway’s oil fund expects business leaders to sharpen up their act on climate and executive pay
Monday, 16 January, 2023

ESG investing
Trust hangs in the balance as Davos 2023 kicks off Premium content
Plus, business schools bolster commitment to sustainability research
Monday, 16 January, 2023

Business school
North American business schools increase focus on sustainability
Winners of FT responsible business education awards highlight shift towards study of societal impact
Monday, 16 January, 2023

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Monday, 16 January, 2023

Special Report
Responsible Business Education Awards
As pressure mounts on companies to look beyond profit, business schools are responding with new courses and teaching. These awards, now in their second year, acknowledge those institutions, researchers and alumni whose efforts are helping recast business
Monday, 16 January, 2023

Special ReportResponsible Business Education Awards
What difference does it make? The art of quantifying research impact
Focusing on papers in prestigious journals may mean that other avenues of influence are overlooked
Friday, 13 January, 2023

ESG investing
The ‘olive’ finance debate is back Premium content
Plus, the key threats bothering global chief executives
Friday, 13 January, 2023

Exchange traded funds
ESG accounts for 65% of all flows into European ETFs in 2022
Proportion has jumped from the 51% recorded last year despite relatively poor returns
Friday, 13 January, 2023

Toby Nangle
A trillion-dollar blind spot for asset managers
Despite ESG push, firms continue to compete to work for authoritarian states with records of human rights abuses
Friday, 13 January, 2023

Special ReportResponsible Business Education Awards
Academic alliances aim to put purpose and planet at core of curricula
Business school and faculty networks respond to demand for more sustainability-related content
Thursday, 12 January, 2023

Energy Source
The oil lobby’s 2023 priorities Premium content
Also in this newsletter, Venezuelan crude is headed to American shores for the first time since 2019
Wednesday, 11 January, 2023

ESG investing
Activist Jeff Ubben discovers a ‘jewel’ at Bayer Premium content
Also in today’s newsletter, the ‘new normal’ of huge natural disaster losses
Tuesday, 10 January, 2023

Exchange traded funds
Dozens of companies ejected from FTSE4Good indices
Failure to satisfy index provider on new climate rules excludes 34 groups from widely tracked benchmarks
Monday, 9 January, 2023

Industrial metals
Investing in battery metals: ‘It’s a re-education’ Premium content
A special edition on the race to clean up mining practices
Friday, 6 January, 2023

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