“Move on From ESG,” Urges Former BlackRock Exec

Paul Bodnar says the backlash against the controversial moniker in the US means it’s time to think beyond the concept.

Sustainable investing has outgrown the catch-all ‘ESG’ label and the financial world should move beyond it, according to former BlackRock global head of sustainable investing Paul Bodnar. That does not mean ditching sustainable investment altogether, as ESG’s political opponents in the US might wish, said Bodnar, who now works for…

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UN: Financial Sector Must Align with Paris

With countries due to update emissions targets at COP30 next year, a UN official urges them to implement policies that match goals.

Financial institutions should be legally required to align their activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement ahead of next year’s COP30 in Brazil, a senior UN figure said during London’s Climate Action Week. Selwin Hart, Special Adviser on Climate Action and Just Transition to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said…

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