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Articles by Felix Soellner
Shareholders pressing for climate risk disclosures are doing companies a favour
By Caroline Flammer, Boston University; Michael Toffel, and Kala Viswanathan, Harvard Business School Climate change poses increasing risks and costs to companies, from tech firms in Silicon Valley to financial institutions in Europe. But in the absence of mandatory disclosure requirements, can private actors – such as shareholders – elicit greater corporate transparency with respect to climate change risks?
Barriers to net zero: How firms can make or break the green transition
By Ralph De Haas and Helena Schweiger, EBRD Office of the Chief Economist; Ralf Martin and Mirabelle Muûls, Imperial College London In line with commitments under the Paris Agreement, many countries are aiming to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This green transition will require massive corporate investments in cleaner technologies to reduce firms’ carbon footprint. Against this background, large companies like Apple, BP and British Airways have recently committed to climate neutrality.
Mapping natural capital hotspots of depletion
All businesses depend on nature for the benefits it provides, from clean air and water, to pollinating crops and disease control. The estimates that over half of global GDP is moderately or highly reliant on nature. However, as natural capital is depleted, it loses its capacity to provide those benefits – known as ecosystem services - upon which businesses, economies and society rely. The portfolios of investors depend on and impact nature.
Reflections from three webinars on incorporating ESG into asset manager selection, appointment and monitoring
By Toby Belsom, Director, Investment Practices, PRI, and Felix Soellner, Senior Analyst, PRI In light of the pandemic, the three signatory events we ran after the launch of the PRI’s guides on the incorporation of ESG factors into asset manager selection, appointment and monitoring (SAM) were online rather than in person. They provided a fascinating, valuable insight into the issues, challenges and practices of nine leading asset owners from North America, Europe, Africa and APAC.
Inevitable Policy Response: Biden Climate Leaders Summit confirms momentum
By Mark Fulton, Founder, Energy Transition Advisors and Eric Ling, Engagement Manager, Vivid Economics Significant impact – but still a long way to go on ambition by the 2025 Paris ratchet. The Inevitable Policy Response (IPR) has called for significant climate policy action since 2019. Our recent update of policy forecasts showed acceleration and confirmation relative to our 2019 forecast that significant action would be taken by the 2025 Paris ratchet time.
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