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Assessing the carbon footprint of fintech and looking to the future.
The number of investments in environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives is increasing every year. In 2023, about 60% of European assets under management were invested in funds or strategie...
Executive Summary Global warming and emissions are at the center of discussions over the world. The G20 group has set ambitious targets to limit global rise in temperature by the end of the century....
Today, action on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations can no longer be deprioritised when it comes to financial services. Banks in particular are under increased scrutiny to meet...
Digital payments are a convenient and secure way to conduct transactions. With the rapid advancements in information technology, they have radically influenced the entire FinTech industry. Nowadays, t...
If the North American market is to see a 32X jump in less than 10 years, where the plant based food market is projected to grow from $5 Billion in 2019 to $162 Billion in 2027, then it seems that we ...
We are now well into the first quarter of 2023 and it is hard not to be engulfed by a deep sense of gloom. The front pages of European newspapers are filled daily with details of the latest war atroci...
If you’re managing a remote or hybrid team, you may think the emissions produced by your workforce are fairly minimal or don’t contribute towards your organisations’ carbon footprint. This is a commo...
There are a growing number of high street and digital-first challenger banks investing in net zero banking, including HSBC, Barclays and Kroo, and for good reason. Now more than ever, customers expec...
The ESG (environmental, social, governance) movement has received considerable attention and financial support in recent years, leading to a number of new investment products and funds being launched ...
SMEs are falling behind in the race to net zero. The threat of a regulatory ‘stick’ hangs over them, with companies likely to face repercussions in future if targets are not met. Understandably, there...
As COVID-19 prompted people to think about their impact on the planet, banks have reviewed their approach to environmental, social & governance (ESG) with fresh eyes. KPMG’s 2021 ESG risks in bank...
A carbon footprint measures the number of greenhouse gases produced in a human's day-to-day activities. Therefore, reducing it improves the sustainability of the environment to a great extent, while i...