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By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting [Part IV of a four part blog series] Last year it was reported that the amount of CO2 production that is financed by British banks and asset managers is ne...
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting [Part III of a four part blog series] It was previously seen that the issue of greenwashing in consumer and capital markets was identified more than a deca...
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting [Part II of a four part blog series] In order to gain a better and more in-depth understand of greenwashing, it is helpful to first venture beyond mere de...
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting [Part I of a four part blog series] INTRODUCTION This multi-part series of blogs will introduce readers to the concept of ‘greenwashing’, and it will seek ...
Ukraine is facing now a difficult time, but the banking system continues to work steadily despite a full-scale military invasion of the neighboring country. At first glance, this may seem like a pheno...
There has been a noticeable shift in understanding within the investment community about finance’s influence in driving sustainable outcomes. Given that the financial markets are hugely impacted by ex...
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 ...
The European Commission's (EC) Action Plan on sustainable finance is a major policy objective by the European Union (EU) to promote sustainable investment. As per the plan, banks are expected to fina...
As discussed in my prior blog, “Green Finance” is both a challenge to be met and an opportunity to be seized. In this blog we’ll dive deeper into the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) revolu...
Economic, social, and environmental factors increasingly govern the manner in which we live and work. In 2017, the World Bank had reported that almost 31 percent of the adult population worldwide wer...
The most effective means to achieve economic and social welfare is our ability to earn a living. Earning a fair living is inexorably linked to our access to financial services. In order to get paid or...
ESG is both an acronym and a market mover, but what does it really stand for? In the absence of definitive standards many terms are interchanged to describe a company’s performance as a steward of nat...