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Latest 2022 outlook
For the latest predictions on how this year will pan out, the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services, ISS ESG, has just released its 2022 outlook. The main findings won’t surprise any of the sustainable finance pros: ESG is no longer niche, regulation will only grow, everyone will focus on transparency, among others. But the report is also packed with interesting charts and data on which sustainability themes investors are focusing on, climate litigation, and observations on traditional and social media. Interestingly, the report also zooms in on key developments across regions.
Climate risk taxonomy
Imperial College has designed a climate risk taxonomy for investors, lenders and regulators to assess the physical and transition risks that firms face as a consequence of climate change. Published in a recent report, the exercise may not solve risk managers’ modelling troubles, but it certainly makes for a fascinating (and occasionally scary) reading.
In the authors’ words: “As investors and lenders have discovered over the past decade, the assessment of climate risks is as much an art as a science at present.” The report offers some interesting examples and data analysis.