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This year will be busier than ever for the sustainable finance and responsible investment world. RI Editor Sophie Robinson-Tillett identifies six of t… This year will be busier than ever for the sustainable finance and responsible investment world. RI Editor Sophie R… This year will be busier than ever for the sustainable finance and responsible investment world. RI Editor Sophie Robinson-Tillett identifies six of the biggest topics to watch.
Jan 7th, 2021
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1. Climate change
Climate change looks set to remain the top theme for most responsible investors in 2021, not least because of COP26 – the global climate negotiations now scheduled to take place in November in Scotland. Slated to be the biggest since the Paris Agreement was achieved in 2015 at COP21, the summit is expected to see the world’s governments submit new and improved climate commitments (although nearly two-thirds of them missed the December deadline), and finance will feature more heavily than ever. Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has launched a Private Finance Strategy as part of his new role as Climate Envoy for the UN, helping to coordinate COP26. Last year he described it as seeking to “ensure that every financial decision takes climate change into account”. Expect big commitments fr…