Thought leadership

Failing to act on exposure to food system risks could lead to long-term value destruction, writes Rachel Crossley.

Geopolitics, inflation and the AI revolution are widening the gap between rich and poor. Investors need better data to assess the implications, writes TISFD director Simon Rawson.

India's rigorous ESG reporting regime has solved disclosure architecture problems discussed in London and Brussels, writes Gaurav Singh.

Investors may need to accept that nature won't fit neatly into their risk-return frameworks, writes RI’s guest columnist.

The EU's Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD) has set the benchmark but the framework needs strengthening, writes Ilia Bekou.

Investors must move away from a top-down, target-setting approach to decarbonisation, write Tom Gosling and Hans-Christoph Hirt.

ESG backlash headlines and less prominent disclosures mask tangible progress, writes Katie Frame.

Sustainable investment has gone mainstream but grown too cautious. The industry needs harder questions and honest self-assessment, write Rory Sullivan and Richard Perkins.

Proposed reforms to the EU's greenwashing rules have a 'blind spot' on social issues, write Signe Andreasen Lysgaard and Ioana Tuta.

A last-minute proposal to align EU standards with the ISSB risks reshaping the European model of sustainability reporting, writes Frédéric Ducoulombier.