Thought leadership

Long-term investors have a key role to play in ensuring companies disclose and account for their use of artificial intelligence, says Eva Cairns.

'Depoliticising' responsible investment is not the answer to the populist party's control of local councils, writes Tom Powdrill.

Presenting climate change as a progressive issue is discouraging climate-worried right-wingers, writes Simon Glynn.

ESG ratings are a popular punchbag for investment insiders and observers, but the controversial EV makers' evolution shows they can have value, writes RI's guest columnist.

What does legal action against the first bank to set SBTi targets say about the relationship between NGOs and financial institutions, asks RI's guest columnist

Lenders' willingness to walk away from net-zero commitments and alliances tells us little about their transition activities, writes Mika Morse.

Failure to prepare for pandemic, migration and even super-volcano crises is a financial weakness – and one ESG professionals can address, writes RI's guest columnist.

Investors should integrate physical climate risks at the start of the investment process, writes Elizabeth Clark of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

Investors must break with the military metaphor and focus on collaboration with governments, writes Simon Glynn.

RI's guest columnist on the 'jarring' obsession with portfolio emissions reductions.