As a growing number of countries around the world are being transformed by green projects such as wind farms and reforestation, concerns around ‘green grabbing’ – large scale acquisition of land for environmentally friendly purposes – grow as these projects begin to have negative impacts on local communities. The Financial Times covers the story.
Electric vehicle sales have plummeted over the last 12 months. This slowing of sales has potentially huge implications for the energy transition, but also the financial institutions that have pledged to decarbonise loans and investments they make. Bloomberg covers the story.
Finally, new research from Morgan Stanley shows that 80% of companies see sustainability as a key driver of profit. ESG today covers the story.
