The momentum on ESG disclosure and integration is accelerating

The focus on climate remains, but Covid has balanced environmental issues somewhat more with social issues than in the pastThe movement towards greater availability of data and integration by financial sector institutions is gaining greater visibility on regulatory radarsPressure to move towards standardization and higher standards with a global approach has heated up, even though it may not produce the best outcomes

Development in responsible finance has been accelerating for the past few years. With the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping around the world in 2020, acknowledgement of ESG went mainstream. The pace of 2021 indicates that change is only likely to accelerate from the second half of 2021, led by regulators.

In our series on financed emissions, RFI Foundation r...