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Leaders from almost 200 nations will gather in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm-el-Sheikh from Nov 6 to 18 to hammer out details of how countries can take climate action under the Paris Agreement.

Last year, a report jointly published by Deloitte and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) dubbed the CSO (chief sustainability officer) “the sense maker in chief”, predicting that the role would grow significantly in prominence over the next two years. 

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Despite the government's energy price guarantee, tomorrow households across the UK will feel the impact of the leap in energy bills with costs almost twice what people were paying last winter.

Identifying where actionable, sustainable improvements can be made in business is a challenge, says Rio’s Dan Botterill. (Photo by Thibault Renard via iStock)

 Zero Emissions Day has been designed to give the world a break from fossil fuels and to raise awareness about the harm caused by carbon emissions. The goal is to engage people towards more climate-friendly choices in their personal life.

There has been a significant rise in the number of disruptive platforms, apps, new products and services emerging in the ESG space in recent years. As sustainability has become more integrated into the corporate landscape, and targets and reporting are enshrined in legislation, ESG technology catering to these changing requirements has fast become an industry in its own right.

GHG Protocol basics: Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions reporting

A recently released OECD report found that just 9% of plastic worldwide is currently recycled; despite a heightened alertness of the problem globally, and the recent drive to address it.  

Our Chief Executive, Dan Botterill, recently had a discussion with James Holley, Head of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) at Bridgepoint on all things ESG and investment data. Bridgepoint is an alternative asset fund management group focussing on the Middle Market, and have adopted responsible investing principles into their work and business practices.

James spoke with us as part of our most recent resource guide, ESG Due Diligence, Compliance, and Voluntary Reporting: A Data Collection Guide for Financial Services. This guide provides snapshot of the ESG due diligence data landscape, and some practical steps for collecting data.