As negotiators start to prepare for the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), the stakes are high. Why? Because the meeting that starts in November will conclude the global stocktake intended to assess countries’ collective progress towards achieving the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global temperature rises to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050.

Our Cop27 Net Zero Atlas builds on our inaugural report to systematically assess climate targets and mitigation strategies of G20 countries'. It also includes analysis of physical climate risk exposure for each G20 country for the first time.

In March 2023, the Wall Street Journal approached us with an intriguing question. Could we analyse our data to uncover how many non-EU companies would be in scope of the new European Union (EU) sustainability reporting rules?

    

   

     

   

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a diversified international markets infrastructure business —earning our clients’ trust for over 300 years. That legacy of customer-focused excellence ensures that you can rely on our expertise in capital formation, intellectual property and risk and balance sheet management. As global leaders in financial indexing, benchmarking and analytic services, we offer unrivalled access to international capital markets. Our high-performance technology solutions enable companies worldwide to access funds for growth and development. And with our Data & Analytics, Capital Markets and Post Trade divisions, we provide a comprehensive, integrated suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services that help our customers pursue—and achieve—their ambitions. That’s how we make a difference— ensuring people can meet their potential—worldwide.

   

    

With 2023 gearing up to be a momentous year for sustainable finance, this blog explores the key topics that will help to shape the industry now and into the future.

Each year we conduct a survey to better understand asset owners’ attitudes, priorities and decisions around sustainable investment.

This year’s report compares and contrasts the findings from 2021 to 2022. With many changes taking place around the world, we wanted to highlight the shift in asset owners’ decision-making in line with sustainability. As sustainable investing is the future of investing, take a look at the priorities for asset owners overall, and by region.

   

    

Get access to the latest news and Insights around COP28, The 28th Conference Convention on climate change (COP28) in November 2023 at Expo City, Dubai.

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We use our data, forward-thinking technology, and expertise to help you make sustainable investment decisions, mitigate risk and generate performance.

LSEG Sustainable Growth Podcast formerly Refinitiv Sustainability Perspectives Podcast tackles some of the biggest issues of our time – from climate investing to Black Womenomics, green infrastructure to greenwashing, D&I to the race to net zero. Hosted by Jane Goodland, Global Head of Sustainability at LSEG.