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Global Steering Group for Impact Investment
The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) is an independent global steering group catalysing impact investment and entrepreneurship to benefit people and the planet. GSG seeks to build momentum behind the impact movement towards a resilient and sustainable investment system for the long term.
Investing in a just transition in the UK: How investors can integrate social impact and place-based financing into climate strategies
The Investing in a Just Transition initiative sets out how investors can act with social and environmental responsibility in the transition to a zero-carbon, resilient economy. It provides stakeholders with a sense of what a ‘just’ transition looks like, and suggests practical actions to achieve such a transition.
Sustainability Research Institute (University of Leeds)
Sustainability Research Institute is a subsidiary research organisation founded by the University of Leeds. It seeks to combine theoretical and practical research methods on issues such as climate change, energy and business. The institute encourages interdisciplinary research and stakeholder collaboration to promote sustainability.
Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment
An alliance of global research universities that aims to promote multi-disciplinary, high-quality and rigorous academic research on sustainable finance and investment. With the purpose of aligning the financial system with the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative
Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) is a research, education and outreach project focused within four Commonwealth countries: Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom. It examines the legal basis and obligations that directors and trustees have in response to climate change risk.
Environmental Research Letters
Environmental Research Letters (ERL) is a high-impact, open-access journal dedicated to bringing together intellectual and professional scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists, as well as the public sector and civil society, all of whom are engaged in efforts to understand the state of natural systems.
Directors' liability and climate risk: Comparative paper - Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom
The report provides a high-level legal analysis of directors' duties that relate to climate risk in four major Commonwealth countries: Australia, Canada, South Africa and United Kingdom. It captures the evolving priorities of organisations and their need to provide greater transparency on climate risks.
New Philanthropy Capital
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) is a consultancy think tank dedicated to helping the social sector make the most of its resources to help donors make more informed decisions on how to achieve the greatest possible impact.
Tobacco: Reviewing the growing financial risks
Addresses the performance declines in the tobacco industry and presents evidence of how it can be a financial risk for investors. It examines industry trends and outlooks in the context of varying future scenarios and provides recommendations to support future investment decisions.
Criterion Institute
A non-profit think tank that works with social change-makers to demystify finance and broaden their perspective on how to engage with and shift financial systems. Working to transform relationships of power in finance by equipping leaders to engage systems of finance and reimagine new approaches to investment strategies.
Carbon Tracker Initiative
Carbon Tracker Initiative is an independent financial think tank that carries out in-depth analysis on the impact of the energy transition on capital markets and the potential investment in high-cost, carbon-intensive fossil fuels.
The Lancet
The Lancet is an independent, international weekly general medical journal. The journal strives to make science widely available so that medicine can serve, and transform society, and positively impact the lives of people.
Fiduciary duty in the 21st century: Final report
This is the final report from a four-year, multi-stakeholder/multi-jurisdiction research and engagement exercise. It demonstrates that environmental, social and governance integration is a component of investors' fiduciary duty. In order to fulfill this duty, regulators and policymakers must better understand fiduciaries’ needs and establish policies that support this approach.
TCFD good practice handbook
This Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) handbook provides examples of good practice climate-related financial disclosures across the four core TCFD elements of governance, strategy, risk management, metrics and targets from corporates across the G20.
Arcus Foundation
Arcus Foundation is a charitable foundation for causes related to great ape conservation and LGBTQ rights and social justice. They partner with experts and advocates for change to ensure that LGBTQ people and apes thrive in a world where social and environmental justice are a reality.
Banking beyond coal: Sustainable development without coal finance
This investor briefing investigates the financing of the coal power industry. Highlighting that bank financing continues to facilitate active development of coal power infrastructure, particularly in developing nations, which is incompatible with the Paris Agreement. Additionally, it provides a call to action for investors to engage with their banks to strengthen coal divestment policies.