Library | ESG issues
Public Policy
Public policy refers to the actions and decisions taken by governments to address societal issues through laws, regulations, and funding priorities. It shapes the business environment by influencing regulatory requirements, market conditions, and corporate responsibilities. Policies related to taxation, labour laws, environmental regulations, and trade agreements can impact business operations, costs, and investment strategies.
Refine
256 results
REFINE
SHOW: 16
Edwards Mother Earth Foundation
A private family foundation created in 1997 in the United States with a broad vision for a sustainable planet earth. Philanthropic activities focus on climate change including programs, technology solutions and techniques to catalyse the building industry towards greenhouse gas reductions, and grants to improve energy efficiency and climate wise buildings.
Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief is a UK-based website covering the latest developments in climate science, climate policy and energy policy. Key focus areas include science, energy, policy, thematic 'in focus' research pieces and daily news updates.
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the principal global environmental authority responsible for setting the global environmental agenda and serving as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. UNEP drives the environmental element of the sustainable development plan put into place by the United Nations (UN).
FTSE Russell
FTSE Russell is a global provider of benchmarks, analytics and data solutions with multi-asset capabilities. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group, and is a unit of its Information Services Division.
Vivid Economics
Vivid Economics is a global management consultancy firm, providing expertise in critical and complex policy and commercial questions facing clients around the world. Using big data and the latest economic methods, they are able to provide dynamic online tools to support planning and investment decisions.
The Inevitable Policy Response: Preparing financial markets for climate-related policy/regulatory risks
The Inevitable Policy Response (IPR) is a project to prepare investors for the investment risks associated with the most likely responses to climate change. The likely impacts of climate change and mechanisms in the Paris Agreement are likely to force substantial policy introduction in the near future with investment implications.
Energy Transition Advisors
Energy Transition Advisors provide advisory and consulting services on energy markets to both the not-for-profit sector and for-profit sector. Their work aims to capture the transition away from fossil fuels towards more sustainable sources of energy.
Stockholm Resilience Centre
Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC), launched in 2007, is leading science centre seeking to address the complex challenges facing humanity. SRC is a joint initiative between Stockholm University and the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at The Royal Swedish Academy Sciences.
Environmental Defense Fund
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is an international non-profit organisation who have more than 2.5 million members. EDF is aiming to solve society's environmental problems such as climate change, by linking science economics and law to ensure solutions are innovative, cost-effective and equitable.
Climate change: Awareness to action
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has highlighted the financial risks of climate change facing financial services organisations, saying that they are material, foreseeable and actionable now. APRA’s survey of 38 entities summarises the activities that those entities are adopting to mitigate financial risks. This information paper provides APRA's insights into responses to their survey.
Clean Air Task Force
Clean Air Task Force is a nonprofit environmental organisation that works to help safeguard against the worst impacts of climate change. They achieve this by catalysing the rapid global development and deployment of low carbon energy, and other climate-protecting technologies, through research and analysis, public advocacy leadership, and partnership with the private sector.
Global standards miss the nuance in local child labour
Research conducted by Young Lives on improving the current issue of child labour provided from a view that differs from the conventional approach: improving working conditions is more constructive than merely banning child labour altogether, as doing so would miss the social and economic nuances such as relationship ties, supporting families and gaining skills.
Worldwide investments in cluster munitions: A shared responsibility
A 2018 report on worldwide investments in harmful cluster munitions. Two arms manufacturers recently ended production of cluster munitions, and more financial institutions and states are acting to end money going to producers. Despite declining investment from financial institutions, there are seven companies in the report still manufacturing.
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is an independent statutory authority established by the Australian Government. It supervises institutions across banking, insurance and superannuation and promotes financial system stability in Australia.
World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research organisation which specialises in rigorous policy research and analysis on global environmental and resource issues, and their relationship to human societies and development. WRI understands that natural resources are at the foundation of economic opportunity and human well-being.
Climate Bonds Initiative
The Climate Bonds Initiative is an international organisation working to mobilise the bond market for the financing of climate change solutions. They promote and help develop the market by providing reports on green bonds, conducting surveys, construct investment opportunities, develop a trusted standard, as well as delivering policy models and advice.
