Mario Greco, who led his firm out of the Net Zero Insurance Alliance earlier this year amid a wider exodus from the group, has spoken out against the network of voluntary climate alliances that represent some of the biggest names in global finance, calling them "political and bureaucratic."

Releasing an ESG report prepares you to address potential risks hidden in operations.

Biodiversity — including pollinating bees, marine life, rainforests and agricultural soil — is declining at an unprecedented rate as a result of exploitation, land-use change, pollution and extreme weather.

So far, little is known about how the fire will impact BigCoast's carbon removal capacity or how much carbon has been released.

The exuberance surrounding artificial intelligence has driven a lot of capital into a small corner of the market in a very short space of time, and that has implications for tech-heavy ESG funds.

New technologies have the capability to provide an analysis of potential exposures.

The soaring number of firms disclosing their workforce demographics is bringing sobering numbers to light and displaying the shortcomings of available statistics.

The political attacks are interfering with insurers' independent efforts to price climate risk, which will harm policyholders, main street investors and local economies, a GFANZ spokesperson told Bloomberg last week. 

Swiss Re said its withdrawal doesn't reflect a lesser commitment to climate policies.

It's no surprise that neither traditional nor digital insurers want to miss out on the opportunity ESG provides.