New sustainable finance targets are going backwards: nearly half of the 11 banks that have set new targets since May 2024 have actually lowered their ambition.

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Liquefied natural gas (LNG) remains a major blind spot: despite risks around fossil fuel infrastructure becoming a bad investment as the world shifts to cleaner energy an impending oversupply of natural gas, only four banks rule out finance for these projects.

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Few banks are drawing clear lines on fossil fuels: whilst the latest International Energy Agency (IEA) found that a cleaner, faster transition will be cheaper for consumers in the long-run, just 4 of Europe’s biggest banks fully rule out financing companies engaged in new oil and gas projects

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We've looked at air pollution: “Ninety-nine percent of the world’s population is breathing unsafe air — no one is insulated from this risk.”

“Air pollution costs the global economy $8.1 trillion annually in health and productivity losses.”

And urban health:
Successful regeneration depends on patient, long-term capital working with the public sector - with returns created by designing for health and place from the very start.

We've had a session on nutrition and why health regulation matters for investors:
“Investors don’t need perfect alignment, they need shared metrics that point to the same North Star.”
"“Health isn’t a new issue for investors - it’s the missing link in the issues they already work on.”

"Consumer behaviour long term is going to drive investor behaviour."