The long read
Is greater accountability needed to accelerate the transition to net zero?

Is greater accountability needed to accelerate the transition to net zero?

Madhvi Mavadiya
19 Apr 2023

This is an excerpt from The Future of Fintech in the UK 2023: An Innovate Finance Global Summit and...

Why climate adaption must consider people, profit, and planet in financial services

Why climate adaption must consider people, profit, and planet in financial services

Richard Peers
04 Apr 2023

The Right Honourable Lord Deben stepped up to the podium at City & Financial’s Financial Service...

How standardised reporting frameworks can clarify greenwashing claims

How standardised reporting frameworks can clarify greenwashing claims

Scott Hamilton
22 Mar 2023

In our first story in this series, we highlighted some of the accusations made toward banks that ar...

The challenges of authentic sustainability buffet the world’s banks

The challenges of authentic sustainability buffet the world’s banks

Scott Hamilton
15 Mar 2023

Critics say carbon commitments don’t match lending policies. There are stiff breezes swirling around...

How Gen Z is driving sustainability across fintech

How Gen Z is driving sustainability across fintech

Sehrish Alikhan
06 Feb 2023

The up-and-coming generation of young adults that were born between 1995 and 2010, popularly known a...

Using Star Trek to predict sustainable finance moves in 2023

Using Star Trek to predict sustainable finance moves in 2023

Richard Peers
17 Jan 2023

William Shatner, Captain Kirk of Star Trek fame, recently went into space aboard the Blue Origin Roc...

What does net zero mean for banks?

What does net zero mean for banks?

Madhvi Mavadiya
15 Dec 2022

Earlier this month, I moderated a panel hosted by Cogo on how banks can play a more urgent role in t...

Sustainable Finance Live 2022: ESG = existential, seismic, global

Sustainable Finance Live 2022: ESG = existential, seismic, global

Finextra Research
06 Dec 2022

Enabling positive change through innovation and collaboration, Sustainable Finance Live returned for...

SF.Live sneak peek: CommerzVentures reveals climate startup surge

SF.Live sneak peek: CommerzVentures reveals climate startup surge

Sehrish Alikhan
28 Nov 2022

CommerzVentures, the independent fintech venture capital specialists backed by the German banking gi...

Sustainable investing and the Ukraine paradox

Sustainable investing and the Ukraine paradox

Marco Mottadelli
19 Oct 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has proved disruptive for those involved in portfolio management for th...

SustainableFinance.Live sneak peek: ING talks greenwashing and building transparency

SustainableFinance.Live sneak peek: ING talks greenwashing and building transparency

Sehrish Alikhan
04 Oct 2022

In the lead up to SustainableFinance.Live, set to take place on November 29th 2022, Finextra is giv...

Road to Net Zero: The clock is ticking for financial services leaders

Road to Net Zero: The clock is ticking for financial services leaders


04 Jul 2022

The goal is an ambitious one: the government wants to make the UK the world’s first net zero financi...