Edmond de Rothschild's SRI Chronicles offers insights into sustainable finance, focusing on regulatory impacts and investment strategies. Key takeaways include:
• Mario Draghi’s competitiveness report calls for urgent EU action on innovation, decarbonization, and workforce skills.
• New research links sustainability performance to cost of capital, with higher ESG scores lowering equity costs but potentially raising debt costs.
• The firm’s updated exclusion policy targets palm oil to combat deforestation risks linked to EU consumption.
For an in-depth exploration of these sustainability challenges and investment strategies, read the full report.
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