All articles by Kris Cooper

Kris Cooper

How a new capital hub is raising €650bn to decarbonise Europe’s cities

The new Climate City Capital Hub is set to help European cities access private finance and transition to net zero.

How the EU elections may affect its leadership of the energy transition

Climate analysts unpack the EU’s position in the energy transition and how it may be affected by the European elections.

Businesses lack faith in industry-wide ESG commitments – GlobalData survey

Over half of businesses surveyed believe that, for most companies, focusing on ESG is just a marketing exercise.

Renamed ESG funds “a step in the right direction” for tackling greenwashing

A behavioural economist has suggested that a decline in ESG funds is a step in the right direction for tacling greenwashing.

Leasing Life Awards winner Edmund Locock on contentious asset finance

“The team I’m in specifically does contentious asset finance. That’s really where my specialism lies,” says Locock, 34, an Associate with Gateley Legal.

SwedBank, Danske Bank cite climate as primary reason for excluding investors

The Financial Exclusion Tracker displays companies with the reasons for their exclusion by finance firms around the world.