February 4, 2025
Operating Assets

How Short-Term Politics Is Derailing Corporate Climate Strategy

By Samantha Walravens Climate change and American flag in two directions on road sign. Withdrawal of climatic agreement. getty Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is already having a chilling effect on corporate climate commitments, with major banks backing away from environmental pledges and businesses reconsidering their green investments. The implications for

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Gold Investing

US elections and more: 6 geopolitical events that will impact gold prices in 2024

Gold prices hovered near a record high on Thursday, fueled by anticipation of a potential interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September. This follows recent developments that have bolstered expectations of monetary easing. During the Federal Reserve’s July 30-31 meeting, several officials considered the possibility of cutting interest rates, though the central bank

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Operating Assets

Short-Termism Is The Top Threat To Net Zero

In June, I attended an ESG conference along with a hundred bankers. During the event, the bankers answered a digital poll with two questions that revealed what I believe is the biggest obstacle for cleantech investing and the energy transition. The first question: What is currently your preferred investment term? Almost 75% of the bankers

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