The time to act is NOW.ESG Act Now; our monthly round-up of news, interviews and videos from across the world, alongside our own thought leadership podcasts and articles.Learn how ESG is impacting and shaping the future of finance, and why the time to act is now.

The impact ESG is having on companies is a topic that is very much front of mind and newspaper. This podcast episode discusses the importance of ESG for financial services companies. We are joined by four thought leaders from across the market, giving their perspectives from consulting, investment advisory and technology: Jean Rea, Partner - KPMG Ireland, Jessica Rasmussen, CEO & Co-Founder - Two Magnolias, Jeremy Wood, CEO & Founder - Legerity and Mark Miller, Head of Client Advisory - Legerity. The episode discusses sustainability and how markets, and indeed investor and regulator appetites, are changing.

We are transitioning to a new type of capitalism, melding the creation of prosperity, serving society and caring for the planet. How are early movers using the International Business Council and World Economic Forum Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics to achieve a sustainable future?

Legerity's ESG Webinar - Tuesday 7th December 2021. Watch on-demand Part 2: ESG Market View.

Article exploring why financials institutions hold the keys to ESG success, exploring ESG regulations, challenges, and capabilities.

Corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting has been around for some time. One area of particular focus that is gaining momentum across governments, regulators, investors and employees is climate impact. Business activities are affecting the climate, and we know that the climate will affect businesses. FastPost provides the audit and control framework and enables the link between climate accounting and financial accounting for transparent reporting, enhanced management insight, and ESG optimisation.

Every business is re-drawing its digital transformation strategies. A key pillar of these plans is how ESG is supported across their enterprises. For post-pandemic businesses, ESG is now a critical market differentiator consumers are paying close attention to and using to define the commercial relationships with brands they covet.

The vast majority of financial services firms plan to hire an ESG specialist in preparation for the UK's new rules on sustainable investments.

'Most Nations have failed to be as ambitious as they need to be - the escalation, the ratcheting up of ambition that we anticipated in Paris 6 years ago has not been uniformly realised'. A stark reminder of the real-life, environmental impacts of the increasing climate change emergency.