The Glasgow Climate Pact: A guide for business

Michael Holder
clock • 14 min read

COP26 has delivered a fresh set of commitments and the finalisation of the Paris Agreement rulebook - but what does it all mean for business?

As the dust begins to settle after COP26, work must now begin towards interpreting and putting into practice what was agreed by 196 countries around the world in Glasgow on Saturday night. The key final decision texts on the UNFCCC website include a raft of new commitments and legal language aimed at pushing for more investment, resources, and ambition in support of efforts to drive down emissions, boost economies and support countries tackle the worsening impacts of climate change. The finishing touches were also given to the Paris Agreement 'rulebook', which means for the first time th...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on ESG

RLAM adopts Sustainability Focus label across £11bn portfolio range
ESG

RLAM adopts Sustainability Focus label across £11bn portfolio range

Across a mix of funds and trusts

Cristian Angeloni
clock 23 April 2025 • 1 min read
Quilter Cheviot's Claudia Quiroz: Issues for investors as US and Europe ESG divergence widens
ESG

Quilter Cheviot's Claudia Quiroz: Issues for investors as US and Europe ESG divergence widens

DE&I 'in the line of fire'

Claudia Quiroz
clock 16 April 2025 • 4 min read
Circe Invest's Fiona Frick: Investing in a world on edge
ESG

Circe Invest's Fiona Frick: Investing in a world on edge

Investors forced to reassess exposures

Fiona Frick
clock 11 April 2025 • 5 min read
Trustpilot