How the high yield space is sizing up sustainability

We should prioritise ESG firms

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This summer saw Europe wilt under a ferocious heatwave that has created wildfires and droughts across the continent.

It has added to a sense of urgency on climate change that is now galvanising citizens, policymakers and corporations. It comes against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, which has focused attention on energy security. Sourcing vital energy supplies from unstable, politically aggressive nations has been exposed as dangerously short-sighted. FCA warns of clampdown on 'social washing' Governments are belatedly waking up to the necessity of the situation. The European Union has made commitments to reduce fossil fuel consumption and decrease dependency on Russian supplies. It has also dou...

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