The recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-26) saw
global leaders seeking to reach agreement on how to abate the risk
of climate emergency. We heard that the next decade will be crucial
in taking significant strides towards reductions in carbon
emissions and moving away from fossil fuels, with various countries
making a commitment toward striving for "net zero".
In the aftermath of COP-26, the scale of the task in hand
continues to reveal itself, with the European
Commission indicating at the time of writing that meeting
the EU's 2030 climate goal will require €350bn of
investments every year.
In line with such concerns being firmly in global consciousness,
the last decade has seen a huge growth in corporate social
responsibility expectations through ESG principles and increasing
investor demand for investing with a positive environmental
and/or social impact. From sovereign wealth funds and large
institutional investors through to individuals with
