Welcome to Teneo's UK ESG Insights. Each fortnight, we’ll help you to cut through the noise around ESG by exploring some key market developments and the implications for companies. Missed Opportunities The UK government’s long awaited Levelling Up White Paper was published last Wednesday, outlining twelve levelling up ‘missions’…
Our Covid-19 vaccination table includes updated information on the immunization strategies selected EMs are pursuing and the challenges they face. Below are some of the latest developments. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to discuss any of the countries mentioned in more detail.
Russia will engage in military maneuverings and diplomacy this week. Germany’s chancellor is visiting the US. Campaigning starts for the Philippines’ presidential election. Meanwhile, Japan’s government will decide about restrictions in Tokyo, the Spanish center-right might have to cooperate with a far-right party, a leftist candidate remains the favorite to…
As an electoral year, 2022 legislative bills will tend to advance only as they reflect the electoral interests of Congress or the government. President Jair Bolsonaro remains the main rival to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the polls – but Lula's poll lead means that a run-off is not…
Our bi-weekly spotlight explores key ESG-related market developments and their implications for corporates and investors. ESG in the News The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) published a new component for the Paris Aligned Investment Initiative’s Net Zero Investment Framework (NZIF), providing guidance on aligning…
This updated weekly piece provides snapshots of how selected European governments are dealing with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you wish to discuss any of the countries mentioned in greater detail. United Kingdom The seven-day average of new infections has more than doubled…
The political landscape of the United Kingdom and the country’s post-Brexit path seems more uncertain than ever. With a domestic leadership crisis and an evolving geopolitical environment characterized by the return of great power rivalry, how is the United Kingdom positioning itself for the challenges yet to come? Lord Hague…
The strong public will to resist a potential invasion highlights the challenges that Russia would face in an attempt to occupy and maintain new territories in Ukraine. However, Moscow could seek to exploit the intensifying political competition and declining trust in Ukraine’s political leadership to its own benefit. On 26…
Russia is yet to react to the West’s written proposals. The UK prime minister has received the report on lockdown parties at 10 Downing Street. There is growing confidence in Southeast Asia that the reduced severity of Omicron allows for reopening. Meanwhile, India’s federal budget will be presented in parliament,…
As organizations revisit strategies to manage unprecedented turnover and increased insider threat, Teneo assessed workforce attitudes toward mitigation tactics such as enhanced employee monitoring and surveillance. A Unique Environment A peculiar thing happened to the global labor market in 2021. Over a year into the pandemic in the US,…
Much attention and commentary has been dedicated to the topic of renewable energy in Southeast Asia. A multitude of factors drive progress, encompassing government policy, financing sources and flows, funding mechanisms and instruments, regional cooperation, the balance of responsibility and partnership between the private and public sectors as well as…
Sustainability reporting, i.e. company’s disclosure of environmental, social and governance factors, has become a major area of change for corporates across the globe. Calls for transparency on ESG reports, as well as reliability and comparability of companies’ ESG reports, are translated into concrete regulatory actions. Initially, these calls came from…
