CSR & ESG

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While treasurers have repeatedly shown interest in using ESG-related short-term investment instruments, actual investment levels have yet to match these aspirations.

HSBC’s Sustainable Financing and Investing Survey 2021 captures how the capital markets are increasingly embracing environmental, social, and governance issues. Here, TMI presents some of the key highlights for treasurers to be aware of. Companies and institutional...

In this podcast, Melissa Moi, Peter Jameson and Venkat ES from Bank of America join TMI’s Eleanor Hill to determine where the ESG journey is heading next. Our expert panel consider how changing regulation, technology solutions and metrics including ESG KPIs are...

The future will only be prosperous if businesses embed sustainability at their core. Treasury can play a vital role in this approach, tapping into sustainable financing to help firms embrace different operating models and emerging technologies that benefit both the...

By focusing on the diversity and inclusion elements of external relationships within the supply chain, corporates can create additional value and efficiencies. Here, treasurers are being urged to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and get involved in this potentially...

Transitioning to a more sustainable future requires financing solutions that support both the climate and society-linked goals. For investors, tools that enable them to assess companies on their sustainability credentials are crucial to their decision-making....

In the final instalment of HSBC’s Sibos Spotlight, Eleanor Hill (TMI) invites Nadine Lagarmitte and Suraj Kalati (HSBC) to consider how corporates’ attitudes to ESG are changing, including a growing interest in ESG investment. Our guests explain the...

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought environmental concerns into sharp focus. Today’s business leaders must factor sustainability into their recovery strategies, and treasurers have an essential role to play in reshaping the future of the global economy. Despite the...

A Turning Point for Treasury For environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives to become part of the day-to-day activities of the business community, it will take continued strong leadership and guidance. In the final instalment of this three-part series, Bank...

In the third edition of HSBC’s Sibos Spotlight Podcast series, TMI’s Eleanor Hill invites Farnam Bidgoli (HSBC) to provide an in-depth overview of the current ESG landscape, so that treasurers can build a credible sustainability strategy. Amongst an excess...

By setting five key performance indicator goals for a recent sustainability-linked revolving credit facility – and requiring success in all of them to gain the maximum margin benefit – Smurfit Kappa’s treasury team has demonstrated how a cross-functional project...

In the second podcast from HSBC’s Sibos Spotlight series, TMI’s Eleanor Hill speaks to Surath Sengupta (HSBC) about embedding ESG into trade and supply chains. Our guest shares many valuable insights on how treasurers can improve their ESG metrics in the...