The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published the fourth edition of its global professional standard addressing environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and sustainability considerations in commercial property valuation. The updated framework, which becomes mandatory from 30 April 2026, establishes comprehensive guidelines for how ESG and sustainability metrics should be integrated into valuation […]

Governments worldwide face mounting exposure to climate-related risks and increasingly frequent extreme weather events, yet until now have operated without clear, standardized guidance on disclosing these impacts in ways that support accountability and informed decision-making. This gap has left stakeholders—from citizens to capital market participants—without consistent, comparable information about how governments are managing climate challenges. […]

Fitch Solutions’ market intelligence provider BMI has unveiled a significantly expanded ESG Country and Physical Climate Risk service designed to help investors and corporations quantify the financial impact of environmental, social and governance issues on economies and industries through the strategic use of alternative data and advanced modeling techniques. The enhanced platform, announced January 28, […]

India faces a monumental challenge in mobilizing the estimated $10 trillion (₹883 lakh crore) in cumulative investments required to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070, with a new analysis revealing that fragmented and compliance-driven corporate transition planning threatens the country’s ability to attract this capital. A comprehensive report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial […]