ESOS Phase 4 will place greater emphasis on action, requiring large UK organisations to demonstrate progress against previous energy-saving commitments and explain where measures have not been delivered. This article explains what businesses need to do to comply.

A severe El Niño event could intensify physical climate risks with major humanitarian and economic consequences. This article argues that investors should proactively assess, manage and build resilience to these risks across portfolios and supply chains.

ESOS Phase 4 keeps the focus on energy efficiency, with net zero requirements now pushed to Phase 5. The key shift is towards proving delivery, not just completing an audit. Read our article on what the changes mean and what to do now.

UK SIF highlights how unaddressed flood risk is exposing the UK mortgage market to significant climate‑related financial risk.

Recent research from the PRI and the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business – including the Sustainability Value Creation Guide and the Return on Sustainability Investment tool underscores both the clear financial upside of sustainability and the difficulty asset managers face in measuring the financial impact of impact, while also providing tools to help managers get started.

Key information on the scope and rules of the FCA and EMSA ESG ratings provider regulations.

Summary of requirements under the new PRI Pathways reporting system for responsible investment.

An explainer for SB 261, The Climate-Related Financial Risk Act, requiring companies doing business in California to publish a report outlining the climate risks they face.

An explainer for SB 253, The Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, requiring companies doing business in California to publish their carbon emissions data.

We are please to announce our company name change, from Danesmead ESG to Danesmead Advisory, reflecting the wider range of services we now provide.

Our guide to the importance of nature and biodiversity including the main frameworks and approaches for calculating and disclosing nature dependencies, risks and impacts.

Introduction to the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), its scope and timeline for application.

The TISFD seeks to identify what the key social and inequality-related financial disclosures made by companies should be, as well as to advocate for the uniform adoption of the recommended disclosure requirements by global standard setters.

An overview of the EU’s CSRD and tips on how to prepare for it.

What is the UK Stewardship Code and what’s involved in making a successful application?

A brief explainer of the PRI, including recent 2024 changes to the reporting process.

A brief explainer on the Task-Force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), what it is, and how it might affect you.

Understanding science-based targets and the SBTi

A glossary of common sustainability terms, organisations and frameworks.

A brief explainer on ESG and ESG investing.