The Survey Problem: Why Asking SMEs About Their Sustainability Doesn’t Work
A risk team sends out a sustainability questionnaire to a thousand SME clients. Weeks later, the responses trickle in — a fraction of the list, with answers that don’t line
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A risk team sends out a sustainability questionnaire to a thousand SME clients. Weeks later, the responses trickle in — a fraction of the list, with answers that don’t line
A bank approves an SME loan. The financials check out, the covenants are standard, and the deal closes on schedule. What often doesn’t get checked with the same rigour is
A new restaurant opens. The kitchen is fitted, the menu is set, and somewhere in the admin pile sits an energy contract — signed in a rush, barely read, and
Picture this: a busy pub landlord in Manchester gets their quarterly energy bill. It’s higher than last quarter — again. They have no idea why. Was it the new walk-in
Every major UK bank has a net zero commitment. Most have published Scope 3 targets. And almost all of them face the same problem when it comes to actually measuring
Insurance has always been a data business. The entire model rests on the ability to price risk accurately — to look at what you know about a counterparty and make
The green finance market is growing fast. Multilateral Development Banks and supranational institutions have established wholesale green credit lines channelled through local commercial banks to SME customers, with deployment expected
The 30-Minute Energy Audit Every SME Should Do Before Their Next Renewal (Warning: It Will Not Take 30 Minutes) Let’s be honest with each other. The idea that you can
There’s a cost that doesn’t appear on any balance sheet, but sustainability teams across the banking sector know it intimately. Call it the verification tax — the time, money and
This report is based on the first in a series of enlightening panel discussions that sets out to frame the problems and challenges being faced by all stakeholders in the ESG finance space. Despite the SMEs desire to engage in ESG practices, a lack of information on how to take action against climate change and competing business priorities are significant challenges in improving these practices.
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