The New Era of EU Capital Markets: Strategic Priorities for the Savings and Investments Union
Executive Roundtable with the University of Oxford Scientific organisers: Pierre Schlosser, Ben Caldecott and Folker de Witte In an era defined by technological disruption, geopolitical instabilities and the progressive politicisation of sustainability, the Savings and Investments Union (SIU) strategy is the EU’s most recent attempt to do what the Capital Markets Union (CMU) never fully […]
Silicon Boundaries in Practice
A workshop on AI, societal stability and long-term value for investors and others attending PRI in Person 2026 Investors are now heavily exposed to artificial intelligence: directly, through the companies building the models, chips, data centres and energy supply behind it, and indirectly, through every company and economy the technology reaches. The long-term value of […]
Don’t just take their word for it: a transparent way to assess corporate climate plans
An open-source method to estimate a company’s future emissions from its actual production plants, even when the company won’t tell you. Lead Author, Dr David Kampmann, Career Development Fellowship in Sustainable Finance Over the past two years, some of the world’s biggest polluters have quietly walked back their climate promises. Steelmaker ArcelorMittal, for example, cancelled […]
The frontiers of sustainable finance
Article by Ben Caldecott, Director, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group On Monday 29th June we held the fourth Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit at Rhodes House in Oxford: one day, a single track, immediately after London Climate Action Week. What follows draws on my opening remarks. At last year’s Summit we were in a soul-searching mood. After a decade […]
“Planetary Intelligence” lecture with Will Marshall, Co-Founder and CEO of Planet.
We are delighted to host a special lecture at the University of Oxford by Will Marshall, Co-Founder and CEO of Planet. Planet built and runs the largest fleet of Earth observation satellites ever assembled, imaging the entire land surface of the Earth every day. Space and AI are two of the most exciting fields in […]
Finance and the Global Assessments Symposium
A one-day academic symposium on the state of evidence and the research frontier in finance for climate mitigation, climate adaptation, and nature. About the Symposium The Symposium convenes researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and IPCC and IPBES authors working on finance, to discuss the state of evidence and identify research priorities relevant to the IPCC Seventh Assessment […]
Debating Whether Climate Risk Is Already Priced In
Dr Ben Caldecott, Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group recently featured in an Oxford‑style debate on the ESG Currents podcast examining whether climate risk is already reflected in financial markets. Hosted by Bloomberg Intelligence EMEA ESG integration analyst Grace Osborne, the discussion brought together contrasting views from Dr Jakob Thomae, co‑founder and CEO of […]
The US cattle industry is eating its own tail
Stephanie Walton has published a new commentary in the Financial Times examining the growing systemic risks within the US cattle and beef industry, set against the backdrop of the 22‑year megadrought in the western United States. In the article, titled “The US cattle industry is eating its own tail,” Walton responds to recent coverage of […]
Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit
Immediately after London Climate Action Week, we bring the conversation to Oxford for our fourth annual Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit. On Monday 29th June at Rhodes House and its gardens, leading researchers will join practitioners, policymakers, regulators, and civil society organisations to examine the developments, trends, and questions that matter most for the future of […]
Britain needs a climate reset, not a climate culture war
The UK should keep net zero as the destination but overhaul the architecture that gets us there Those in the climate community will argue that the last thing we need is a debate about the UK’s climate targets. But the debate is already upon us. Reform wants to scrap the net zero target. The Conservative Party has […]