This week’s ESG in 5 highlights growing momentum behind sustainable finance and climate action globally. From a $1bn green infrastructure fund and rising demand for ESG financing in Japan to the UK’s new net-zero building standard, sustainability continues to shape investment and business strategy. Greater emissions transparency and new sustainability leadership roles also reflect how climate considerations are becoming embedded across industries and financial markets.

This week’s Clever Weekly Market Review highlights a more cautious tone across global markets, with equities moving lower amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Investors are also closely monitoring the unexpected rise in Eurozone inflation and the sharp increase in oil prices as concerns grow around potential disruptions to global energy supply. In this edition, we also explore the latest signals from central banks and EU climate policy developments.

This week’s ESG update highlights how businesses, financial institutions and policymakers are accelerating efforts to address climate risk and sustainability disclosure. From aviation exploring durable carbon removal and global firms targeting methane emissions, to new reporting rules in South Korea and large-scale green finance commitments from development banks, sustainability continues to move deeper into mainstream strategy, investment and regulation across global markets

This week’s Weekly Market Review highlights a more cautious tone across global markets as equities moved lower amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. We also look at the unexpected rise in Eurozone inflation, the sharp surge in oil prices driven by concerns around energy supply routes, and the latest policy signals from central banks. In addition, we explore the EU’s new long-term emissions target and the key economic data releases investors will be watching i

This week’s ESG in 5 reflects a clear shift from climate ambition to real-world execution. The UK locks in global-aligned reporting standards, Ireland advances its circular economy strategy, and major players including LEGO, Mars and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund deploy capital and technology to strengthen climate action. Sustainability is increasingly embedded in financial reporting, investment strategy and long-term value creation.

Markets began March with a firmer tone, as improving risk appetite supported UK equities and a rebound in technology shares, even as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East introduced fresh uncertainty. Alongside steady disinflation trends in the US and renewed volatility in commodity markets, this week’s developments highlight the delicate balance between economic resilience and evolving global risks.

From luxury logistics and heavy industry to grid modernisation and hyperscale energy buying, this week’s ESG stories highlight a common theme: execution. Companies and governments are moving beyond pledges into capital deployment, infrastructure upgrades and supply-chain shifts that materially change emissions trajectories. Whether it’s scaling sustainable aviation fuel, retrofitting petrochemical assets, digitising power networks or locking in gigawatts of renewables.

Global markets rebounded strongly over the past week, with equities posting notable gains following a more cautious tone earlier in the month. The improvement in risk sentiment comes against a complex backdrop of easing UK inflation, renewed US trade policy developments, and widespread weather-related disruption affecting supply chains across multiple regions.

This week’s ESG in 5 highlights practical momentum across the sustainability landscape, from aviation fuel investment and circular fashion rules to fresh capital flowing into renewables and breakthrough fusion technology. The common thread: real money, real policy and real partnerships accelerating the transition from ambition to action.

Global markets navigated a mixed week as investors balanced resilient UK equity performance against softer US returns and persistent inflation pressures. Fresh US inflation data reinforced the view that price growth remains above target, while central bank commentary signalled a continued data-dependent approach to policy. Meanwhile, shifts in US sustainability regulation and renewed diplomatic developments in the Middle East added further layers to an already complex global