Wednesday, 26th May 2021, London: Industry Tracker, a new research house for investors, launches today.

Poor environmental disclosure at a crucial and highly exposed stage of the textiles supply chain is impairing ESG investment in the sector.

Family and individual investors particularly exposed as 10% of textile wet processing companies fail to report on any environmental metrics.

The role of a robust second-hand market to increase the useful lifetime of clothing has become a central tenet of circular fashion. Who will be the winners of the resale boom?

A revision of the Japanese Corporate Governance Code has been proposed and includes a greater focus on sustainability. Yet Japanese companies already have a high rate of sustainability reporting. The opposite is true for biodiversity though. Excluding biodiversity is a missed opportunity.

If just 1% (USD 222 million) of global ‘harmful’ fishery subsidies were redirected to increased monitoring, a 20% observer coverage rate could be reached, thus reducing illegal fishing and overfishing.

Governments are setting the scene for international discussions in 2021 with major power blocks involved – China, EU, UK, US – under the auspices of the G20.

Unwrapping Investor Risk

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An analysis of the Plastic Containers and Packaging sector: the companies, their investors and the financial risks they face.