Sustainable Trading Winds Down Amid ESG Pushback - FinanceFeeds

Sustainable Trading Winds Down Amid ESG Pushback - FinanceFeeds

The industry-led initiative Sustainable Trading is shutting its doors just three years after its high-profile launch, in what some see as a sign of the political and financial winds facing ESG efforts in capital markets. Backed by global heavyweights including Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, AXA Investment Managers, and the London Stock Exchange Group, Sustainable Trading was founded in 2022 to embed environmental, social and governance (ESG) principle…

Sustainable Trading to Wind Down, Leaving ESG Legacy for Trading Industry

Sustainable Trading, the non-profit membership network created to drive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) best practices within the financial trading industry, is set to close its doors. The decision, which comes just over three years after its high-profile launch, was confirmed following a board recommendation and subsequent member vote at an Extraordinary General Meeting on...

Sustainable Trading Closes Doors but Leaves Behind a Lasting Industry Legacy

Since its launch in 2022, Sustainable Trading has brought together a global community of forward-thinking firms across the trading landscape to turn ESG ambitions into practical, measurable progress. In just over three years, the initiative has not only influenced industry attitudes but has equipped member firms with the tools to embed sustainability, inclusion and responsible business into their trading operations.  From DEI and employee well-b…

Sustainable Trading shutters amidst unfavourable ‘political headwinds’

Members have been notified, and a liquidator will be appointed in the coming weeks in preparation for shuttering by the end of summer.