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Simon Mundy

Moral Money Editor

Simon Mundy is the Moral Money Editor at the Financial Times, covering sustainability issues for the award-winning Moral Money platform and across the wider FT. He joined the FT in Johannesburg to cover Southern Africa, before a period writing on the London business sector. He then spent seven years in Asia, heading the FT bureaux in Seoul and Mumbai, before two years travelling across six continents to research Race for Tomorrow, a book on the global scramble to respond to climate change.
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  • Friday, 30 May, 2025
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    The opportunity in China’s solar ‘overcapacity’ Premium content

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  • Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
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  • Monday, 26 May, 2025
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  • Friday, 23 May, 2025
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    Academics argue governments should use satellite data to hold companies accountable for pollution

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  • Wednesday, 21 May, 2025
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    Alcohol groups face a sobering cultural shift Premium content

    Young adults are taking the health effects of drinking more seriously

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  • Monday, 19 May, 2025
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    European companies’ muddled message on climate Premium content

    Major corporations have greener policy positions than their industry lobby groups

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  • Friday, 16 May, 2025
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    US clean energy rollback would be a strategic blunder Premium content

    Republican plan to slash support for green energy would hurt long-term competitiveness

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  • Wednesday, 14 May, 2025
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  • Wednesday, 7 May, 2025
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    The legendary investor has a mixed record on green issues

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  • Monday, 5 May, 2025
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    Lessons from Canada’s carbon tax saga Premium content

    Economists had presented the model as a powerful tool for lowering emissions

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  • Friday, 2 May, 2025
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  • Wednesday, 30 April, 2025
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    The case for ‘greening’ sovereign debt relief Premium content

    Also in today’s newsletter, a new philanthropic initiative for newborn health bucks global aid cuts

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  • Monday, 28 April, 2025
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    Making sense of a rough quarter for ESG funds Premium content

    Europe saw negative outflows for the first time, but it’s important to keep a sense of perspective

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  • Friday, 25 April, 2025
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    The UK’s underwhelming response to solar supply chain fears Premium content

    The government’s solar panel U-turn underscores the difficulty of building a supply chain untainted by abuses

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  • Wednesday, 23 April, 2025
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    New York’s warning to asset managers highlights risks of green retreat Premium content

    City’s pension funds are prepared to drop managers that do not have net zero goals

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  • Monday, 21 April, 2025
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  • Wednesday, 16 April, 2025
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  • Monday, 14 April, 2025
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    Shipping’s imperfect new carbon scheme may yet make an impact Premium content

    Also in today’s newsletter, a new strategy for activist shareholders in Japan

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  • Friday, 11 April, 2025
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    Chinese clean tech stocks have risen since the US president’s latest announcement on levies

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  • Wednesday, 9 April, 2025
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  • Friday, 4 April, 2025
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