Real estate assets will be stranded for environmental failures
Massive capex bill coming as most UK assets fail to meet impending EPC standards
Carbon emissions
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Grappling with governance in China to find green transition opportunities
ESG investors will not get far without knowing the nuances of the market, regulation and companies themselves, say asset managers
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Firms to verify net-zero targets with new SBTi standards
Helping companies to set near- and long-term goals
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Asset managers publish interim net-zero targets as UN head decries deficit of credibility
NGOs say allowing targets to be set on a subset of AUM is roadblock to halving emissions by 2030
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What are the behaviour changes needed to achieve net zero?
A government paper, now unpublished, explores a number of recommendations
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Third of investors put CO2 reduction over returns
Global survey finds one third of investors drawn to a divestment approach while half prefer engagement to reduce carbon emissions.
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Raising the price of carbon: The EU’s strategy for meeting its climate goals
WisdomTree’s Mobeen Tahir looks at how the EU will reach carbon neutral by 2050
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Good Money Week: Divestment movement has empowered stewardship
SRI Services’ conference talks active ownership and the risks of assets falling into the wrong hands
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‘Net zero accounting tricks would land people in jail if tried’
Sustainalytics conference hears flaws in decarbonisation calculations are rife and carbon price shock poses a material threat to companies’ returns
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Lessons from the pandemic for COP26
Can world leaders close the emissions gap? Schroders’ Keith Wade writes the pandemic has provided grounds for optimism, but also highlighted challenges of finding a global solution
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Climate experts put seven carbon pricing demands to world leaders
A functioning pricing mechanism must include more being paid per tonne of greenhouse gas emitted, says advisory group
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How to analyse companies’ low-carbon strategies
Jupiter’s Llewellyn-Waters says consider the different scopes, where they appear in the value chain, and what the implications will be