Financial services execs boost staff sustainable finance skills amid climate concerns
60% of c-suite acknowledge concern about their organisation’s ability to deal with climate change
Climate Change
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IA welcomes IFRS commitments but calls for clarity
Investment Association’s Woodfield backs the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation’s climate-first approach but asks for a roadmap on a wider range of issues
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Half of cities lack climate change plans but small signs of progress emerging
CDP analysis found 58% of cities do not yet have an emissions reduction target but positive action is being taken
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China’s green drive opens investment opportunities
Widespread efforts to tackle climate change offer unprecedented investment opportunities amid five key themes based on China’s 14th Five-year Plan, says DWS.
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Mixed reaction as just 14% vote in favour of Barclays’ climate resolution
Net-zero ambitions welcomed but activists say shareholders ‘have serious questions to answer’ about their climate change commitment
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COP26 countdown: Pledges without action will be exposed
Expect net-zero announcements to creep even higher as we approach the Glasgow climate change summit in November.
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Social policies have a lot of catching up to do
Jupiter’s Llewellyn-Waters says the pace of change in social policy has historically been slower than in climate change
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Green Dream with Amundi’s Caroline Le Meaux: We’re asking companies to clarify their climate targets
Amundi head of ESG research, voting and engagement talks about what does and doesn’t work when it comes to stewardship
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Investor engagement with fast food chains yields results
Fast food giants setting ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Britain falls behind in sustainability rankings ahead of COP26
Morningstar’s Valerio Baselli says some UK companies are classified as highly risky
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New investment approaches needed to reach net zero
Mirova’s head of sustainability research says allocating capital to companies with climate commitments is not enough
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UKSIF calls for better sustainable finance policies from government
UKSIF’s policy vision outlines solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss, lack of diversity and more