Two-thirds of European companies have no net-zero targets
Accenture research finds just 5% of those that have are on track to reach their goals
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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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Shareholders up pressure on Standard Chartered over fossil fuel funding
Climate resolution claims the bank has financed more than $31bn to fossil fuels since Paris Agreement
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Tackling taboos: Steel, nuclear and concrete
Rowan Dartington’s investment director Tim Cockerill looks at how three high-emitting sectors can be part of the solution
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Opportunities in China’s carbon neutral plan
Credit Suisse expects investment to pour into China green technology and infrastructure during the next three decades.
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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
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Roadmap to net zero for investment managers
The interim milestones the industry needs to consider – and quickly
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Will COP26 lead to consolidation in net-zero investor groups?
Increasing number of investor net-zero initiatives may further confuse industry
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Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good at COP26
Rathbone Greenbank’s Elliot rounds up the progress made in the lead up to COP26 and what still needs to happen
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Glasgow announces £30bn of investable green projects
City’s Greenprint for Investment includes tree planting, energy installation and sustainable fashion production