£1.6trn investor group write to UK’s largest companies calling for urgent response on climate transition plans
Letter sent to 76 FTSE 100 companies including Schroders and Hargreaves Lansdown
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Firms identify key barriers to business decarbonisation
Net zero a priority but firms point to ‘substantial challenges’ in the UK Net Zero Business Census
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COP29 launches climate transparency platform for developing countries
COP29 heads of transparency announced as well as regional workshops
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Four steps for investors to take action on nature
Embracing nature-positive investable solutions to protect biodiversity could create £7.6trn in new business
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COP29 is being dubbed the ‘Finance COP’
There will be a primary focus on finance contributions and adaptation, says Lombard Odier’s Ashton Parker
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Impax AM’s Forster: I have no doubts about durability of renewables sector
Consumer preferences, policy and regulation are key drivers in the long-term picture, says the manager
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BSI launches scheme to support organisations to meet net zero and ESG targets
Comes after BSI research found 23% of organisations are unclear about what net zero means
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Private equity ‘by far the most popular way investors access the impact space’
Blue Earth Capital’s Impact Survey says three-quarters of respondents believe impact investing will become mainstream in the next 10 years
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Investment in plastic circularity falls ‘far below’ $1trn needed
A Circulate Initiative study has revealed a regional disparity in funding to reduce plastic pollution
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Do investors hold the key to ending the fast-fashion hype?
Leading brands are starting to focus on values rather than value, but ‘no industry is perfect’
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Beyond carbon frontiers: Practical pathways to net zero
Federated Hermes’ Louise Dudley shares her thoughts on effectively navigating a path to net zero
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Global equity valuations are ‘not immune’ to climate risk
An EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute study reveals that climate risks greatly impact global equity valuations