Sarasin & Partners exits position in Equinor over climate concerns
Says Equinor ‘is prioritising short-term returns over long-term sustainable capital creation’ by rolling back climate commitments
Oil and Gas
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COP29: 2024 on track to be hottest year on record and backlash against ‘Big Oil’
The shift to clean energy ‘will not be stopped’, but COP29 CEO caught touting oil and gas investment
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Trump’s election victory: Repealing of Inflation Reduction Act, ‘drill, baby, drill’ and ESG as the enemy
European sustainable investment community ‘look on in horror’ as Trump elected 47th US president
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Fossil fuels and other extractive industries pose an urgent threat to vital ecosystems
Latest analysis from Earth Insight reveals extent of industrial overlap with important areas of conservation
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NZAOA calls for coal-fired electricity phase out
Regulators and governments must take action to close widening gap between trajectory and real economy
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Where are the investment opportunities in emissions-reduction technology?
Liontrust’s Peter Michaelis asserts that the era of burning hydrocarbons for energy ‘is coming to an end’
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Majority of large-cap companies fail to quantify impacts of their decarbonisation efforts
Several sectors also rely on controversial decarbonisation levers according to the Clarity AI study
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Corporates’ fear of failing on sustainability targets means bar is set low
Comes as investor and regulatory pressure for credible transition plans grows
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Why the world should care about Equinor’s AGM
As Sarasin & Partners’ Landell-Mills discusses if an oil and gas company can align with net zero
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CCLA’s Corah and Berens: Why ESG funds need to raise the bar for their investors
The firm is moving its products beyond the trend of ‘traditional green, clean and thematic funds’
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1.5C breach: We must lean further towards driving real world change
Investors react to Earth temperatures breaching 1.5C for the first time
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Global emerging markets bounced back in 2023
The sector was challenged by macro factors throughout 2022 but last year saw it rebound