Financials
February 27, 2024
Student boycott of Vanguard highlights recruitment pressure on corporates over ESG
Many young people are choosing not to work for companies they believe have a poor record on environmental, social and governance issues
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February 14, 2024
How companies are tying executive pay to environmental performance
Companies are increasingly building environmental performance metrics into their executive compensation packages
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February 6, 2024
ExxonMobil sets ‘chilling’ precedent after suing shareholder climate proposal out of existence
Dutch investment activist group Follow This and investment adviser Arjuna Capital have withdrawn a shareholder climate proposal after ExxonMobil filed a lawsuit against them
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January 23, 2024
ECB urged to introduce ‘green’ and ‘brown’ interest rates after Macron appeal
Non-profit Reclaim Finance is among those echoing calls from French President Emmanuel Macron for variable borrowing rates that encourage green investment
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January 17, 2024
ESG shareholder proposals have a future but are not the only route to change
Research shows US asset managers are withdrawing their backing for ESG shareholder resolutions, while support from their European counterparts is rising
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December 11, 2023
US investment firms see clean energy potential in Middle East
Half of US investment companies are ready to invest in renewables in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, finds a survey, as experts warn these...
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December 11, 2023
SBTi ‘caves in to pressure’ from banks over net zero standards, says Reclaim Finance
The Science-Based Targets initiative published pilot fossil fuel recommendations for financial companies in November
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December 5, 2023
COP28 Round-up: Energy day gives momentum to fossil fuel phase-out
A summary of key announcements from the 2023 UN climate conference, why they matter and what is still missing
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December 5, 2023
Are sustainability-linked bonds really a green option?
Sustainability-linked bonds offer investors a profitable way to lend to companies with green and social targets, say their supporters, but other financial experts are unconvinced the instrument is capable of...
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December 4, 2023
COP28 Round-up: Finance day focuses on development banks and carbon markets
A summary of key announcements from the 2023 UN climate conference, why they matter and what is still missing
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December 4, 2023
COP28 Round-up: Climate coalitions, debt clauses and a new net zero policy task force
The latest news from the 2023 UN climate conference in Dubai
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