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Are AGMs the right stage for climate protests?
May 31, 2023
Environmental non-profits targeting Shell for reversing its emissions pledges have garnered some...
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Lloyd’s of London urged to align with Paris Agreement goal
May 30, 2023
Activist Greenpeace Nordic is calling on the Lloyd’s of London market to...
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IEA report highlights ‘dramatic shift’ to clean energy economy
May 30, 2023
Increasing global investment in clean technologies is seeing the shift to sustainable...
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Funds embrace ESG terminology in prospectuses
May 25, 2023
More funds are including detailed ESG criteria in their prospectuses, reflecting tighter...
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International Airlines Group: US green strategy ‘winning’ over EU approach
May 24, 2023
The head of sustainability at IAG, owner of the British Airways and...
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Bank targets should account for all facilitated capital markets emissions, says ShareAction
May 23, 2023
Disagreement among banks over the weighting of facilitated emissions threatens to lead...
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Will litigation against big oil mimic big tobacco’s court battles?
22/05/2023
Oil and gas majors’ alleged prior knowledge of fossil fuels’ contribution to global warming is drawing parallels with how the tobacco industry dealt with the harmful healthcare effects of its... Read more
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Call for JPMorgan transition plan garners 35% support at AGM
17/05/2023
A proposal to disclose JPMorgan Chase's climate transition plan was ultimately blocked but it received record support from shareholders as the large fossil fuel financer faces increasing pressure to solidify... Read more
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Sell-off of oil majors’ fossil fuel assets may drive up emissions, says research
16/05/2023
Oil and gas giants are offloading fossil fuel assets in a bid to bring down their carbon footprints, according to new academic research, but sales to companies with no net... Read more
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Directors’ personal liability insurance cover in limbo over climate litigation
11/05/2023
A rise in ESG-related lawsuits and increased scrutiny of board directors’ responsibilities for climate disclosure obligations are revealing grey areas in management liability policies. Company board directors are becoming increasingly... Read more
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Top asset managers fail to monitor human rights in their investments, says ShareAction
11/05/2023
Almost two-thirds of the biggest asset managers do not regularly review human rights issues in investments’ supply chains, says non-profit ShareAction, and a fifth only apply social policies to ESG-labelled... Read more
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