Financials
Campaigners urge CEOs of 30 major insurers to tighten fossil fuel policies
April 4, 2023
The chief executives of Zurich, Munich Re and other insurance groups should...
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Swiss banks finding loopholes to fund fossil fuel activity, says report
March 28, 2023
Study deems Swiss financial companies ‘complicit’ in funding fossil fuel growth, with...
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UK pension schemes could improve climate disclosures, regulator finds
March 27, 2023
A review of selected UK pension schemes’ annual climate reports finds that...
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UK financial regulator demands improvements on ESG benchmarks
March 21, 2023
The FCA has told benchmark administrators that they are failing to correctly...
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BoE to assess changes for capital frameworks on climate risk
March 20, 2023
The Bank of England will carry out more work on climate change...
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Banks account for greenwashing risk as scrutiny ramps up
March 16, 2023
With increasing fines and regulation against the overstatement of sustainability credentials, the...
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‘Not the role of BlackRock’ to engineer climate transition, Fink says
15/03/2023
BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink says it is for governments, technology and consumers to set the pace of decarbonisation. The world’s largest asset manager will focus on understanding what decarbonisation... Read more
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Credit Suisse climate strategy ‘not fit for purpose’, ShareAction says
15/03/2023
The campaigning group has called on Credit Suisse investors to vote against the bank’s climate strategy at its upcoming annual meeting. Credit Suisse is asking shareholders to support its updated... Read more
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Investors accuse Vanguard of violating fiduciary duty over climate risk
08/03/2023
More than 1,400 Vanguard clients have written to urge the asset manager to improve its engagement and prioritise decarbonisation in its proxy voting. Vanguard has been warned that it could... Read more
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Female participation in UK finance more than 30% down since 1997
08/03/2023
New report highlights women's persistent challenges in reaching senior positions and mirrors the findings of similar research across Europe. Analysis from the London Stock Exchange and the Centre for Economics... Read more
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Explainer: The impact of Republicans' anti-woke campaign
06/03/2023
US Republicans are blocking legislation that would allow pension funds to consider ESG factors in their investments and are blacklisting lenders and asset managers that have anti-fossil fuel policies, but... Read more
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