Sector Focus

Capital Flows, Energy, Sector Focus

IEEFA slams Eni for ‘carbon bomb’ gas field plan following sustainability-linked bond issuance

May 10, 2023
Think-tank says the deal to develop a major gas field in Australia...
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Coal terminal
Capital Flows, Financials, Sector Focus

Financial service coal divestment policies double over three years

May 9, 2023
With the number of financial institutions divesting from coal doubling between mid...
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BP signage near field
Energy, Sector Focus

BP ‘profiting from cost of living crisis’, says think-tank

May 3, 2023
The IPPR has accused BP of ‘driving up prices and profits’ after...
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Ocean pollution, plastic
Industrials, Retail & Consumer, Sector Focus

Investors demand corporate fightback against plastic lobbying

May 3, 2023
A group of investors has called on companies to reduce their dependence...
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Shareholders voting at meeting
Financials, Policy & Regulation, Sector Focus, US

Do ESG resolutions stand a chance at banks’ AGMs?

May 2, 2023
Though a Securities and Exchange Commission rule change has opened the gate...
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Mining lithium in Bolivia
Industrials, Sector Focus

India’s lithium find leaves Kashmir in a bind

May 2, 2023
The discovery of one of the world’s largest reserves of lithium in...
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Wind turbine close-up
Energy, Sector Focus

Offshore wind: Scotland’s bold ambitions on tenterhooks

27/04/2023
Time is of the essence to develop the supply chain for the world’s largest floating wind programme. In 2000, the Port of Nigg on Scotland’s east coast was a shell... Read more
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Retail & Consumer, Sector Focus

Textile industry criticised for lack of ESG targets in executive pay

26/04/2023
Several high-profile textile companies do not link executive pay to any sustainability targets, according to analysis by Planet Tracker. Non-profit Planet Tracker is urging investors in major textile brands to... Read more
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Grenfell Tower remains
Industrials, Policy & Regulation, UK

UK government warns investors of ‘severe consequences’ over cladding

24/04/2023
The government is writing to asset managers including BlackRock and Vanguard about cladding companies’ apparent failure to propose a financial offering to fix unsafe buildings. Investors in cladding companies Arconic,... Read more
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Electric car charging
Capital Flows, Financials, Sector Focus

Sovereign debt surges in green bond market

24/04/2023
Government bonds now account for a fifth of the Bloomberg MSCI Green Bond Index. Sovereign bonds where proceeds are purely designated for green projects have steadily secured a greater share... Read more
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Nestlé chocolate bars
Retail & Consumer, Sector Focus

Why investors are targeting food companies like Nestlé

24/04/2023
A shareholder group is urging Nestlé to shift away from unhealthy products because of the 'systemic risks' they pose to investors, while campaigners warn about the food industry's 'rampant' greenwashing.... Read more
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