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Carmakers to fund decarbonisation with sustainable debt, says Moody’s
April 20, 2023
After a drop in issuance last year, the green bond market could...
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Downgrades expected as MSCI amends methodology for ESG fund ratings
April 20, 2023
The ratings provider is implementing a new approach to swap-based exchange traded...
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Battery company WeCo cashes in on solar boom
April 20, 2023
Italian battery manufacturer WeCo, which has emerged as one of Europe’s fastest-growing...
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EU hit with lawsuits over nuclear and gas taxonomy inclusion
April 19, 2023
Environmental organisations are challenging the inclusion of nuclear and fossil gas energy...
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UK government consults on considering ‘non-price factors' in CfD auctions
April 18, 2023
Under the proposal, applicants to the UK’s contracts for difference scheme could...
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Goldman Sachs AM: insurers could raise premiums and exit business lines due to climate change
April 5, 2023
Research by Goldman Sachs Asset Management has found challenges in insuring certain...
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Nike hit by human rights shareholder resolution
04/04/2023
Investment activist Tulipshare is urging multinational sportswear group Nike to include specific contract clauses imposing human rights due diligence within its supply chain. US-based sportswear giant Nike should issue “a... Read more
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Campaigners urge CEOs of 30 major insurers to tighten fossil fuel policies
04/04/2023
The chief executives of Zurich, Munich Re and other insurance groups should close “numerous loopholes in policies and standards" that allow the continuous underwriting of fossil fuel expansion, say campaigners.... Read more
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Energy majors fall short on renewables investment
04/04/2023
Less than a quarter of 2022 capex by each major was committed to renewable energy, according to a Reclaim Finance study. The world’s largest producers of oil and gas are... Read more
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Kenya carbon offsetting project has ‘serious failings’, report finds
30/03/2023
As part of its “Blood Carbon” campaign, human rights group Survival International has alleged in a report that a soil carbon project in Kenya does “not present a credible case for... Read more
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Poor data is stalling UK agriculture’s net zero drive, report warns
28/03/2023
A government-commissioned study has called for better access to information and warns about a lack of guidance for farmers. A group commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural... Read more
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