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March 19, 2024
With better planning and investment, EV uptake could offer storage and grid flexibility
As sales of electric vehicle rise, policymakers should be looking at how to maximise the benefits – and provide an ‘efficient transportation ecosystem’, according to...
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March 14, 2024
Why trade disruptions are bad news for shipping’s decarbonisation targets
Maritime trade routes continue to be severely restricted, while negotiations on a controversial global shipping levy also resume this week. Experts warn there is no...
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March 6, 2024
Despite its packaging pledges, the fashion industry continues to clothe us in plastic
Fashion brands say they are reducing their plastic packaging, but non-profits suggest that with 63 per cent of textiles being made from plastic, this rather...
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March 1, 2024
In Charts: Retail ownership of responsible investment funds dominates institutions
Retail ownership of responsible investment funds outweighs institutional ownership globally, with the exception of the US
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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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Polish lawsuit puts board directors’ due diligence obligations in spotlight
Polish energy company Enea has received approval from shareholders to sue former management and insurers over a failed coal investment, in a case that shares...
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February 22, 2024
NGOs file new legal claim against Belgian ethane cracker
Allegations of potential cross-border pollution and an incomplete environmental impact assessment underlie new attempt to halt plastics project
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February 16, 2024
In Brief: JPMAM and SSGA exit CA100+; IEA to set up security programme for critical minerals
The latest ESG policy and regulatory news JPMorgan Asset Management and State Street Global Advisors have confirmed to the Financial Times that they are leaving the investor coalition group Climate...
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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 12, 2024
Could due diligence legislation end the fashion industry’s ‘pervasive lack of transparency’?
The global fast-fashion industry is detrimental to both the planet and people. Experts say voluntary initiatives have been ‘ineffective’ and legislation is the only way to ensure accountability
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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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