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UK climate disclosures mandatory within three years
19 October 2021Climate-related financial disclosures that will align with forthcoming standards to be drawn up by the International Sustainability Standards Board will become "mandatory" in the UK for investors in two or three years, the government has said.
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Canada's six largest banks join Net-Zero Banking Alliance
19 October 2021Six of Canada's largest banks have joined the global Net-Zero Banking Alliance...
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Immediate action needed to keep 1.5°C in sight, says PRI
18 October 2021As governments prepare to start the COP26 negotiations at the end of the month, they have been warned that an immediate ramp-up in energy & land use policy is needed to keep the goal of restricting warming to 1.5°C in sight.
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Promises, promises ... asset managers and net zero commitments
13 October 2021Signing up to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative brings a plethora of challenges, but also a sketch of a pathway to a sustainable business model, writes Thomas Cox
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Kunming Declaration agreed at biodiversity COP
13 October 2021The 'Kunming Declaration' on biodiversity has been agreed by more than 100 countries...
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GFANZ calls on G20 to restructure financial system
11 October 2021The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) has called on the G20 to green the global financial system
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LGIM, Aviva join call for UK to mandate transition plans
11 October 2021Aviva Investors and Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) are among organisations calling on the UK government to require large, listed companies to prepare and disclose 'transition' plans to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
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Carney criticised for 'greenwashing' net-zero financial firm alliance
07 October 2021Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been criticised by more than 90 non-governmental organisations that the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) that he chairs provides a means for banks to 'greenwash' their activities.
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How NDC Investment Plans can bring public and private sector together
01 October 2021 -
Investors ask 1,600 companies asked to set science-based targets
29 September 2021