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JP Morgan to cease lending to coal companies
26 February 2020JP Morgan Chase will stop providing lending, capital markets or advisory services to companies deriving the majority of their revenues from the extraction of coal, and by 2024 will phase out any remaining credit exposure to such companies.
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BP 'raises questions' with pledge to be 'net zero' by 2050
12 February 2020The new CEO of oil and gas giant BP has released, to great fanfare, a pledge to make the company net zero by 2050 - but NGOs dismissed it as "cynical" and one investor said it "raises a number of questions".
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NGOs criticise BlackRock relationship with agribusiness
10 February 2020Environmental advocates Amazon Watch and Friends of the Earth have criticised BlackRock following a statement by the world's largest asset manager on its relationship with agribusiness.
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Less than one-fifth of industrial companies aligned with 2°C, says TPI
04 February 2020Only 19% of the largest, listed industrial companies have emissions reduction plans compatible with limiting climate change to 2°C, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).
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Edison: Water risk is being overlooked by investors
06 November 2019Water risk is being chronically overlooked and needs to be systematically integrated into the investment process, according to UK-based research institute Edison.
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California wildfires illustrate how ESG factors can affect credit, says Moody’s
04 November 2019Wildfires that ravaged parts of California in recent days show the connection between environmental and social risks, and the credit quality of utilities in the US state, Moody’s has said.
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One in 10 mining tailings dams have history of stability issues, investors reveal
01 November 2019Mining company disclosures to investors have revealed that more than 10% of those with tailings dams have encountered stability issues.
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Food companies aware of water risks but are not managing them: Ceres
30 October 2019Food companies are failing to effectively manage climate-related water risks such as drought and pollution – despite their growing awareness of these risks, according to Ceres.
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VIDEO: What is next on the ESG horizon for Toyota?
25 October 2019Speaking at our ESG in Fixed Income Americas conference in September, Adam Stam, National Manager - Secured Funding at Toyota Motor Credit Corporation explains what projects Toyota is working on and how these relate to social and sustainability bonds and what is next on their ESG horizon.
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Environmental groups target US corporates for climate change action
16 October 2019Eleven environmental groups have sent an open letter to the CEOs of US businesses urging them to step up their action on climate change.