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ESG in Fixed Income featuring Green bonds Americas conference 2019
14 October 2019The conference attracted 300 delegates this year, as the discussion broadened out to cover sustainability in the overall fixed income market. Michael Hurley and Peter Cripps report
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The biggest announcements of New York Climate Week
27 September 2019A blizzard of announcements were issued over the past week, to coincide with New York Climate Week. Some of the main ones are summarised below:
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Investors urged to act as majority of coal companies still expanding
20 September 2019As millions around the world take to the streets for the global climate strike a report by Global Coal Exit List (GCEL) reveals over half, 400 of 746, of the largest companies with significant coal exposure are still planning to expand their coal operations.
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Meat, fish and dairy producers not addressing sustainability risks, says FAIRR
04 September 2019The vast majority of meat, fish and dairy producers have not meaningfully addressed basic sustainability risks, according to a report by investor network FAIRR.
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'Silence is deafening' by corporates on deforestation, says CDP
16 July 2019As many as 70% of large companies are failing to report on their connections to deforestation, according to a report by the CDP, formerly Carbon Disclosure Project. "The silence is deafening when it comes to the corporate response to deforestation," is how Morgan Gillespy, global director of forests at the environmental NGO described the situation.
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20% of Hong Kong companies sustainability compliant
11 July 2019Only 20% of Hong Kong's largest companies have good compliance with international sustainability guidelines, according to Standard Ethics.
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HSBC launches green loan range for SMEs in UK
08 July 2019HSBC has launched a range of green loans for British small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), shortly after the UK launched its green finance strategy.
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EU's non-binding guidelines adopt TCFD framework
19 June 2019New EU guidelines on corporate climate-related reporting have integrated the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and signal a growing alignment for the disclosure regime globally.
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Only 35% of global companies have carbon-reduction targets, says Refinitiv
05 June 2019A new report from data provider Refinitiv shows that 63% of global companies have policies in place to reduce emissions, but only 35% have reduction targets.
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FCA publishes final shareholder engagement rules
04 June 2019UK asset managers and life insurers will be required to publish their shareholder engagement policy, under new rules laid out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).