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Most large French companies 'still don't have enough women on boards'
17 January 2022A €5 trillion ($5.7 trillion) French investor initiative focused on improving corporate gender diversity hopes for "more tangible progress" in 2022...
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Citi, CommerzBank among climate tech firm backers
17 January 2022A climate technology firm has raised $19 million in funding from five investors, including the venture capital arms of Citi and CommerzBank.
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PRI calls for human rights-linked sovereign bonds
13 January 2022The UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has urged its signatories to encourage countries to issue sustainability-linked bonds tied to human rights factors as part of a drive to incorporate human rights into investment decisions.
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Simplifying the CA100+ net-zero benchmark is 'laughable'
13 January 2022Criticism of the Net-Zero Company Benchmark developed by Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) being "too complicated" has been described as "laughable,"...
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TPI: Investors need better scenario data
12 January 2022Investors would benefit from climate-related scenarios being focused on their needs rather than on the requirements of policymakers,...
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MSCI partners with GIST on impact data
12 January 2022Financial services giant MSCI has partnered with impact data specialist GIST to provide its clients with access to information on companies' positive and negative environmental and social impact.
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Sustainability disclosure requirements won't be enough
12 January 2022Regulations and disclosure requirements are too easy to skirt. We need concrete plans of action which reflect the irreversible nature of the ongoing climate crisis, argue David Ko and Richard Busellato
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'Gap set to close' in investor focus on methane of waste firms
11 January 2022Stakeholders in waste management firms give them only a small amount of attention despite their significant contribution to methane emissions, US data provider FactSet has said.
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ISSB launches search for 11 members
11 January 2022The IFRS Foundation Trustees say they have begun a search for 'up to' 11 members of a group that will devise globally applicable minimum sustainability reporting standards.
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CA100+ net-zero benchmark is 'too complicated'
10 January 2022The Net-Zero Company Benchmark developed by Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) has potential to become an "essential tool" for investors, according to a climate finance campaigner, but currently suffers from being too complicated and lacking detailed requirements around current proof of alignment.