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  • Climate change still not on investor radar despite rise of ESG, says Mercer

    19 May 2015

    Climate change is still not taken seriously in investment strategies, despite a big jump in the number of pension funds considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, says Mercer.

  • Shell and Statoil next to face climate votes at AGM

    15 May 2015

    Shell and Statoil will become the latest fossil fuel companies to address mounting shareholder concerns about climate change when they hold their annual general meetings (AGMs) next week.

  • Paris climate summit to strengthen green bond market, says HSBC

    12 May 2015

    The rapidly growing green bond market could receive a further boost from a strong climate change agreement in December, a report by HSBC's climate change centre has claimed.

  • Most US university endowments 'not concerned' about stranded assets

    08 May 2015

    Only a small percentage of US university endowments are worried about their holdings of fossil fuel stocks being negatively affected by regulations to curb climate change, according to a survey.

  • Shale firms set for hard times in 2016 as oil hedges mature

    06 May 2015

    Shale companies could feel the full force of the oil price slump next year as their hedges expire, according to the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI).

  • Banks too slow to curb coal financing, say NGOs

    05 May 2015

    Global financing for coal mining and coal-fired power generation remained unchanged last year at about $144 billion, despite the financial distress of leading coal miners and many banks increasing their support for renewable energy.

  • Nearly half asset owners are 'negligently gambling on climate risk'

    27 April 2015

    Nearly half of the biggest asset owners in the world have failed to take action to safeguard their portfolios against the threat of climate change, according to a report.

  • For investors, climate change is now a risk, not an uncertainty

    27 April 2015

    In recent years, there has been a growing scientific consensus about climate change and an increased likelihood of political intervention. Ian Simm outlines some of the ways investors could respond to help them outperform.

  • Blueprint published 'to help failing fossil fuel companies adapt'

    24 April 2015

    Many fossil fuel companies are failing to stress-test their businesses to see how they would be impacted by the transition to a lower-carbon economy, Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has warned.

  • Stranded assets risks are rising, says HSBC

    21 April 2015

    The risk that fossil fuel assets could be rendered 'stranded' is growing, a report has warned.