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Quotes of the Quarter
05 October 2015Environmental Finance takes a look back at some of the quotes that defined the third quarter of 2015.
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Insurers demand action on climate change
01 October 2015The leaders of 15 insurance firms have written to the governor of the Bank of England demanding "urgent action" on climate change.
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Bank of England warns insurers on potential losses from stranded assets
30 September 2015The transition to a low-carbon economy could inflict heavy losses on insurers, as a result of potential shifts in asset prices, Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, has warned.
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Investors with $2.6trn of assets make divestment pledges
23 September 2015Investors with combined assets of $2.6 trillion have made pledges to divest from fossil fuels, according to a new report.
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Aviva signs up to Montreal Carbon Pledge
09 September 2015Aviva Investors has signed up to the Montreal Carbon Pledge, saying that climate change poses 'clear risks' to long-term investment.
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Investors 'must challenge IOSCO' as environmental disclosure slows for listed companies
08 September 2015Investors must "directly challenge" the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to ramp up its sustainability efforts as figures reveal a slowdown in non-financial reporting for listed companies.
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Investors who don't consider ESG are failing in their fiduciary duty, says report
07 September 2015Investors that do not consider environmental issues in their long-term investment approach are failing in their fiduciary duty, according to a report published by the UN today.
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California passes bill to force state pension funds to divest from coal
04 September 2015California's two state pension funds, the largest in the US, look increasingly likely to be forced to divest from coal after a bill requiring them to do so was passed by the State Assembly.
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Stranded assets and bankruptcy threaten US coal miners, says S&P
01 September 2015Environmental regulations and supply-demand imbalances threaten to force more US coal mining firms into bankruptcy, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor's.
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Inflection Point Capital to advise Norway's sovereign wealth fund
24 August 2015Inflection Point Capital Management, a London-based sustainability advisory company, has secured a four-year consultancy contract to advise Norway's $870 billion sovereign wealth fund.