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Addressing the hidden water footprint of data and AI

Rising adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is indirectly driving soaring water consumption by data centres, write Lisa Beauvilain, Matthew Wright & Johan Florén

COP16: $2.5trn investor group urges governments to step up on biodiversity

Investors representing $2.5 trillion assets under management have urged governments to take more ambitious action on biodiversity at COP16, including introducing mandatory nature disclosures.

Addressing PFAS: Solutions to the forever challenge

The urgent need to detect, treat and destroy 'forever chemicals' in the world's water is creating investment opportunities that are broader and more valuable than many appreciate, write Lisa Beauvilain, Johan Florén and Justin Winter

Water quality: a critical pillar of biodiversity

Tighter regulation could help investors improve water quality and tackle biodiversity loss, write Lisa Beauvilain and Johan Florén

Investors target Volkswagen for climate lobbying

Seven European investors have co-filed a shareholder resolution with Volkswagen for "trailing behind its peers" to report its climate lobbying, after more than three years of dialogue with the car company.

$14trn investor group pushes for AGM vote on 'net zero' claims

A group of 53 investors with a combined $14 trillion of assets under management has called for new climate-related corporate governance measures, including an annual general meeting (AGM) vote on corporate 'net zero' transition plans.

News round-up: Barclays, Brazil and USS

LGIM, AP7 call on Brazil to protect Amazon

Macquarie and BT Pension push TPI support past $20trn

Membership of the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has surged past the $20 trillion milestone, just over three years after it was launched.

Assessing companies' climate lobbying

Responses are being sought to a consultation on a framework to assess whether corporate lobbying is aligned with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, write Clare Richards and Rory Sullivan