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Insurance giants form Net-Zero Insurance Alliance

German insurers are risking their climate credibility

By continuing to do coal business on the side and insuring new oil and gas projects, German insurers are putting their climate credibility at risk, warn Peter Bosshard and Regine Richter

Banks with $29trn in assets pledge to set 2050 'net zero' targets

A group of banks with about $28.5 trillion in assets has joined a UN-convened 'Net Zero Banking Alliance', and in doing so pledged to "align operational and attributable emissions from their portfolios with pathways to net-zero by 2050 or sooner".

BlackRock, Vanguard among 43 new Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative members

Environmentalists highlight shortfalls in Allianz's climate targets

Calling on divestment from polluting companies and greater details on engagement strategy

News Round Up: FE fundinfo buys CSSP, SEI joins CA100+ and Lightsource BP signs novel PPA

EU 'brown' taxonomy proposals split financial sector

BlackRock, Vanguard climate and social voting records continue to disappoint

Asset managers' proxy voting record on shareholder resolutions for climate and social issues continued to disappoint in 2020, according to a report by ShareAction, with US giants BlackRock, Vanguard and Capital Group among the worst performers.

$5trn of investors set 'unprecedented' 1.5°C emissions target

Some of the world's largest investors, with a combined $5 trillion in assets, have pledged to implement deep greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions in their portfolios over the next five years, putting them on course to help limit global warming to 1.5°C.

Alok Sharma: COP 26 'will see agreement' on Article 6 debate

Alok Sharma, president of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) has spoken of his confidence in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement - relating to carbon markets and yet to be ratified - being agreed next year.