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Banks' fossil fuel commitments accelerate as pressure intensifies

NGOs criticise BlackRock relationship with agribusiness

Environmental advocates Amazon Watch and Friends of the Earth have criticised BlackRock following a statement by the world's largest asset manager on its relationship with agribusiness.

BlackRock announces expanded sustainable investment measures

BlackRock has pledged to make sustainability its "new standard of investing," as it announced sweeping changes to its practices, including reducing exposure to thermal coal firms.

CBI criticised for hydropower accreditation proposal

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has been called on by a group of more than 200 civil society organisations to abandon its proposed green bond standard for hydropower projects.

Equator Principles revision under fire from investors and NGOs

A proposed revision of the Equator Principles does not go far enough in respecting the rights of indigenous peoples affected by major investment projects, according to more than 50 institutional investors.