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  • Transition plans key to stave off threat to financial stability, says Aviva's Waygood

    25 April 2023

    Unless a material price on carbon is reached and governments come up with 'sectoral transition frameworks', the world faces a threat to international security and financial stability, according to Aviva Investors.

  • Collaborative sovereign engagement could become 'key' after Australia pilot

    20 April 2023

    A ground-breaking collaborative fixed income investor engagement initiative for sovereign issuers could become a "key" part of the climate change engagement landscape in the next couple of years, after early success from a pilot focused on Australia.

  • Zurich follows Munich Re in withdrawing from the NZIA

    05 April 2023

    Zurich has become the second founding member to withdraw from the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) only days after Munich Re's departure from the alliance.

  • We need a safe space to disclose transition plans, says Aviva's Amanda Blanc

    27 March 2023

    Aviva's chief executive Amanda Blanc has urged regulators to create a "safe environment" for insurers to publish their plans for how they will transition to net-zero emissions without fear of reprisals.

  • People moves, 24 March: Aviva Investors, Franklin Templeton, JP Morgan ... and more

    24 March 2023
  • People moves 17 March: Aviva Investors, EdenTree, Aegon ... and more

    17 March 2023
  • Aviva completes divestment of £2.5bn in fossil fuel companies

    14 March 2023

    Aviva has divested almost all its £2.5 billion ($3 billion) exposure to fossil fuel companies on its "Stoplist" of firms with weak ambitions to reduce their climate impact.

  • ESG in Fixed Income EMEA 2023 - early bird ends this Friday

    14 March 2023

    The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's annual ESG in Fixed Income EMEA conference will end this Friday, so register now to save 20%

  • After climate, insurers seek to measure their social footprint

    16 February 2023

    The Geneva Association has outlined a framework to assess insurers' impact on society. But why is it needed and how would it operate alongside existing ESG frameworks? Paul Walsh reports

  • Aviva votes against more directors as it intensifies deforestation engagement

    14 February 2023

    Aviva Investors voted against 83 directors of companies in 2022, which the asset manager said had inadequate deforestation policies, Environmental Finance has learned.