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Boston Common: Banks fail to tackle deforestation
11 November 2019Less than two-fifths of banks have demanded anti-deforestation policies from the companies they lend to, according to a report from Boston Common Asset Management (BCAM).
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Equator Principles revision under fire from investors and NGOs
28 August 2019A 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.
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BlackRock urged to back words with actions in AGM season
14 January 2019The world’s largest money manager has been pressured to back climate-related shareholder resolutions, in a letter addressed to its CEO Larry Fink by investors and NGOs.
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Investors and corporates join forces in new plastics initiative
31 October 2018More than 15 major institutional investors and organisations representing several hundred companies have joined forces in support of a new initiative "to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at source".
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Boston Common backs ‘blue economy’ finance principles
30 October 2018Boston Common Asset Management has added its name to the growing number of financial institutions that have endorsed a set of principles for investing to support the world’s oceans.
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Banking on a changing climate?
05 April 2018Climate change poses a significant threat to banks. How big is their exposure to climate risks, and what are they doing to mitigate them, asks Peter Cripps
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Banks' climate progress is 'skin deep'
15 February 2018Banks' attempts to adapt to the risks and the opportunities presented by climate change have been criticised as "often skin deep at best" by a coalition of $2 trillion of investors.
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Time for investors in Asia's meat and dairy industries to 'step up to the plate'
14 August 2017Investors in Asia's meat, seafood and dairy industries "face a range of badly managed sustainability risks with significant potential to derail returns," a report has warned.
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Shareholder engagement spurs AB InBev to commit to 100% renewables
29 March 2017Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev, the world's largest brewer, has signed up to the RE100 initiative, following extensive shareholder engagement.
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Investors urged to pressure banks to do more on climate change
20 February 2017Investors should use their position as shareholders to ensure the financial sector makes better progress to mitigate climate change, according to a new report.