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Investors support US federal climate target in letter to President Biden

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

CA100+ benchmark shows net zero ambitions still have long way to go

$8trn investors back IIGCC 'Net Zero Investment Framework' launch

US regulator banking rule seeks to 'prop up' fossil fuel financing

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has been accused of staging a "last ditch" attempt to prop up financing for fossil fuel through its "fair access" rule for banks, amid a rising tide of lenders announcing plans to phase-out such funding.

The race is on to electrify corporate fleets

Electrification increasingly makes economic sense for fleets of corporate vehicles, says Mary Jane McQuillen

News round-up: US exits Paris Agreement, Willis Towers Watson, PACTA and Generali

SEC shareholder resolution proposals 'actively muzzle' investor engagement

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved rules which limit the ability of investors to file shareholder proposals, a move criticised as "actively muzzling" investor pressure on environmental, social and governance (ESG) and other material issues.

CA100+ creates benchmark for net-zero emissions

Engagement initiative Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) has developed a tool for companies to use when developing strategies for transitioning to net-zero carbon emissions.

CFTC: Climate change poses 'major risk' to US financial system

A report from a subcommittee of US federal regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has found that all US financial regulators must recognise that climate change poses 'serious emerging risks' to the national financial system.