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Database of tailings dams launched as investors up pressure on mining firms
24 January 2020A database of tailings dams has been launched that it is hoped will inform investor engagement and push mining companies to actively manage the risks of dams failing and causing catastrophic damage to nearby communities and the surrounding environment.
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Generali joins Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
22 January 2020Alliance members collectively hold $4.3trn of assets
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Church of England backs fossil fuel resolution by Barclays' shareholders
13 January 2020The Church Commissioners for England has announced it plans to vote in favour of a shareholder resolution calling on Barclays to phase out its financing for fossil fuel firms.
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Robeco announces ESG engagement themes for 2020
07 January 2020Dutch asset manager Robeco has announced its Active Ownership team will focus on five environmental, social and governance (ESG) engagement themes in 2020, including biodiversity protection and decarbonisation.
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Repsol commits to ‘positive’ climate lobbying following investor pressure
06 November 2019Spanish oil and gas company Repsol has committed to align its lobbying practices with the aims of the Paris Climate Agreement, in response to engagement by a group of European investors.
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One in 10 mining tailings dams have history of stability issues, investors reveal
01 November 2019Mining company disclosures to investors have revealed that more than 10% of those with tailings dams have encountered stability issues.
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CofE slams proxy voting firms over BHP resolution
09 October 2019The Church of England Pensions Board has hit out at proxy voting firms ISS and Glass Lewis for their failure to support a climate lobbying resolution at mining giant BHP Billiton.
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No oil & gas company aligned with 2°C pathway, says TPI
18 September 2019None of the 50 largest oil and gas companies have aligned their emission intensity with a pathway that would keep global warming to 2°C, as called for in the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).
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Only 30% of companies in line with Paris pledges, says TPI
10 July 2019Only 30% of high emitting companies are reducing their carbon emissions in line with pledges made in the Paris Agreement through the nationally determined contributions (NDCs), according to a report by the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).
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CA100+ investors welcome BASF, RWE climate lobbying pledge
03 May 2019Pledges by chemicals giant BASF and German utility RWE to review their lobbying activities on climate change have been welcomed by a group of investors including Union Investment, the Church of England Pensions Board and Sweden’s AP7 pension fund.