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Four years after Brumadinho - investor mining commission launches

Investors have launched a commission to raise sustainability standards in the mining sector, four years after the Brumadinho mining disaster, which killed 270 people.

Pension funds urged to target at-risk emerging markets to support a 'just transition'

The Church of England Pensions Board has urged pension funds to take a more nuanced approach to investing in emerging markets to support a socially just climate transition, including by prioritising countries which are most at risk from physical climate impacts.

Church of England Pensions Board taking legal proceedings against Volkswagen

Church of England Pensions Board has announced it is taking legal proceedings against Volkswagen AG for refusing to reveal information on its climate lobbying activities.

UK pension schemes' social dilemma

The UK government is setting up a taskforce for social factors in pension fund investing. Michael Hurley asks what impact it could have

Gap growing between climate leaders and laggards in heavy industry

The steel sector is pulling ahead of its peers in climate target-setting and alignment, Adam Matthews writes

Investors urged to pressure banks on slow climate progress

An assessment revealing that large banks are "a long way" from aligning with a 1.5°C warming scenario should be used by investors to push for more aggressive action to cut emissions, according to an influential investor group.

12 UK pension funds aim to support EM transition

Investors target Volkswagen for climate lobbying

Seven European investors have co-filed a shareholder resolution with Volkswagen for "trailing behind its peers" to report its climate lobbying, after more than three years of dialogue with the car company.

Extracting higher standards from the mining sector

A $20 trillion investor initiative is driving change in the mining industry, write Madeleine Jenkins and Peter Cripps

3 years after Brumadinho, "next dam collapse is only a matter of time"

On the third anniversary of the Brumadinho mining disaster, which killed 270 people, investors have named and shamed almost 200 companies that have not committed to new dam safety standards.