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  • Report reveals top insurers of US coal

    28 September 2023

    Global insurers AIG, Liberty Mutual, Lloyd's of London, Swiss Re and Zurich are among the top insurers of US coal mining, according to findings from Insure Our Future and Public Citizen.

  • Citi: Corporate ocean impact data is 'pain point'

    19 July 2023

    Linking negative impacts on the oceans to the investee companies responsible for them is a key obstacle for financial institutions, the assistant vice president of Citi's data research arm has said.

  • IIGCC to step up pressure on banks to demonstrate action on net zero

    06 June 2023

    A group representing investors with €65 trillion ($70 trillion) in assets under management has published a set of expectations for banks, as they push for more details on how banks will act on pledges to achieve net zero emissions.

  • Axa IM: Agrifood biodiversity problem is 'elephant in the room'

    04 October 2022

    The agricultural supply chain's impact on biodiversity is an obvious problem that is being avoided by financial institutions, which often do not know how to address the issue, an executive at Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) has said.

  • Six US banks to pilot Fed-led climate scenario analysis

    30 September 2022

    The US Federal Reserve has revealed that six of the largest US banks are to participate in a pilot exercise to study their ability to manage climate-related financial risks, in a significant development for the financial stability supervision framework in the world's largest economy.

  • Biodiversity COP and finance

    15 August 2022

    Ahead of the COP15 biodiversity conference in December, Thomas Cox asks financial experts their hopes for the event