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Scottish Widows divests from tobacco due to 'stranded asset risk'

Pension and insurance provider Scottish Widows will divest £1.5 billion ($2.1 billion) of assets from companies with exposure to tobacco or some fossil fuels.

The changing shape of the carbon markets

The compliance carbon markets are back, but with consequences for the voluntary market, says Coos Battjes

Q&A with Dow Jones on their ESG tool

Joe Cappitelli explains why he feels the news-based tool is a unique addition to the ESG data space

Dow Jones launches news-driven ESG data tool

US media giant Dow Jones has launched a sustainability data tool that incorporates news as well as corporate disclosures to score more than 6,000 public companies...

Nestlé dropped from DJSI 'after reporting review'

Nestlé has blamed its removal from the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) on a review of its sustainability reporting.

$2.7trn BlackRock proxy voting move 'game-changing' for industry

BlackRock will offer institutional clients expanded proxy voting options across its index business in the "first step" from the asset manager...

$14trn investor group pushes for AGM vote on 'net zero' claims

A group of 53 investors with a combined $14 trillion of assets under management has called for new climate-related corporate governance measures, including an annual general meeting (AGM) vote on corporate 'net zero' transition plans.

Aviva: OECD climate platform could reduce greenwashing

Aviva Investors has renewed calls for an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) climate finance platform it said could reduce greenwashing by encouraging investment in emerging markets.

People Moves 21st May: LSEG, Goldman Sachs, Mirova and more

News round-up: Aviva, S&P, Germany