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EY-Parthenon appoints climate associate

People Moves 4 February: CalPERS, Citi, Morningstar, Guinness & more

Chair of Guernsey Green Finance group announced

North American banks form climate risk group

A group of 19 US and Canadian banks has formally agreed to collaborate on approaches to managing climate risk, as regulators across the continent ready new rules.

Impact: areas to watch in 2022

Big-name players demonstrate the growing appeal of impact strategies - but calls for more credible evidence of impact continue to grow, Michael Hurley writes

10 US asset managers emit 3bn oil barrels a year

The annual financed emissions of 10 of the largest US asset managers are equivalent of three billion oil barrels, a report has said,...

Shareholder group steps up rare metals engagement

A group of shareholders with a total of €30 billion ($34 billion) in assets said it will this month begin stepping up its engagement with companies involved with potential controversies in the supply chains of rare earths and rare metals.

US SEC amendment to deliver 'proxy access on steroids' for shareholders

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended existing rules around shareholders putting forward 'dissident' board members...

COP26 outcome suggests private finance left to pick up climate slack

The final text of the climate agreement by countries at the UN climate summit in Glasgow represents only incremental progress on previous conferences and leaves considerable slack for private finance to pick up on the path to net zero, according to commentators.

US insurers still behind Europeans on climate scorecard

Insure Our Future identifies major climate and fossil fuel laggards