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  • Oil companies beginning to act on climate change, says report

    15 May 2017

    Some of the largest global oil and gas companies such as Statoil, Eni and Total are beginning to act on climate change. However, laggards like ExxonMobil are considerably behind these companies, according to a report from major investors.

  • Exxon board fights climate resolution

    25 April 2017

    ExxonMobil's board has refused to support a climate change resolution backed by investors with over $10 trillion in assets under management (AUM).

  • Shareholders to march on AGM season buoyed by Paris & TCFD

    31 March 2017

    With more than 100 environmental shareholder resolutions already filed, it is financial firms as well as the oil & gas majors that are in the firing line, reports Joe Walsh

  • Climate change an 'engagement priority' for BlackRock

    13 March 2017

    Disclosure on climate risks will be prioritised by BlackRock as an issue it will engage with its portfolio companies on over the coming financial year.

  • Shareholder pressure forces climate reporting

    13 March 2017

    A Fortune 500 company has bowed to shareholder pressure to start reporting on the risks its business faces from climate change.

  • People Moves: Exxon, ISO, Corporate Report Dialogue, Leaders Arena

    03 February 2017

    ExxonMobil has appointed climate expert Susan Avery to its board.

  • Energy companies 'underestimate' low-carbon potential

    03 February 2017

    Energy companies are underestimating the growth of solar photovoltaic (PV) and electronic vehicles in their market outlooks, according to a report.

  • Four US oil majors face shareholder resolutions on climate lobbying

    30 November 2016

    Four US oil majors are to be hit by shareholder resolutions calling on them to disclose their anti-climate change lobbying activities, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • Europe's oil and gas companies better prepared for low-carbon than US, says CDP

    22 November 2016

    European oil and gas companies have outperformed their US counterparts in preparedness for a low-carbon future by beginning to invest in alternative energy sources and shifting to gas, according to a report by CDP.

  • The changing climate for investors

    20 June 2016

    Just as the transition to a low-carbon economy is gathering pace, so are investors' responses.