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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Shareholders lose climate change resolution at ExxonMobil and Chevron, despite record support

    26 May 2016

    Shareholders have failed to force ExxonMobil and Chevron to report on the potential impact on their businesses of climate change policies that limit global warming to 2˚C.

  • Investors warn insurers about stranded assets arising from climate change action

    24 May 2016

    US insurers and their regulators should pay more attention to the risk that fossil fuel assets in which they are invested could become 'stranded' as a result of action to combat climate change, a group of major investors has warned.