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Companies sluggish to act on TCFD, report finds
19 March 2018Just one in 10 companies provide incentives for board members to manage climate-related risks and opportunities, representing a failure to act on the recommendations of the FSB's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), a report has found.
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Norway oil fund plots path to divestment
16 February 2018Norway's finance ministry has set up an expert group to explore radical changes to the way it invests in energy stocks through its $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, including abandoning investments in oil and gas companies.
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TCFD: Investors should use 'building blocks' to assess climate scenarios
06 February 2018Investors should question whether the climate scenarios produced by the companies they own are credible, by considering five key aspects, a report has argued.
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Major investor initiative to tackle climate change on four fronts announced
01 February 2018A landmark initiative to spur investors to attack climate change on the four fronts of engagement, disclosure, low-carbon investing and policy advocacy has been launched.
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PRI urges specific ESG policy for infrastructure investors
22 January 2018The UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has published advice on how investors can integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria across their infrastructure investments.
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Corporates unprepared to meet TCFD's target for 2018 disclosures, survey finds
20 December 2017Fewer than one in five corporates plan to disclose in line with Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations next year, according to a survey by South Pole Group, despite the FSB's target for disclosure from 2018.
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Hong Kong considers possible green investment bank
16 October 2017Hong Kong is stepping up its challenge to Singapore as a centre of green finance in Asia with the launch of a 'concept paper' on the possibility of setting up a green investment bank.
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Integrated reporting campaign targets investors
31 July 2017The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) aims this year to increase demand from mainstream investors for improved corporate governance, longer-term thinking and sustainability reporting.
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Experts call for reform of financial regulation to promote sustainability
14 July 2017Regulations governing banks, insurers and asset managers should be reformed "to facilitate green and sustainable investment", according to a group of experts appointed by the European Commission.
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Comment: There is no 'Trump dump' for environmental finance
10 July 2017President Donald Trump reaffirmed his decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement at this weekend's G20 meeting in Hamburg.