Archive

  • NZAM halts activities in 'fit for purpose' review following BlackRock exit

    14 January 2025

    The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM) has launched a review to ensure it remains "fit for purpose in the new global context" following news of BlackRock's departure last week.

  • Comment: Investors need to target sovereigns in 2025

    10 January 2025

    As California burns and 1.5°C drifts out of reach, it is time for investors to move up the value chain, argues Peter Cripps

  • NZBA should be 'more ambitious' amid bank departures, says ShareAction

    08 January 2025

    The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) needs to 'set more ambitious standards' in response to the departure of major US banks in the past month, an NGO has claimed.

  • Climate finance statesman Carney 'considering' run for Canadian leadership

    07 January 2025

    UN special envoy for climate action and finance Mark Carney is considering a bid for leadership of Canada's ruling Liberal Party, it has been reported.

  • COP29: GFANZ backs call for regulators to define coal phaseout as transition finance

    12 November 2024

    Governments and regulators could help investors by 'clarifying' that finance provided to accelerate the phaseout of coal plants counts as transition finance, according to the first report by the Coal Transition Commission (CTC) published at COP29.

  • GFANZ launches transition consultation for index investing

    09 October 2024

    The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) has launched a consultation on voluntary guidance for the index investing industry, to develop "transition-informed" indices.

  • Colombia and Brazil give hope for 'next generation of JETPs' ahead of COP29

    04 October 2024

    Momentum is growing behind the "next generation" of Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) ahead of COP29, with Colombia and Brazil 'country platforms' seeking to learn from the mistakes of earlier initiatives, according to E3G.

  • Investors tell Japan to remedy inconsistencies with ISSB standards

    02 August 2024

    Some of the world's largest investors have advised Japan to address inconsistencies between its draft disclosure standards and those of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

  • GFANZ publishes Asia-Pacific transition plan case studies

    30 July 2024
  • Judging the credibility of transition plans, part one

    26 July 2024

    Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes