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Norwegian oil fund continues ESG engagement ahead of renewables push
18 August 2020The manager of the giant Norwegian sovereign wealth fund reported it was continuing to engage heavily with firms on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, but was yet to get off-the-mark in its renewable energy investments.
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Deutsche Bank's tightened fossil fuel policy judged 'unambitious'
28 July 2020Deutsche Bank has tightened its fossil fuel policy to include exiting from coal mining investments by 2025, strengthening its stance towards coal power and restricting oil and gas sector financing - but campaigners continued to criticise the lender for its lack of ambition.
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Norwegian oil fund exits stakes in 12 firms on ESG concerns
13 May 2020The giant Norwegian oil fund has excluded a dozen companies from investment due to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns, including mining giants such as Anglo American, Glencore and Vale in which it was a major shareholder.
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Rio Tinto warns industry lobby on thermal coal advocacy
27 March 2020Mining giant Rio Tinto has delivered a dusting down to a significant Australian industry lobby for its support for thermal coal, as part of its review of the industry associations it wants to belong to.
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WBA announces 2,000 most influential firms for sustainable future
21 January 2020The World Benchmarking Alliance has revealed the 2,000 companies that it believes have the greatest influence on global progress towards a "more sustainable future" ahead of ranking them for progress.
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Investors welcome strengthened Anglo American climate lobbying policy
23 December 2019Major investment firms have welcomed the mining giant Anglo American agreeing to align its lobbying activity to the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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CA100+ targets lobbying, implementing TCFD and net zero emissions
03 October 2019Climate Action (CA) 100+ has set out its engagement priorities, over the coming months, in its first initiative progress report for 161 'focus companies'.
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Climate Action – how the bond market can finance the fight
05 September 2019The green bond market and the carbon markets could be combined to help decarbonise the economy, suggests Mark Leahy.
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Equinor bows to investor pressure of Climate Action 100+
25 April 2019Equinor has become the latest oil and gas company to bow to investor pressure to strengthen its climate targets.
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Success of $32trn Climate Action 100+ ‘at risk’, say NGOs
12 April 2019The success of the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) collaborative investor engagement initiative is being jeopardised because many investors are failing to fully support it, according to a group of civil society organisations.