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COP28: IIGCC welcomes finance day's adaptation and resilience focus

IIGCC publishes 'climate solutions' investment guidance

ASCOR to assess countries based on contribution to $100bn climate finance goal

A first-of-its-kind free tool to help bond investors assess countries' climate progress has been launched that will see investors rate sovereigns on factors including their contribution to the problem and the finance they commit to address it, following changes to its draft methodology.

IIGCC calls for clarity on transition plan disclosure in EU due diligence rules

190 investors sign up to collaborative engagement on nature

190 institutional investors have signed up to collaborate to pressure 100 companies to address their negative impacts on nature, on the launch of Nature Action 100 (NA100) at Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Americas conference.

UK prime minister under fire from industry for weakening climate policies

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced he would delay a ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars and the phasing out of gas boilers, drawing a wave of criticism from investors and corporates who say the move harms plans for the transition.

Major investor groups identify what 'good' climate policy looks like

Investors warn ISS of troubling inconsistencies in climate voting advice

A working group of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has urged proxy advisor ISS to integrate climate into its voting recommendations for investors on a "more robust and consistent basis" amid "troubling inconsistencies".

Natural Capital Investment Americas: early bird ends today!

The early bird rate for the Natural Capital Investment Americas conference ends today, so register now to save 20%. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a further 30% discount.

'We have focused a lot on disclosure, but now let's take action'

Stephanie Pfeifer, CEO of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), tells Thomas Cox about the challenge of scaling meaningful climate action in this critical decade