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  • Investor groups urge UK to 'learn lessons' from EU on gas in taxonomy

    21 June 2022

    Three institutional investor-focused groups have urged the UK government to exclude natural gas from its proposed 'green' taxonomy, warning that inclusion would "discredit" the value of the green activities list.

  • IIGCC launches 'net zero' derivatives, hedge fund consultation

    19 May 2022
  • Engagement framework issued ahead of AGM season

    22 April 2022

    A toolkit on engagement by UK pension fund RailPen and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has been published in time for the Spring voting season.

  • CA100+ targets CRH over climate accounting failure

    11 April 2022

    Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) supports a resolution from Sarasin & Partners to vote against Irish buildings materials firm CRH and its auditor over perceived climate-related inaction.

  • IIGCC prioritises investor engagement activities

    07 April 2022
  • $7trn investor group warns 17 companies over climate reporting

    05 April 2022

    34 members of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), representing over $7.1 trillion in assets, have demanded 17 companies meet their climate-related disclosure expectations.

  • €1.5trn Dutch investor group sets 2024 oil firm transition expectations

    01 April 2022

    A group of seven Dutch asset managers with a combined €1.5 trillion ($1.7 trillion) in assets has published three core climate transition expectations for oil and gas firms to accelerate...

  • IIGCC proposes net-zero private equity guidance

    02 February 2022

    Guidance on decarbonising private equity for inclusion in the PAII's net-zero framework has been proposed by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).

  • Just one listed electric utility is aligned with 1.5°C pathway, says Climate Action 100+

    20 October 2021

    Investor engagement initiative Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) has outlined the climate actions it expects electric utility firms to take..

  • Oil majors to pilot net zero model that pits winding-down as 'legitimate' strategy

    15 September 2021

    BP, Eni, Repsol, Shell and Total are the first oil companies to agree to pilot an investor-led standard that is designed to improve comparability of transition plans, and "acknowledges winding-down as a legitimate strategy".