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  • IIGCC to step up pressure on banks to demonstrate action on net zero

    06 June 2023

    A group representing investors with €65 trillion ($70 trillion) in assets under management has published a set of expectations for banks, as they push for more details on how banks will act on pledges to achieve net zero emissions.

  • Engage countries on economic freedoms to bring ESG benefits, says MSIM

    23 May 2023

    Investors are "less credible" when engaging with policymakers on ESG, and should focus instead on improving economic freedom, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) told Environmental Finance.

  • Six US banks to pilot Fed-led climate scenario analysis

    30 September 2022

    The US Federal Reserve has revealed that six of the largest US banks are to participate in a pilot exercise to study their ability to manage climate-related financial risks, in a significant development for the financial stability supervision framework in the world's largest economy.

  • 10 US asset managers emit 3bn oil barrels a year

    16 December 2021

    The annual financed emissions of 10 of the largest US asset managers are equivalent of three billion oil barrels, a report has said,...

  • COP26 outcome suggests private finance left to pick up climate slack

    15 November 2021

    The final text of the climate agreement by countries at the UN climate summit in Glasgow represents only incremental progress on previous conferences and leaves considerable slack for private finance to pick up on the path to net zero, according to commentators.

  • Ground-breaking BlackRock public-private EM climate fund exceeds target

    02 November 2021

    BlackRock has announced its flagship public-private financing Emerging Market (EM) climate infrastructure investment fund has raised more than $670 million...