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  • NZIA defines metric for insurers' net-zero targets

    14 April 2022

    The UN-convened Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) has explained its thinking on the best metric for setting insurers "robust targets"...

  • Building emissions database launched

    16 February 2022

    An emissions database for European buildings has been launched by the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF).

  • PCAF signatories reach $60trn after TCFD support

    31 January 2022

    Japan Post Bank has become the 200th signatory to the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF),...

  • Tokio Marine joins Net-Zero Insurance Alliance

    19 January 2022

    Physical risks from warming a "prudential issue" for Asia's regulators, says Japan's FSA

  • 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,...

  • Green bond issuers urged to disclose absolute carbon emissions

    07 December 2021

    The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) has urged green bond issuers to begin disclosing the absolute carbon emissions...

  • PCAF floats idea of 'facilitated emissions'

    11 November 2021

    The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) has launched a consultation on two documents...

  • Insurers to get global standard for measuring 'insured emissions'

    07 September 2021

    Insurers are to get "the first global standard to measure and disclose insured greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions" as a result of an industry collaboration.

  • Bank of America becomes third US lender to join carbon accounting initiative

    30 July 2020

    Bank of America (BoA) has joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), the third major US lender to join the initiative in the past week, as pressure builds on financial institutions to tackle the emissions of their lending and investment portfolios.

  • Rocky Mountain Institute launches climate finance centre with US banks

    09 July 2020

    The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has launched a research centre to help shape the role that the financial industry has in driving the transition to a low-carbon economy, with four major US banks collaborating on the project