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Database of tailings dams launched as investors up pressure on mining firms
24 January 2020A database of tailings dams has been launched that it is hoped will inform investor engagement and push mining companies to actively manage the risks of dams failing and causing catastrophic damage to nearby communities and the surrounding environment.
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Framework for SDG disclosures unveiled by accounting bodies
17 January 2020Broad recommendations for disclosures based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been billed as "a new approach to address sustainable development issues".
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Carney: Financial sector moving too slowly on climate
30 December 2019The global financial sector is moving too slowly to curb the negative impacts of climate change, the governor of the Bank of England has said.
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One fifth of CalPERS portfolio is highly exposed to climate risk
27 December 2019The largest public pension fund in the US has reported that a fifth of its portfolio is among those sectors most exposed to climate change risks.
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Policy response to climate change to 'wipe $2trn off companies' value'
10 December 2019An abrupt and disruptive policy response to the risks presented by climate change is forecast to permanently wipe about $2 trillion off the valuation of companies in the MSCI All Countries World, index (ACWI) according to analysis backed by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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IASB clarifies climate expectations as Big Four face investor scrutiny
29 November 2019The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has clarified its expectations on disclosure of climate-related risks, as it emerged that a group of investors had pressured the Big Four accounting firms to focus more on climate.
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PRI to study ‘fundamental legal questions’ on impact investing
28 November 2019‘Fundamental legal questions’ surrounding impact investing will be the subject of a far-reaching study commissioned by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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FRR, Axa, Aviva, CNP join Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
27 November 2019Pension fund FRR and insurers Axa, Aviva and CNP have committed to make their investment portfolios carbon neutral by 2050.
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Different paths lead to sustainable investing
21 October 2019Fiona Reynolds outlines her thoughts on the differences and similarities between ESG and impact approaches to investing
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$35trn investors urge governments to step up climate change action
20 September 2019Institutional investors with $35 trillion in assets under management (AUM) have urged the world's governments to do more to tackle climate change ahead of next week's UN climate action summit.