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  • S&P Dow Jones launches Paris-aligned index family

    21 April 2020

    S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has launched a family of climate-focused European indexes which are consistent with the specifications of the EU technical expert group on sustainable finance (TEG) report.

  • 2°II explains its break with Science-Based Targets initiative

    06 April 2020

    A disagreement that caused 2°II to walk away from the initiative boils down to whether it is appropriate to use the term 'science-based' to describe investor decarbonisation targets, writes Christopher Marchant

  • CLP to exit coal assets by 2050 amid end to new investments

    20 December 2019

    Asian electricity firm CLP has pledged to no longer invest in new coal-fired power stations ahead of exiting all its coal assets by 2050.

  • Science-Based Targets initiative sees uptake double

    05 December 2019

    The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has seen uptake from corporates double over the past year-and-a-half.

  • Boston Common withdraws climate resolutions with Verizon and Home Depot

    08 March 2019

    Boston Common Asset Management has withdrawn its climate-related shareholder resolutions with Verizon Communications and The Home Depot after reaching agreements with the companies.

  • Leading retailers and RBC act on supply chain emissions

    26 June 2018

    Three of the world's 20 leading retailers – CVS Health, Target Corporation and Tesco – have joined Walmart in requesting information on their suppliers' carbon emissions as part of an initiative to improve supply chain sustainability.

  • Shareholders are increasingly using their muscle on deforestation

    03 August 2017

    Most shareholder resolutions on deforestation led to some form of commitment from the company to address the problem, research has found.

  • EDP emissions reduction plan approved by Science-Based Targets

    27 February 2017

    Portuguese utility EDP's emissions reduction plan has been confirmed as in-line with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming well below 2°C, by NGO Science-Based Targets (SBT).

  • EF BRIEFS: FSB, Axis Bank, EIB, Stockholm, Canadian Solar, GRI, BP

    23 May 2016

    The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has appointed nine more members to its new Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.