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  • TCFD advised to abandon implied temperature rise metric

    01 February 2021

    The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) secretariat should not include in its list of recommended disclosures estimates of the 'climate warming potential' of assets, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).

  • 10% of firms face ejection as FTSE4Good tightens climate rules

    19 January 2021

    Around 10% of all constituents on the FTSE4Good indexes face exclusion after the climate thresholds are tightened through a tie-up with the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) scores.

  • IFRS sustainability standards could create 'additional fragmentation'

    23 December 2020

    The IFRS Foundation has been warned that if it does not support the work of existing standard setters, its proposals to develop consolidated international sustainability reporting standards could lead to "additional fragmentation in an already crowded ecosystem".

  • Just 18% of transport firms have Paris-aligned climate targets, says TPI

    09 December 2020

    Less than a fifth of transport firms have set carbon emissions reduction plans that are aligned with the Paris Agreement targets, according to a report by the investor-backed Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), with the airline industry the worst performer.

  • Macquarie and BT Pension push TPI support past $20trn

    16 October 2020

    Membership of the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has surged past the $20 trillion milestone, just over three years after it was launched.

  • News Round Up: HSBC financing criticised, GE net-zero pledge, TPI growth surge

    16 October 2020
  • ESG news round-up: Calvert joins Morgan Stanley; CofE drops ExxonMobil; HSBC in net-zero pledge

    09 October 2020
  • Transition finance guidelines to be published 'by end of year'

    23 June 2020

    A working group convened by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) exploring the theme of 'climate transition finance' expects to publish guidelines by the end of the year, but stopped short of saying when a formal set of principles might be launched.

  • £30bn pension fund hails 'successful' year of ESG progress

    05 June 2020

    Brunel Pension Partnership has lauded its progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in its inaugural responsible investment and stewardship outcomes report.

  • European oil majors climate pledge disappointment continues

    13 May 2020

    Despite progress from European oil majors in strengthening their climate ambitions, analysis by the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) concluded that none are yet on the path to net-zero emissions.