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Leading academics outline climate-friendly Covid-19 recovery proposals

The international economic recovery following the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic could deliver better economic and environmental results through climate-friendly policies, research by a group of economists argues.

People Moves, 6 March: DG FISMA, ResponsAbility, Carbon4 Finance

Asia Sustainable Finance Initiative launched with Singapore focus

An initiative to increase the supply of sustainable finance from Asian financial institutions will use Singapore as a hub to catalyse regional development.

Carbon is 'most suitable metric for smart beta ESG'

Investors deemed carbon as the most suitable environmental, social, governance (ESG) metric for inclusion in a smart beta investment strategy, according to a study. Seventy-four percent of investors selected carbon as being suitable for inclusion into smart beta, followed by other ESG metrics like water (21%), waste (20%) and gender diversity (18%).

Make climate risk reporting mandatory by 2022, says UK parliamentary committee

Asset owners and large companies based in the UK should be forced to report their exposure to climate-related risk within four years, the country's government has been told.

UK bids to consolidate 'leadership' in green finance

The UK government has announced a taskforce of senior financiers to help accelerate the growth of green finance – a field in which it claims the UK already enjoys global leadership.

MSCI, Citigroup and UNEP FI speakers confirmed for water conference

Representatives from the London Stock Exchange, MSCI, Citigroup, Amundi, Environmental Agency Pension Fund, UNEP FI, SABMiller and the University of Oxford have joined the list of speakers confirmed to appear at Environmental Finance's Water: Risk, Opportunity and Sustainability conference in London.

FSB reveals big hitters behind new climate change task force

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has named the members of its new climate change working group.

Stranded assets report names companies with dirtiest coal stations

The power companies that own the dirtiest coal-burning power stations have been named in a report designed to help investors identify potential 'stranded assets'.

Smith School launches stranded coal assets research initiative

The University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment has launched a research initiative into stranded coal assets after winning backing from a US-based environmental foundation.