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Eiopa launches free app to help with physical climate risk modelling

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has launched free software in a bid to help bring climate and natural catastrophe modelling to a wider range of users.

People moves 7 April: Sustainable Fitch, Zurich, IIGCC, Symbiotics ... and more

Zurich follows Munich Re in withdrawing from the NZIA

Zurich has become the second founding member to withdraw from the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) only days after Munich Re's departure from the alliance.

Zurich excludes five fossil-fuel companies with non-credible transition plans

Zurich has excluded five companies from its investment and underwriting activities as it no longer considered their "progress against transition plans to be credible".

UK's FCA appoints ESG advisory committee

Desiree Fixler is among six members of an advisory committee on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to have been appointed by the UK's financial services regulator.

Zurich commits to 5% of portfolio in impact investing by 2025

Zurich Insurance has pledged to increase its impact investment from 3% of its portfolio to 5% over the next three years, a sister publication of Environmental Finance has learnt.

ESG rating changes have 'substantial, long-term' effect on stock returns

Changes in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings of a firm can have "long-lasting effects" on stock returns, according to academic research.

Does ESG influence real economy? 'Maybe a little bit,' says research

The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investments impacts the real economy "maybe a little bit", researchers have said.

Allianz to halt investments in new oil and gas fields

And will require 'net-zero by 2050' commitment from hydrocarbon producers

Ricardo Lara reveals California's fossil fuel investors

Green bond holders also unearthed in annual study