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Zurich sustainability chief talks up climate drive post Covid-19
19 May 2020John Scott advocates fiscal stimulus funds be spent on pursuing a lower carbon economy
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Insurance, pandemics and climate change
10 April 2020Insurers have long been aware of the risks of a global pandemic, but have failed to act. They mustn't make the same mistake on climate change, Peter Bosshard writes
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Winners revealed in Environmental Finance's Bond Awards 2020
30 March 2020Environmental Finance's Bond Awards were expanded again this year to reflect the growth and evolution of the green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond markets and to include the nascent GSS loan market.
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Impact reporting making great strides forward: Zurich
18 March 2020Zurich Insurance Group says it has noticed 'great progress' over the past 12 months in how other organisations report their contribution to social and environmental objectives.
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Zurich ups impact investments to $4.6bn
10 March 2020Zurich Insurance Group has grown its impact investments to $4.6 billion - an increase of about $800 million, or 20%, in 2019.
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European re/insurers at forefront of fossil fuel withdrawal, Moody's reveals
26 February 2020Axa, Allianz, Swiss Re, Munich Re and Zurich have made greater progress than their global peers in reducing exposure to fossil fuels and thermal coal in particular, according to a Moody's Investors Service report.
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WEF's global risk ranking dominated by environmental concerns
15 January 2020This year's Global Risks Report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has for the first time identified environmental and climate change-related concerns as all of the top five most likely risks.
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Zurich's green bond portfolio hits $3.5bn
06 December 2019Zurich Insurance's portfolio of green, social and sustainability bonds has reached $3.5 billion, Danielle Brassel, a responsible investment analyst with the firm, told the Insurance and Climate Risk conference.
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Swiss Re saluted for reducing coal underwriting and investment
02 December 2019Swiss Re has been doing more than other insurers to limit its exposure to coal on both sides of the balance sheet, a report by Unfriend Coal has revealed.
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Investors up pressure on IEA to tighten climate scenarios
19 November 2019A group that includes Nordea, Zurich Insurance, Folksam, Alecta and Storebrand has pressured the International Energy Agency (IEA) to provide a “better analysis” of what it takes to restrict global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.