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Investors target Volkswagen for climate lobbying

Seven European investors have co-filed a shareholder resolution with Volkswagen for "trailing behind its peers" to report its climate lobbying, after more than three years of dialogue with the car company.

Investor, corporate action essential after IPCC 'now or never' climate warning

Urgent action is needed from investors and corporates to recognise climate risks and deliver on net-zero transition plans, as scientists warn it is "now or never" for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

EIOPA launches first climate stress test for pension funds

Comment, April 2022: An anti-'social' start for 2022

The pandemic highlighted the importance of social finance. The fall in social issuance in 2022 needs to be reversed, Ahren Lester writes

Brown Advisory launches sustainable bond fund

$7trn investor group warns 17 companies over climate reporting

34 members of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), representing over $7.1 trillion in assets, have demanded 17 companies meet their climate-related disclosure expectations.

Bank of America deploys $250bn in sustainable finance

Schroders will vote against 'climate laggard' board leaders, targets VW

Schroders has outlined a new investment strategy that includes holding a company's executive board leader accountable if the firm fails to hit its climate targets.

UN announces net zero expert group

IFC publishes step-by-step green bond issuance guide