Archive

  • Generali joins Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

    22 January 2020

    Alliance members collectively hold $4.3trn of assets

  • Carney: Financial sector moving too slowly on climate

    30 December 2019

    The global financial sector is moving too slowly to curb the negative impacts of climate change, the governor of the Bank of England has said.

  • Policy response to climate change to 'wipe $2trn off companies' value'

    10 December 2019

    An abrupt and disruptive policy response to the risks presented by climate change is forecast to permanently wipe about $2 trillion off the valuation of companies in the MSCI All Countries World, index (ACWI) according to analysis backed by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

  • Different paths lead to sustainable investing

    21 October 2019

    Fiona Reynolds outlines her thoughts on the differences and similarities between ESG and impact approaches to investing

  • CofE slams proxy voting firms over BHP resolution

    09 October 2019

    The Church of England Pensions Board has hit out at proxy voting firms ISS and Glass Lewis for their failure to support a climate lobbying resolution at mining giant BHP Billiton.

  • CA100+ targets lobbying, implementing TCFD and net zero emissions

    03 October 2019

    Climate Action (CA) 100+ has set out its engagement priorities, over the coming months, in its first initiative progress report for 161 'focus companies'.

  • PRI examines EU benchmarks, disclosures proposals in briefings

    27 August 2019

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has published policy briefings on proposed EU regulation on climate-themed benchmarks and sustainability-related disclosures.

  • Comment: Climate action leadership is within UK's grasp

    08 May 2019

    The UK government needs to act on the recommendations of the Committee on Climate Change, argues Fiona Reynolds

  • PRI to make TCFD reporting mandatory

    18 February 2019

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is to make the kind of reporting recommended by the Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD) mandatory from 2020.

  • Standardisation of ESG data may not be a good thing, says Yale academic

    15 November 2018

    Standardisation of data on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues may hinder rather than help investors, according to a researcher at Yale University.