Michael Hurley

EU sustainability fund name rules start date revealed

Rise of climate obfuscation in proxy season is concerning trend, Schroders says

The latest proxy season saw a concerning rise in the number of companies resorting to litigation to block climate-related shareholder proposals and removing the opportunity to vote on their transition plans, Schroders has said.

Most companies see CSDDD as compliance exercise - not value driver, survey finds

FTSE Russell ESG scores will not be sold in India due to SEBI regulations

Australia's Commonwealth Bank says it will only finance fossil fuels backed by transition plan

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has won praise for saying it will not provide new financing to major fossil fuel companies that do not have a credible climate transition plan.

Polluting firms accelerated fossil fuel investment after Paris Agreement, study says

California attorney general backs SEC climate rule in legal filing

Jefferies flags food, tiremaker stocks for investor scrutiny as EU Deforestation Regulation looms

Investors have been advised to scrutinise several companies for engagement, including Hankook, Nexen, Golden-Agri Resources and Darling Ingredients, as stocks potentially negatively exposed to EU rules set to impose strict due diligence requirements from next year.

BoJ lends $49bn to spur climate investment

Banks' climate data struggles are clouding their view of price changes, ECB says

Banks in the eurozone struggle to collect even the most basic data on climate risks to commercial real estate, despite evidence that pricing "is already clearly being affected by" physical climate risks, the European Central Bank (ECB) has said.