Thomas Cox

Articles by Thomas Cox

  • Moody's: $2trn of debt has high natural capital risk

    16 June 2021

    Sectors with $2.1 trillion of collective debt have at least a "high" natural capital risk, according to Moody's Investors Service.

  • 2021 AGMs 'watershed moment for ESG shareholder engagement'

    16 June 2021

    This year's annual general meeting (AGM) season marks a turning point for environmental and social engagement, Neuberger Berman has said.

  • LGIM sells £40m assets in companies including AIG for climate inaction

    15 June 2021

    Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) is divesting four holdings, worth £40 million ($56 million), for not engaging satisfactorily with it on climate issues, it has said

  • G7 stock indexes on 3°C pathway, says SBTi

    11 June 2021

    The main stock indexes of the G7 countries are collectively on a pathway for a 2.95°C temperature rise by 2050, analysis by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has found, with those in US, UK, Canada and Japan on track to contributing to at least a 3°C increase.

  • The concept of low-carbon alpha is 'fake', claim academics

    11 June 2021

    Constructing equity portfolios using 'low-carbon' as a factor does not generate alpha, contrary to the beliefs of many investors, a paper has claimed.

  • PRI: Investors should set net zero carbon emissions targets

    09 June 2021

    Investors should set net zero carbon emissions targets for their portfolios, the outgoing Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) CEO has said.

  • NGFS: Carbon price of $160 per tonne required by 2030 to reach net zero

    09 June 2021

    The Central Banks and Supervisors' Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has said carbon prices must rise...

  • UK launches group to advise on taxonomy

    09 June 2021

    The UK government has appointed a Green Technical Advisory Group (GTAG) to advise it on creating a UK taxonomy...