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Amazon vote a 'seismic shift' on tax transparency

A fifth of independent Amazon shareholders backed a "historic first" shareholder resolution requiring the online retailer to publish a tax transparency report...

CDP: Deforestation financial risk is 'underestimated'

Investors are generally not putting pressure on companies to tackle deforestation as firms have not yet recognised financial risks related to the activity, a CDP executive has said.

'World-first' green fintech taxonomy goes live

A system to classify financial technology in shades of sustainability has been launched in what is thought to be a world first.

Video: Enel's Alessandro Canta on SLB's KPIs

The KPIs or metrics should be the ones that are representative of the company's strategy", according to Alessandro Canta, Head of Finance and Insurance at Italy's energy giant Enel.

Vanguard sets 'laughable' net-zero pledge

$8 trillion asset manager Vanguard has emphasised its "extreme laggard" status through its initial 'net-zero' pledge, according to campaigners.

ICVCM: Criticism of voluntary carbon markets' professionalism 'unfair'

Claims that voluntary carbon markets lack professionalisation are "a little unfair", an executive at the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has said.

Japan's FSA: Strengthen ESG asset manager approach

Japan's asset managers with ESG funds should continuously strengthen their investment process under a set of principles issued by the national regulator.

Verra bans greenwashing cryptos using retired credits

Verra, the world's largest verifier of carbon credits and offsets, has banned the practice of creating instruments or tokens based on retired credits, as their environmental benefits have already been consumed.

People moves 27 May: BlackRock, Just Climate, Candriam, Bridgepoint and more...

BlackRock to launch gender-equity funds