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Private equity firms reach 'tipping point' in net-zero targets

European private equity firms have reached a critical threshold in the number setting science-based decarbonisation targets, a member of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has said.

Engagement framework issued ahead of AGM season

A toolkit on engagement by UK pension fund RailPen and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has been published in time for the Spring voting season.

Less than half of impact reports are comparable, says BlueMark

BlueMark has called for guidance from standard setters that makes the environmental and social impacts of investments "comparable" in financial reports.

Carbon pricing vital to Asian green transition

Carbon pricing should be promoted in Asian countries to support the green transition according to research from the Boao Forum for Asia

GFANZ lamented for 'no clear signs it has achieved anything'

A group of civil society organisations has written to Michael Bloomberg and Mark Carney to demand the $138 trillion financial sector coalition they co-chair to step up its game, in a letter that complained the initiative had shown no signs that it has achieved anything.

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Absa Group bows to NGO pressure on oil and gas disclosure

African banking group Absa said it will publish its policies on oil and gas financing in May, after NGO Just Share accused the bank of having "fallen behind its peers" on adopting climate change policies.

NY pension fund stirs climate action from eight companies

Eight US corporations have acted to address climate-related risks following shareholder proposals from the New York State Common Retirement Fund so far this year, the fund has said.

Investors split on reporting ESG impact of 'shorting', MSCI finds

Investors are split on the type and extent of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) information that should be reported when taking 'short' positions on companies, according to MSCI.