SBTi rules out mandating annual target reviews

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has told Environmental Finance it will not mandate companies…

Policy,Stranded Assets

Hydrogen investments still beset by risks, says IGCC

Asia Pacific,Investment,Stranded Assets

$8.9trn investors back sustainable water initiative

64 global institutional investors, representing $8.9 trillion assets under management, have committed…

Natural Capital,Stranded Assets,Water

German companies hampered by Rhine water level

Natural Capital,Stranded Assets,Water

Transition methodologies failing to meet Paris Agreement, academics warn

Existing methodologies commonly used by companies, investors and regulators for calculating transition…

Asia Pacific,Stranded Assets

Low water levels pose credit risk for German manufacturers, says Moody's

Water levels in the Rhine, which are at their lowest since 2018, are 'credit-negative' for German chemicals…

Natural Capital,Stranded Assets,Water

Commonwealth Bank to face shareholder resolution on emissions targets

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) is to face a shareholder resolution which calls on the…

Asia Pacific,Investment,Stranded Assets

Australian super fund NGS Super divests from oil and gas

Australian fund NGS Super has divested from companies involved in oil and gas exploration and production.

Asia Pacific,Investment,Stranded Assets

Banks flag 'black-swan events' as top climate risk

Green Bonds,Investment,Stranded Assets

No oil and gas company has credible transition strategy

No oil and gas company has laid out a clear path away from fossil fuel production, said Sustainable Fitch.

Investment,Stranded Assets

Risk of a rush to green assets necessitates policy clarity, says BoE official

The risks to financial stability posed by a disorderly transition will rely on companies and investors…

Policy,Stranded Assets

Bank of England told to expand work on nature-related risk

The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has recommended the central bank expand its work…

Policy,Stranded Assets

UK property firm announces 'transformational' ESG impact strategy

ESG,Investment,Stranded Assets

Global capital requirement for climate risks is crucial for transition

Japanese regulator recommends framing global warming as "a time bomb" to spur action

Insurance,Policy,Stranded Assets

LGIM divests two laggards as part of 'climate pledge'

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) is to divest two companies from funds managing £87 billion…

ESG,Stranded Assets

Coal business resorts to "haphazard coalition" of insurers as giants retract

Financiers and governments at risk if they accept inexperienced underwriters, says Insure Our Future

Insurance,Stranded Assets

Macron and Bloomberg launch climate data transparency drive

An initiative has been launched to boost transparency on climate data, and allow companies to be "held…

ESG Data,Stranded Assets

BoE's Breeden warns against 'paper decarbonisation'

There is a risk of a failed energy transition if financial institutions do not back up their transition…

Policy,Stranded Assets

Australia's AGL Energy ditches coal demerger

Investment,Stranded Assets

Investors warned of plastics industry's pollution 'ambivalence'

Investors in the European plastics industry have been warned of its 'ambivalence' towards the pollution…

Asia Pacific,Investment,Stranded Assets