Major European banks provided large-scale financial support to coal industry

European banks including Barclays, BNP Paribas and Societe Generale loaned billions of euros to coal…

Carbon,Equity,Stranded Assets

$36bn Australian pension fund divests from coal in net zero target

The A$52 billion ($36 billion) pension fund HESTA is to cease all investments in thermal coal, and will…

Carbon,Stranded Assets

Swedish regulator opposes easing capital rules for green investments

The Swedish financial supervisory authority has opposed proposals to cut the capital requirements required…

Investment,Policy,Stranded Assets

Sustainability rankings of chemical companies launched

Stranded Assets

Danish pension fund divests from oil companies

Denmark's MP Pension has divested from 24 oil companies, meaning it has now sold holdings worth a total…

Investment,Stranded Assets

Fossil fuel reserve profits 'could fall by two-thirds'

Falling demand and rising investment risk is forecast to slash profits from fossil fuel reserves, research…

Carbon,Debt,Equity,Investment,Stranded Assets

Planet Tracker: Investors facing risk with unsustainable salmon farming

Institutional investors such as DNB, Vanguard and BlackRock are exposed to a salmon fishing industry…

Stranded Assets

Sustainalytics launches transition bonds second-party opinion service

ESG data provider Sustainalytics has launched a transition bond second-party opinion service, the first…

Green Bonds,Stranded Assets

Total becomes next oil major to feel shareholder climate pressure

French supermajor Total has become the latest oil firm to face rising pressure from shareholders at its…

Carbon,Equity,Policy,Stranded Assets

Investor climate pressure builds on US oil majors as BlackRock steps-up

US oil supermajors ExxonMobil and Chevron experienced significant investor pressure over their climate…

Carbon,Equity,Policy,Stranded Assets

DWS launches 'smart' ESG investment approach

Asset manager DWS has announced stricter environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment criteria,…

Carbon,Debt,Equity,Investment,Stranded Assets

Coalition of 42 global faith groups divest from fossil fuels

Over 40 religious institutions with more than £1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) in assets under management…

Carbon,Investment,Stranded Assets

LGIM to oppose election of ExxonMobil executive chair

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has added to growing investor pressure on ExxonMobil to…

Carbon,Investment,Stranded Assets

Oil majors accused of using CA100+ as 'fig leaf' to disguise inaction

Oil supermajors have been accused of using joint statements with investor initiative Climate Action 100+…

Carbon,Equity,Stranded Assets

Bailout funding should have environmental strings attached

The trillions of dollars of public funding being made available to help companies recover from the impacts…

ESG,Policy,Stranded Assets

Total makes net-zero pledge after investor pressure

French oil major Total has become the latest oil and gas major to announce its ambition to be net-zero…

Carbon,Equity,Policy,Stranded Assets

Berkshire Hathaway divests from airline industry

Insurance and investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway has sold its entire $6.5 billion investment…

Stranded Assets

Moody's: Plastics manufacturers face 'moderate' risk to credit ratings

Increased regulation poses a risk to the credit quality of plastic packaging manufacturers in the next…

Stranded Assets

Shell dividend cut sends shockwaves through oil & gas sector

Oil major Royal Dutch Shell has slashed its dividend for the first time since 1945, sending "shockwaves"…

Stranded Assets

Barclays' new targets won't cause pension funds to drop climate resolution

Two UK local government pension funds announced they will vote in favour of Barclays' proposed net-zero…

Carbon,Equity,Stranded Assets