All Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero (GFANZ) articles
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AnalysisSustainable finance is braced for its toughest year yet
‘If ever we needed asset owners to be the drivers of responsible investment, it’s in 2025,’ says ShareAction’s Simon Rawson
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NewsGFANZ further relaxes membership requirements to halt exodus
Going forward, GFANZ ‘will allow any financial institution working to mobilise capital and lower the barriers to financing energy transition to participate’
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AnalysisWhat happened at COP16?
Major deals were postponed at a UN summit as investors and the private sector busied themselves on the sidelines
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Special ReportCan banks move the dial on carbon emissions?
Despite their high-profile commitments, the banking sector’s progress on reducing lending to high emitters is far from clear
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NewsAsset owners unable to show effectiveness of bondholder engagement
Study highlighting confusion over role of fixed income climate benchmarks comes as GFANZ drafts guidelines
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NewsAl Gore slams financial institutions for ‘wriggling out’ of their climate promises
Generation Investment Management predicts financial industry ‘is about to face a reckoning’
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NewsDenmark’s PKA quits Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
Pension fund manager says it decided to focus on IIGCC instead, ‘maximising the impact of our resources and efforts’ on climate and biodiversity
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NewsSwiss government adds to climate disclosure guidelines for financial products
‘Climate Scores’ now include optional questions about products’ climate-related investment goals
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NewsMore than 250 financial institutions slated to launch net zero plans in 2024
GFANZ has around 675 members, via its eight sub-groups, up from 450 two years ago
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NewsCOP28: ‘Proof of concept’ launched for public net zero data portal
Also at COP28 a group focused on aligning global policy with net zero emission goals has been launched
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NewsClimate finance groups bid to cut through transition finance framework confusion
Project finds grounds for investors to ‘take comfort’
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NewsGFANZ names investors planning for climate transition in bid to ‘generate inspiration’
Railpen, Phoenix Group, Allianz and BlackRock are among a list of investors highlighted for their climate transition plans
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NewsTransition Plan Taskforce unveils final climate transition guidance
There are now almost 50 taxonomies under development globally
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NewsGFANZ moves to define four types of transition finance
Net zero body invents ‘Expected Emission Reductions’ calculation in bid to quantify impact of such investments
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NewsUS Treasury releases net zero financing and investment principles
Secretary Yellen says goal is to ‘affirm importance of credible net zero commitments’
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NewsPRI’s Fabian pens net zero alliances defence
Senior PRI figure says ultimate investors and investment managers play different roles
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NewsPRI’s Fabian urges rethink of theories behind sustainable finance
‘When it comes to engaging on policy, the truth is, we are losing,’ says PRI’s Nathan Fabian
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NewsNet zero collaboration groups: what does the future hold?
After the mass departure from the Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) in recent weeks, questions have resurfaced about the future of these climate groups and their parent, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). Last month, Attorneys General from 20 US states wrote to members of NZIA to raise ...
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NewsCorporate governance: Investor sentiment is not clear this AGM season
‘It feels like there’s a moment of reflection happening across all camps: those that support responsible investment and those that are sceptical of it,’ says ShareAction
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NewsUK competition authority says fossil boycotts don’t contravene rules
The guidance outlines the kind of green agreements that are acceptable under current competition law
