All greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) articles
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NewsInvestors and climate leaders oppose rival carbon accounting plan
David Blood and Nicholas Stern part of group rejecting efforts to establish new systrem that could do away with need to disclose Scope 3 emissions
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NewsReaching net zero won’t keep climate change in check, warn actuaries, academics
Research comes as WEF global risk report highlights relegation of environmental issues among decision makers
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NewsISSB to issue nature-related disclosure rules ahead of 2026 ‘biodiversity’ COP
The upcoming standard will address three core investor concerns
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NewsViewpoint: The tragedy of the horizon, act II – from promise to peril
10 years on from Mark Carney’s seminal speech, Frédéric Ducoulombier, programme director at EDHEC Climate Institute, says a focus on disclosure stayed difficult but vital action from policymakers
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NewsUSS flags gap between emissions data and physical climate risk
The Universities Superannuation Scheme has seen an increase in AUM to £76.8bn, and has a funding level 116%
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NewsStates have legal obligation to take climate action, says ICJ
Advisory opinion is non-binding, but carries ‘significant legal and moral weight’, according to legal experts
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NewsNBIM calls for investor-driven clarity in sustainability disclosure reforms
In a response to the ISSB’s Exposure Draft on amendments to IFRS S2, NBIM cautioned against changes that could undermine coherence or comparability
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NewsNew guidance aims to demystify climate disclosure rules for companies
The guidance ‘does not add or otherwise change the requirements in IFRS S2’, says ISSB
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NewsScope 3 emissions data out by ‘up to 2,480%’ warns research [updated]
Estimates were calculated using a popular technique known as an Environmentally Extended Input Output (EEIO) model
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NewsSwiss pension fund to lower emission targets if global progress lags
The City of Zurich pension fund’s CIO describes the approach as ‘a middle way’
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NewsISSB targets Scope 3 clarity in proposed IFRS S2 climate rule changes
‘It is the role of a responsible standard-setter to listen to market feedback from the earliest implementation stages,’ says ISSB vice chair Sue Lloyd
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NewsNew holistic corporate climate index set to be developed
Mirova and Sweep today announced the firms that will take the new index forward
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NewsAllianz halves emissions from corporate portfolio
Update comes as Günther Thallinger warns ‘capitalism will cease to be viable’ in 3°C world
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NewsFrance’s FRR awards Japanese equity mandates worth €400m
The fund appointed FIL GESTION, Nomura Asset Management Europe, and Lombard Odier Funds for a five-year contract
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NewsISSB proposes fast-track amendments to climate-change standard
‘We’re not really deliberating whether or not we made good decisions in the past,’ says vice-chair Sue Lloyd
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NewsFolksam, KPA set 2030 climate targets, highlighting social impact
Swedish pensions group and municipal pension fund subsidiary follow NZAOA requirements to establish 50% emission reduction targets for investment assets
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NewsBlackRock distances itself from real-economy decarbonisation efforts
Insiders say asset manager is on the brink of announcing an exit from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative
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NewsIFRIC rejects call to review climate-related intangible assets
Instead, the committee concluded that existing International Financial Reporting Standards offer sufficient guidance for handling such expenditures
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NewsSwiss alliance pushes for stricter constitutional rules on climate, biodiversity
Finanzplatz-Initiative aims to collect 100,000 signatures necessary to hold a referendum and enshrine new set of rules on sustainability in constitution
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NewsISSB faces ‘reputational’ challenges as it weighs sustainability rule changes
Engaging the standard-setting process is a ‘big deal’, says Sue Lloyd
