All articles by Krystle Higgins – Page 6
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NewsChurch Commissioners urge governments to enact policies supporting 1.5°C pathway
NZAOA wants to see countries submit ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions in line with the 1.5°C pathway
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NewsL&G master trust trustees make first move to analyse nature-related dependencies
The report formally recognises the links that climate change has with nature and biodiversity loss, as well as people and society.
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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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Special ReportNew ways of looking at corporate carbon mitigation activities
A new label could help investors identify companies that take a holistic approach to carbon reduction
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NewsNEST considers freezing new investment into firms missing climate targets
NEST responsible investment lead says possible sanction a result of companies ‘not listening to them’
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NewsCOP16: Nature Action 100 releases inaugural corporate assessments
The benchmark represents a snapshot of corporate action in key sectors to reverse nature and biodiversity loss by 2030
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NewsCPI net-zero tracker finds gap between pension fund’s climate commitments and action
ABP, AP Pension, Alecta and Pensioenfonds Detailhandel among 342 pension funds being tracked by new CPI net-zero finance tracker.
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NewsAP7, USS, Church of England among 27 calling for urgent biodiversity action
Biodiversity loss is a ‘systemic risk which investors cannot avoid through diversification’, says AP7
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NewsTNFD teams up with WWF to improve nature-related corporate disclosures
WWF publishes report with own recommendations for corporate nature target setting
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AnalysisPRI in Person: Climate resilience and biodiversity front and centre
The 16th annual PRI in Person conference, held in Toronto last week, covered a range of issues, including climate resilience, biodiversity and the limits of policy makers
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NewsOver 70 investors left climate engagement group, CA100+ reveals
CA100+ confirmed that most of 45 out of 71 exiting investors were US-based voluntarily withdrawing from the group
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NewsLGPS funds accelerate net zero shift, with nearly half eyeing 2050 target
XPS Group analysed the net zero commitments of 97 LGPS funds and the eight asset pools
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NewsNew global taskforce launches to drive transparency on social, financial risks
The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures will ensure that tackling inequalities is a top priority
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NewsMajor investors urge companies to tackle nature-related inaction
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB, BVK, P+ and Velliv are among the 26 institutions signing a statement issued by the World Benchmarking Alliance
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Special ReportIreland: Auto-enrolment slips to vaguer deadline
With a general election looming, there are concerns that workplace pensions will not be a priority
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NewsInvestors encouraged to push proxy advisers on climate issues
Investor group statement comes a year after the group urged the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) to step up on climate proxy voting advice.
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NewsIIGCC urges FRC to clarify climate engagement position
The IIGCC has warned the FRC’s changes to the Code risks framing collaborative engagement and escalation as “tools of last resort”.
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NewsResearchers propose new home for corporates’ wider emission efforts
How a company exerts broader influence on climate action should be reported in a different track to that for emission reduction efforts within its value chain
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NewsGSAM to exit Climate Action 100+
Other major players to have departed the collaborative investor engagement initiative this year include Invesco, JPMAM and SSGA
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NewsUK government’s plans to regulate ESG ratings will ‘shine a light’ on the sector
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will set the rules of the new regime which will mirror EU and international systems
