All articles by Sophie Robinson-Tillett – Page 8
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NewsEU Taxonomy costs hit ‘several million pounds’ for some FIs, finds government research
Financial institutions are more likely than real-economy companies to have already updated their data systems to account for the taxonomy
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NewsEU advisers asked to stay on longer to steer sustainable finance agenda
Platform on Sustainable Finance’s extended mandate will run until the end of March 2025
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NewsABP, Aegon, Phoenix and GPFG named among climate lobbying leaders
Using publicly available information, InfluenceMap scored 30 pension funds and insurers from around the globe
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NewsEU should centralise ESG disclosures to cut costs for investors, says think tank
Think-tank Theia Finance Labs cites estimates that investors spend around €150,000 each year on public disclosures and €1m annually on broader reporting requirements
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NewsUK government consults on green taxonomy
Government says in consultation paper that it is ‘committed to learning the lessons from taxonomy implementation in other jurisdictions’
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NewsWhat the Mansion House speech means for green finance in the UK
Government reinstated the Bank of England’s mandate to support sustainable finance and updated remit letters of key regulators to refer to the need for investment in the green transition
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NewsShareholder engagement drives human rights improvements at companies, finds research
Companies improve their human rights credentials 15% faster when they are subject to shareholder engagement, says WBA
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NewsPensionsEurope warns SFDR costs could lower future pension payments
New categories being discussed include ‘transition’ and ‘impact’
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NewsBaillie Gifford ditches climate collaborations over ‘contested membership’
‘Our membership has become contested, and this risks distracting from our core responsibilities,’ the firm says
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NewsEU to use de-risking tools to encourage investors to finance green industrial deal
Commissioner-designate Stéphane Séjourné says ‘winning the investment battle is all about making sure public investment drives the real economy’
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NewsReport analyses 1000+ private-sector climate policies
Helena Viñes Fiestas, co-chair of the Taskforce on Net Zero Policy, says ‘the voice of long-term asset owners isn’t being properly heard’
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NewsGovernments and investors call for some coal projects to be labelled ‘transition finance’
The Coal Transition Commission has published recommendations to accelerate the shift from coal to clean energy in line with the goals of Paris Agreement
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NewsCA100+ drives climate targets but not decarbonisation, finds research
Analysis looks at whether climate improvements made by listed companies are the result of collaborative stewardship efforts, or simply a reflection of a broader global trend
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NewsSwiss government assesses 71 pension funds on climate
More than 60% of respondents have partially integrated a net zero target into internal strategy, however, only just under a third have publicly committed to it, says report
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NewsEU finance candidate to fight greenwashing and deepen capital markets
Maria Luís Albuquerque will provide a more detailed outline towards the end of the year
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NewsWHEB urges investors to be honest about unsuccessful corporate engagement
Report observes a tendency for many investors to take a ‘fire-and-forget’ approach to engagement
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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 ReportPension funds outline progress towards net zero
Europe’s leading pension funds talk about their journey to net zero so far
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Opinion PiecesFocus falls on finance for real-economy decarbonisation
This month’s COP29 climate summit will focus on finance
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Special ReportInvestors raise their voice in responsible investment policy debate
Investors once shied away from the murky business of lobbying but now they are changing their tune
