Biggest Polluting Firms Failing on Short-Term Emissions Goals: Investor Pressure Group October 20, 2023 By Tommy Wilkes and Simon Jessop Fewer than one in five of the world’s biggest polluting companies have short-term emissions reductions targets in line with keeping...
Investors Call on Proxy Adviser ISS to Overhaul its Net-Zero Proxy Advice August 31, 2023 By Tommy Wilkes and Simon Jessop More than 30 investors have called on proxy advisor ISS to improve the guidance it gives to clients wanting companies...
New G20-Backed Global Rules Aim to Clamp Down on Corporate Greenwashing June 26, 2023 By Huw Jones and Simon Jessop Companies will face more pressure to disclose how climate change affects their business under a new set of G20-backed global...
Hannover Re Latest Company to Leave Net-Zero Insurance Alliance April 19, 2023 By Tom Sims and Simon Jessop German reinsurer Hannover Re on Wednesday became the third major company to leave a global climate alliance focused on reducing...
Finance Firms Managing $136T in Assets Urge Boards for More Environmental Data March 13, 2023 By Virginia Furness and Simon Jessop Financial institutions managing $136 trillion in assets will this week call on companies to share more data on their environmental...
CEOs Face Challenge Over Sluggish Climate Efforts January 20, 2023 By Simon Jessop A return to Davos by corporate titans and their bankers after recent record Alpine temperatures has turned a spotlight on...
Fund Groups Warn Against EU Idea of Legally Defining ‘Greenwashing’ January 17, 2023 By Simon Jessop and Huw Jones LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – European Union regulators should not define greenwashing in law, fund industry groups have told the...
Call to Phase Out ‘Forever Chemicals’ Gains Investor Momentum December 5, 2022 By Simon Jessop Investors managing $8 trillion in assets have written to the world’s biggest chemicals companies urging them to phase out the...
African Insurers Pledge $14 Billion of Cover for Climate Disaster Risks November 9, 2022 By Virginia Furness and Simon Jessop A group of over 85 insurers in Africa has pledged to create a financing facility to provide $14 billion of...
AXIS to Stop Insuring Energy, Mining Without Backing of Indigenous Communities October 17, 2022 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Simon Jessop Reinsurer AXIS Capital said it would refuse to underwrite energy, mining and other projects that did not have the backing...