Report Casts Doubt on Net-Zero Emissions Pledges by Big Global Companies June 13, 2022 By Gloria Dickie and Simon Jessop Corporate plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions fall short of what is needed to combat climate change, with “major credibility...
Investors, Including Allianz and Swiss Re, Urge U.N. to Create Plan for Farm Emissions June 9, 2022 By Simon Jessop and Gloria Dickie Investors managing $14 trillion have urged the United Nations to create a global plan to make the agriculture sector sustainable...
CEO-Worker Pay Gap Jumps in 2021 at Low-Wage Companies June 7, 2022 By Simon Jessop The pay gap between workers and CEOs at 300 publicly listed U.S. companies with the lowest median wage jumped in...
Financial Risks of Climate Change Are Exaggerated: Senior HSBC Banker May 20, 2022 By Lawrence White, Sinead Cruise and Simon Jessop Central bank policymakers and other global authorities are exaggerating the financial risks of climate change, a senior HSBC banker in...
Russia’s War With Ukraine Must Not Derail Climate Action: Envoys Warn May 12, 2022 By Simon Jessop and Kate Abnett The world needs to speed up decarbonization and not let a focus on energy security in the wake of Russia’s...
Financial Services Firms Face Losses of $225B From Variety of Water Risks: Report May 5, 2022 By Simon Jessop and Tommy Wilkes Financial institutions face losses of at least $225 billion from risks related to water, with a third of them doing...
Allianz Plans to Take Harder Line on Insuring Fossil Fuel Industry to Meet Climate Goals May 3, 2022 By Simon Jessop and Carolyn Cohn Europe’s biggest insurer Allianz plans to take a harder line on insuring the oil and gas industry as part of...
Credit Suisse Investors Push for Faster Climate Action April 26, 2022 By Simon Jessop and Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi A group of Credit Suisse investors pushing for faster climate action at the Swiss bank has more than doubled in...
As Climate Disclosures Toughen, Corporate Laggards May Be Vulnerable to Lawsuits April 13, 2022 By Kirstin Ridley and Simon Jessop A push by Britain to toughen up corporate environmental disclosures will cast a spotlight on climate change dawdlers as campaigners...
Amazon Faces Shareholder Vote on Treatment of Warehouse Workers April 7, 2022 By Simon Jessop Follows SEC backing for vote after guidance change Filed by retail activist platform Tulipshare Amazon.com Inc., the world’s biggest retailer,...