Life Soon Will Get a Lot Harder for Companies That Fail ESG Tests: Top Stock Owner December 8, 2021 By Lars Erik Taraldsen The chief executive of the world’s largest stock owner says life is about to get a lot harder for companies...
Fertilizer-Maker Yara to Debut World’s 1st Autonomous Electric Container Ship November 22, 2021 By Victoria Klesty OSLO – The world’s first fully electric and self-steering container ship, owned by fertilizer maker Yara, is preparing to navigate...
India Shuts 5 Coal-Fired Power Plants to Combat Air Pollution in New Delhi November 17, 2021 By Neha Arora and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI—India has temporarily shut down five coal-fired power plants around the capital New Delhi as part of its drive...
Insurers to Hike Private Market Investments; Environmental Focus Grows: BlackRock November 15, 2021 By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber GLASGOW / NEW YORK – Insurers plan to increase their allocations to private markets to 14% from 11% over the...
AXA’s Investment Arm to Divest Oil and Gas Climate Laggards After Three Years November 8, 2021 By Simon Jessop and Tommy Wilkes GLASGOW – The fund arm of French insurer AXA said on Monday it would take a tougher line with oil...
Business Execs Optimistic COP26 Will Bring Changes Needed to Tackle Climate Change November 8, 2021 By Ross Kerber and Simon Jessop A week into the United Nations’ high-profile climate conference in Glasgow, executives and financial analysts said they are optimistic the...
COP26 Coal Pledge Falls Short on Support From Big User Countries as Emissions Surge November 5, 2021 By Kate Abnett and Elizabeth Piper GLASGOW – A pledge to phase out coal gained the support of 23 more countries at the U.N. climate conference...
EU Regulator Says Insurers Could Face Climate Stress Tests as Soon as 2023 November 4, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Huw Jones LONDON – Insurers could face European climate stress tests as soon as 2023, the head of the EU’s insurance regulator...
Coal in Crosshairs as UN Climate Summit Brings Raft of Clean Energy Pledges November 4, 2021 By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop GLASGOW – Government representatives at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Thursday will turn their focus to tackling the...
Banks, Asset Managers, Representing 40% of World’s Assets, Vow to Meet Climate Goals November 3, 2021 By Tom Metcalf and Alex Morales Banks and asset managers representing 40% of the world’s financial assets have now pledged to meet the goals set out...