Aviva Broadens Sustainable Investments to Include Biodiversity, Human Rights January 24, 2022 By Huw Jones and Simon Jessop Leading British asset manager Aviva Investors plans to push boards for greater action on biodiversity and human rights so that...
Net-Zero Insurers’ Climate-Friendly Plans to Exit Coal Impeded by Antitrust Laws January 19, 2022 By Alastair Marsh A group of the world’s biggest insurers and reinsurers jointly pledging to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from their underwriting activities...
UK High Court Throws Out Case Brought by Climate Activists Against Oil Regulator January 19, 2022 By Shadia Nasralla A UK High Court on Tuesday threw out a case brought by climate activists against the country’s oil and gas...
Container Shipping Giant Maersk Speeds Up Decarbonization Target by a Decade January 14, 2022 COPENHAGEN – Container shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk now plans to achieve net zero emissions in its business by 2040, a...
Global Shipping Industry Faces Growing Pressure to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions December 28, 2021 By Jonathan Saul Ocean freight costs are likely to remain high in 2022 as investors and regulators scramble to accelerate decarbonization of the...
Leading Marine Re/Insurers Join Push to Decarbonize Global Shipping December 15, 2021 Leading companies in the marine insurance industry have joined an initiative linking their underwriting activities with the cutting of carbon...
Hong Kong’s AIA Group Sells Nearly $10 Billion of Coal Investments December 7, 2021 By Denise Wee AIA Group Ltd. has sold off almost $10 billion of investments in coal mining and coal-fired power businesses as pressure...
Update: Zurich Insurance Will No Longer Underwrite New Oil Exploration Projects November 18, 2021 Zurich Insurance Group will no longer underwrite new greenfield oil exploration projects, Europe’s fifth-largest insurer said on Thursday in an...
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...