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Investors target big name firms as they prepare to do battle on climate

Series of interventions this week from investors boasting more than $1tr of assets under management hope to put climate change top of the agenda in corporate boardrooms

  • Investment
  • 17 April 2018
Shell foresees 'low risk' of stranded assets in low carbon transition plan

Fossil fuel giant believes it will produce 80 per cent of its oil and gas reserves before 2030, as it seeks to navigate low carbon transition

  • Energy
  • 12 April 2018
Mark Carney warns of potential 'catastrophic' climate impact on financial markets

As new study accuses IEA of underestimating level of disruption from clean power, Bank of England governor again stresses systemic risks presented by climate change

  • Risk
  • 09 April 2018
Beware the unconscious recoupling: It's time to double down on decarbonisation efforts

Recent emissions data reveals a worrying global trend re-tying emissions to economic growth

  • Climate change
  • 05 April 2018
Shell threatened with legal action over climate change contributions

Friends of the Earth demands the oil firm move away from fossil fuels to comply with Paris deal

  • Legislation
  • 04 April 2018
Green Finance Taskforce: Five key takeaways from an action plan to finance clean growth

Finance experts have urged the government for a huge policy overhaul to drive green investment - BusinessGreen rounds up the key takeaways of the 100-page report

  • Investment
  • 28 March 2018
Green Finance Taskforce: Experts urge policy overhaul to unlock billions in green investment

Advisory panel of experts urges government to ensure mandatory corporate climate risk disclosure and set up new funding levers to boost green economy investment

  • Investment
  • 27 March 2018
Why integration is key to the EU's new sustainable finance action plan

Richard Howitt of the International Integrated Reporting Council reflects on the European Commission's uncharacteristic willingness to fast track sustainable finance efforts

  • Legislation
  • 27 March 2018
Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, and the climate change angle

Is the scandalous corruption of our political campaigns also undermining our response to the environmental crisis?

  • Politics
  • 23 March 2018
Flooding and heavy rains rise 50 per cent worldwide in a decade, figures show

Such extreme weather events are now happening four times more than in 1980, according to a European science paper

  • Risk
  • 22 March 2018
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TCFDs: Seven tips for navigating the climate disclosure maze

Experts reveal their top tips on how to start implementing the FSB's climate risk disclosure guidelines across your business

  • Risk
  • 21 March 2018
Anchovies and chips: WWF warns of climate threat to iconic dishes

Earth Hour report warns how climate impacts could reshape British diets over the coming decades

  • Risk
  • 20 March 2018
Mind the gap: Are corporates translating climate risk disclosure into business action?

Analysis by CDP and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board shows that while more and more corporates are aware of climate risks, few are driving meaningful action to address them

  • Risk
  • 19 March 2018
From Dylan to Bieber: Decarbonisation is now a single-career span exercise

On Bob Dylan, World Cups, and the true urgency of the climate challenge

  • Risk
  • 16 March 2018
Why retailers are uniting to tackle climate change

Peter Andrews of the British Retail Consortium explains how some of the UK's leading retailers are coming together to strengthen the industry's response to environmental challenges

  • Management
  • 16 March 2018
WHO launches health review after microplastics found in 90 per cent of bottled water

Researchers find levels of plastic fibres in popular bottled water brands could be twice as high as those found in tap water

  • Risk
  • 15 March 2018
France Duty of Vigilance Law one year on: What's changed for French corporates?

Last February the French government passed a law requiring firms to prove vigilance over environmental risks in their supply chains - but has the regulation delivered a step change for CSR or just an avalanche of paperwork?

  • Risk
  • 13 March 2018
Why we all need Marvel's climate courage

Dr Kate Marvel's essay, 'We Need Courage, Not Hope, to Face Climate Change', may just provide the framing the climate movement needs

  • Climate change
  • 05 March 2018
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'Widespread misunderstanding': Pension funds face scrutiny over climate risk fiduciary duty

Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee writes to UK's top 25 pension funds demanding information on how seriously they are assessing climate risk

  • Investment
  • 05 March 2018
The real cost of fossil fuels

Good Energy's Juliet Davenport argues businesses and policy makers are still failing to account for the true cost of fossil fuels - with disastrous consequences

  • Energy
  • 26 February 2018
Threat of severe floods increasing across UK, Environment Agency warns

Environment Agency launches Flood Action Campaign in bid to encourage residents and businesses to prepare for potentially devastating floods

  • Risk
  • 16 February 2018
Study: Sea levels could be rising 1cm a year by 2100

Peer-reviewed US study estimates sea level rise is accelerating and could reach 66cm by the end of the century, causing huge problems for world's coastal regions

  • Climate change
  • 13 February 2018
Study: Corporate sustainable supply chain work guilty of 'limited reach'

Stanford University analysis of practices for sourcing sustainable materials shows most companies deal with only a few materials within a small portion of their supply chains

  • Supply chain
  • 12 February 2018
The green movement is much more Enlightened than Steven Pinker thinks

The pre-publicity suggests the influential writer's latest book will take aim at the green movement, but is such criticism justified

  • Risk
  • 12 February 2018
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