'Glaring absence': Why corporates' climate-lite financial statements threaten both the climate and investors

Cecilia Keating
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Major report from Carbon Tracker warns majority of world's most polluting firms are failing to embed climate issues into their financial reporting, as Industry Tracker warns steel sector's window to align with climate goals is closing rapidly

Net zero targets may have swept the private sector over the last two years, but the majority of the world's biggest corporate polluters are failing to disclose their exposure to climate-related risks in...

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