'All our futures at risk': Investors urge European corporates to prepare 'Paris-aligned' accounts

Cecilia Keating
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Shell, Maersk, Air Liquide, Glencore, and Lafarge-Holcim among European firms identified as having high exposure to net zero transition risk in major new push from institutional investors

Investors representing more than $9tr in assets under management have written to many of Europe's most carbon intensive companies to urge them to better incorporate climate risks into their financial reporting...

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