climate disclosure
As BlackRock calls for full CO2 footprint disclosure, is investor pressure starting to take its toll on polluters?
World's biggest asset manager urges firms to set rigorous decarbonisation goals or risk being voted against at board meetings as it sets out shareholder expectations for 2021
Study: Insurance firms deliver 'significant improvements' to climate-related disclosures through 2020
A new review of the climate disclosures of some of the world's biggest insurance firms has identified "significant improvements" in the incorporation of climate change considerations into investment and underwriting strategies
Top UK firms 'woefully' failing on climate risk disclosure, study warns
ClientEarth warns many large UK firms could be breaking the law by failing to adequately report on the risks posed to their business by climate change and the net zero transition
CDP: Almost 10,000 companies worldwide disclosed environmental data in 2020
Non-profit hails record year for climate, deforestation, and water risk reporting, as investor-backed group eyes plans to cover land and ocean data
Global Briefing: China mulls carbon neutrality
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Hundreds of UK pension schemes to fall under climate risk reporting rules
Pension schemes holding more than £1bn of assets will be required to publicly disclose climate risk in their portfolios by 2023 or face penalties
Reports: EU eyeing stronger corporate reporting rules for climate and pandemic risks
European Commission reportedly weighing up options for stronger disclosure rules governing climate, biodiversity loss and pandemic risks
Climate risk: 1,000 global firms give backing to corporate disclosure guidelines
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures secures backing from organisations worth combined $12tr in market capitalisation
On climate risk, financial regulators are leaving us exposed to a devastating crisis
UK financial regulators are failing to enforce disclosure regulations, allowing companies to ignore climate risk, writes ClientEarth's Stephanie Morton
Institute of Directors backs stronger climate governance in bid to 'restore trust in British business'
Senior UK business leaders call on next government to beef up climate reporting and establish Sovereign Wealth Fund to boost investment in green economy
Climate risk reporting: An essential tool for a net zero and resilient economy
Introducing mandatory climate risk disclosure for businesses and investors is an essential part of achieving net zero emissions argues Nick Molho, executive director of the Aldersgate Group
Come clean on climate risk or face mandatory disclosure rules, Carney tells business
Bank of England governor warns firms have two years to improve their reporting on climate risk or regulators will impose rules
Responsible investors must view ESG and financial data through same lens
Business are doing more to become sustainable, but our investment community doesn't make it easy to assess progress, argues EPRA's Hassan Sabir
Quarter of world's biggest firms 'fail to disclose emissions'
Grantham Research Institute found half do not factor climate crisis in decision-making
CDP creates new investment indices spotlighting corporate climate leaders
Non-profit analyst teams up with Euronext to launch 'world's first' global index selecting stocks based on their performance against key environmental challenges
By defining 'green finance', the EU hopes it can kickstart low-carbon investment
Bumper report from the European Commission sets out criteria to define sustainable finance in a bid to protect investors from 'greenwash'
'Poseidon Principles': Banks pledge to align shipping portfolios with climate goals
Eleven banks with a combined shipping finance portfolio of $100bn have pledged to disclose how successfully the assets are aligned with the IMO's emissions reduction strategy
Lib Dem leadership candidates back mandatory climate-related risks disclosure
Ed Davey calls for the disclosure of climate-related risks to be made mandatory, to help investors assess companies' preparedness for the low-carbon transition
From Heathrow to The City, is the climate emergency response starting to take shape?
A flurry of stories this weekend suggest policymakers are starting to think about what a net zero economy will require, but are businesses ready for the controversial decisions that await?
Jeremy Grantham: Investors with climate-friendly strategies will be 'handsomely rewarded'
Veteran investor insists well-designed climate strategy offers investors better returns and lower risks than standard approach
SDG6: Quenching business' thirst in a water-scarce world
Access to water is essential to all business operations, but climate change, growing populations, and urbanisation all pose supply risks - How can firms deliver on SDG6's water security aims
Global bodies seek better corporate reporting guidelines for SDGs
Corporate reporting bodies including CDP and Climate Disclosure Standards Board set out plans to improve links between SDGs and company financial performance
Chevron becomes latest oil giant to bow to shareholder pressure on climate
Firm agrees to adopt strategy with Paris-aligned climate targets - but it will not apply to emissions from burning its oil and gas products
CDP: Global firms saved $19bn from cutting supply chain CO2 in 2018
Environmental disclosure NGO finds 115 companies together achieved CO2 cuts greater than the emissions of South Korea last year