IIGCC

Asset managers commit to aligning $16tr of assets with net zero before 2050

Investment

Asset managers commit to aligning $16tr of assets with net zero before 2050

Net Zero Asset Managers initiative discloses initial climate targets from signatories, including BlackRock, Vanguard and Danske Bank

clock 01 June 2022 • 4 min read
First net zero guidance released for private equity portfolios

Investment

First net zero guidance released for private equity portfolios

Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change extends its Net Zero Investment Framework with draft guidance for private equity firms

clock 02 February 2022 • 3 min read
'No remaining carbon budget': Investors urge EU to ban fossil gas from green finance rulebook

Energy

'No remaining carbon budget': Investors urge EU to ban fossil gas from green finance rulebook

Investors with €50tr assets under management group call on EU to revisit plan to sanction spending on some gas power plants under its new green finance rulebook

clock 17 January 2022 • 3 min read
ING pledges to reduce funding for upstream oil and gas

Investment

ING pledges to reduce funding for upstream oil and gas

Banking giant sets new target to curb oil and gas funding as part of first integrated climate report

clock 16 September 2021 • 2 min read
'Net Zero Standard for Oil and Gas': Inside the new guidebook for fossil fuel company transition plans

Investment

'Net Zero Standard for Oil and Gas': Inside the new guidebook for fossil fuel company transition plans

Leading oil and gas companies and major investors have published a set of principles oil and gas companies should follow if they want to align with net zero goals - but what constitutes a credible plan?

clock 15 September 2021 • 7 min read
Investors urge steel industry to chart path to net zero

Technology

Investors urge steel industry to chart path to net zero

Investment funds worth £55bn set actions industry needs to take now to 2050 target

clock 05 August 2021 • 3 min read

Investment

Investors managing $11tr of assets urge banks to curtail fossil fuel financing

Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change calls on banks to back their net zero pledges with moves to halt support for fossil fuels and activities that drive deforestation

clock 18 April 2021 • 4 min read

Investment

'Gold standard': Bankers draft net zero rules for financial services sector

Bankers for Net Zero alliance convened by All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fair Business Banking unveils framework for sector's role in accelerating UK decarbonisation

clock 22 December 2020 • 3 min read

Investment

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

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

clock 16 November 2020 • 3 min read

Investment

'It is time for the rest to follow': Leading investors call on 161 top CEOs to target net zero

Climate action 100+ writes to CEOs of world's largest greenhouse gas emitting firms urging them to develop net zero-aligned business strategies

clock 14 September 2020 • 4 min read
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