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Mark Carney: Net zero transition represents 'greatest commercial opportunity of our time'
Mark Carney: Net zero transition represents 'greatest commercial opportunity of our time'

Former Bank of England governor to speak at Green Horizon Summit, which brings together CEOs, policymakers, and government officials to drive forward the financial sector's role in the net zero transition

  • Investment
  • 09 November 2020
NatWest launches real-time CO2 footprint tracker for banking customers
NatWest launches real-time CO2 footprint tracker for banking customers

Partnership with fintech company CoGo will give NatWest customers access to an on-the-go carbon emissions calculator informed by their personal spending

  • Investment
  • 22 September 2020
Bulk of UK banks lack convincing climate strategy, Ethical Consumer warns
Bulk of UK banks lack convincing climate strategy, Ethical Consumer warns

Conclusion based on research conducted by the magazine, which asked how banks were measuring and evaluating the climate impacts of their investments

  • Investment
  • 10 September 2020
'Structural changes are needed': Schroders warns recovery likely to lead to resurgence in global emissions
'Structural changes are needed': Schroders warns recovery likely to lead to resurgence in global emissions

Latest edition of investment giant's Climate Progress Dashboard warns coronavirus crisis could undermine efforts to put global economy on track for net zero emissions

  • Investment
  • 11 August 2020
BusinessGreen debuts Net Zero Investment Hub
BusinessGreen debuts Net Zero Investment Hub

Hosted in partnership with Schroders, the new Net Zero Investment Hub brings together cutting-edge insights and analysis on how the world of finance is embracing the net zero transition

  • Investment
  • 10 August 2020
Sustainability: Six ways the corporate world will have to change
Sustainability: Six ways the corporate world will have to change

As part of the all-new Net Zero Investment Hub, Schroders' Andrew Howard and Seema Suchak explore six key areas that point to a changing role of the corporate sector in society in the face of 'inescapable truths'

  • Investment
  • 10 August 2020
Leading private equity investors join climate disclosure and engagement drive
Leading private equity investors join climate disclosure and engagement drive

Seven private equity investors have joined forces to create the 'first' international network under the Initiative Climat International

  • Investment
  • 03 August 2020
BlackRock announces shift away from funding tar sands
BlackRock announces shift away from funding tar sands

The firm's sustainability funds will exclude companies with thermal coal and oil sands exposure, it announced today

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  • 14 February 2020
Liontrust challenges companies to reach absolute zero carbon emissions
Liontrust challenges companies to reach absolute zero carbon emissions

The ‘One and a Half Degree Transition Challenge’ calls for over 200 companies held by the team’s equity and bond funds to provide a plan by the end of 2020 for reaching zero carbon emissions

  • Investment
  • 29 January 2020
Bank of America becomes carbon neutral one year ahead of schedule
Bank of America becomes carbon neutral one year ahead of schedule

The US investment giant has switched to 100 per cent renewable electricity, cut emissions and bought offsets

  • Energy
  • 22 January 2020
SDG500: New platform plans to pump $500m into action on the Sustainable Development Goals
SDG500: New platform plans to pump $500m into action on the Sustainable Development Goals

Coalition of private and public institutions hope the platform will help close the financing gap for the SDGs

  • Investment
  • 22 January 2020
BNP Paribas launches innovative carbon offset investment fund
BNP Paribas launches innovative carbon offset investment fund

The fund extends a European version which has already reached €300m in assets under management since its launch in March last year

  • Investment
  • 22 January 2020
BlackRock goes green? Investment giant joins Climate Action 100+
BlackRock goes green? Investment giant joins Climate Action 100+

Move comes just a month after the firm was accused of being 'full of greenwash' by former US Vice President Al Gore

  • Investment
  • 10 January 2020
Uniting the nation through climate action:  Why the just transition could be the next big thing for Britain
Uniting the nation through climate action: Why the just transition could be the next big thing for Britain

Here's how to deliver a just transition across the UK, according to Nick Robins and Sophia Tickell from LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

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  • 18 December 2019
Under 10 per cent of UK CEOs are paid to tackle climate change
Under 10 per cent of UK CEOs are paid to tackle climate change

New research from Vlerick Business School suggests only a tiny fraction of business leaders have any financial incentive to improve the environment

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  • 11 December 2019
'Simply not enough': Annual climate finance flows hit half a trillion dollars milestone
'Simply not enough': Annual climate finance flows hit half a trillion dollars milestone

Annual climate investments across 2017-18 were 25 per cent higher than during 2015-16, analysts find, but total falls far short of the trillions needed to meet global climate goals

  • Investment
  • 07 November 2019
Carbon Tracker: Oil majors must cut output by a third to meet Paris Agreement goals
Carbon Tracker: Oil majors must cut output by a third to meet Paris Agreement goals

New report warns none of the oil and gas majors are on track to be aligned with the Paris Agreement by 2040, with some firms needing to cut production by as much as 85 per cent

  • Investment
  • 01 November 2019
Schroders: Climate change key topic as investors embrace sustainable investment
Schroders: Climate change key topic as investors embrace sustainable investment

Scepticism about the value of sustainable investment is declining worldwide, data from asset management giant's latest survey shows

  • Investment
  • 31 October 2019
Meet the Green Radicals: WHEB's George Latham on breaking from the 'herd mentality' of the investment sector
Meet the Green Radicals: WHEB's George Latham on breaking from the 'herd mentality' of the investment sector

George Latham, managing partner at sustainable investor WHEB Asset Management, reflects on the need for radical change and long-term, holistic thinking in finance

  • Investment
  • 22 October 2019
Sustainable bonds and green economy marks: London Stock Exchange beefs up sustainable investment offerings
Sustainable bonds and green economy marks: London Stock Exchange beefs up sustainable investment offerings

Initiatives aim to support companies with sustainable business models and investors who are increasingly focusing on environmental products and services

  • Investment
  • 14 October 2019
How to dodge the greenwash - is your fund sustainable?
How to dodge the greenwash - is your fund sustainable?

With so many so-called sustainable funds coming to the market, it is increasingly important to identify 'greenwashing' in practice, where groups are talking up their credentials in this space without the expertise or track record to back it up

  • Investment
  • 04 October 2019
Survey: Nearly half of businesses plan to increase spend on environmental sustainability
Survey: Nearly half of businesses plan to increase spend on environmental sustainability

HSBC survey of 2,500 businesses finds efficiency, competition, regulation, and potential for growth are proving major drivers of sustainability investment

  • Investment
  • 22 July 2019
National Trust to divest £1bn portfolio from fossil fuels
National Trust to divest £1bn portfolio from fossil fuels

Charity loses patience with fossil fuel firms and says it will shift its investments towards supporting green businesses

  • Investment
  • 04 July 2019
Lib Dem leadership candidates back mandatory climate-related risks disclosure
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

  • Policy
  • 12 June 2019
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