Climate change
Nuns tell Citi to repent on indigenous rights issues as they mount shareholder revolt
Shareholder battle between Citi and the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace heats up
Why Trump won’t gut US climate laws
Catch up with the week's biggest ESG stories
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Trump presidency will not kill off landmark US climate law, says Ninety One sustainability boss
The possibility of Trump securing a second term has sparked fears of a radical overhaul of America's green agenda, but Nazmeera Moola thinks they are overplayed
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Sustainable finance newsletter: Schroders, Abrdn, LGIM stick by Climate Action 100+ | HSBC’s Black pay gap problem
Your guide to the week’s biggest ESG stories
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Abrdn, LGIM, Schroders stick by climate coalition after US heavyweights exit
Growing divide between European and US fund groups as anti-ESG backlash ramps up
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Redwheel pushes into private markets with climate tech venture fund launch
Boutique asset manager partners with Turquoise to target growth-stage UK companies
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Barclays rolls out fossil fuel restrictions as shareholder pressure mounts
UK bank bows to calls to stop directly financing new oil and gas projects
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COP28 countdown: Sign up to get FN’s coverage
Sign up to FN's sustainable finance newsletter now for the lowdown on a critical climate summit
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Sunak may have made a U-turn, but he was right about net-zero honesty
Cheerful deceit is the right approach for politicians and regulators but it is surely very dangerous for companies
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Aviva’s Steve Waygood: 1.5°C world ‘no longer a possible outcome’
One of FN's Most Influential in Sustainable Finance says the bar is 'higher than normal' heading into COP28, with the UAE hosting and a global progress review looming
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Unilever, Procter & Gamble in danger of missing net-zero targets
Investors warned to be wary of climate claims
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Shareholders urged to vote against Credit Suisse’s climate policy
Despite setting new targets for cutting emissions, Credit Suisse still has one of the weakest oil and gas policies among the European banks, according to ShareAction
Davos Day 2: Idris Elba, a brush with Larry Fink and a chance dinner invite
Financial News' on-the-ground coverage of the major happenings at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Oil giants green lit $166bn of new investments despite net zero engagement
Think tank Carbon Tracker says $103bn of investment in new upstream oil and gas assets is incompatible with a 1.5° pathway
Could carbon markets be financial services’ answer to climate change?
John Kerry has a plan that could mobilise $100bn from western companies by 2030
Ninety One sustainability boss: Divesting from oil and coal doesn’t work
Demerger of Anglo American's South African coal mining business is a case in point why 'divestment at the corporate level doesn’t work'
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Heavyweight investors on COP27: Time for the City to step up
'The stark reality is that Paris is a dream written on a piece of paper. It is not a reality for the market'
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Aviva Investors urges IMF, World Bank to step up to avert climate catastrophe
'The global economy and financial system are currently financing their own destruction because the global financial architecture is not fit for purpose'
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Fossil fuels and guns can have a place in ESG funds, say FN readers
Out of the 152 people surveyed, 74% believe there are situations in which ESG funds can hold fossil fuels, while 44% think the same for arms companies
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New climate bill readies $370bn road to renewable energy
The Senate passed the climate and tax package on 7 August, accelerating a historic shift in how the world is powered
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