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  • Financial directors should address and disclose nature-related risks, say lawyers

    14 March 2024

    Financial directors in England and Wales are legally required to both address and disclose their nature-related risks, a team of barristers said in a new position statement.

  • News round-up: Nordic investors set up energy transition fund, WTW buys Acclimatise ... and more

    13 November 2020

  • UNEP FI: climate change already impacting loan portfolios

    16 September 2020

    Extreme weather events such as storm surges, wildfires, sea level rise, inland flooding, drought, and other hazards are already impacting banks' lending portfolios

  • Exxon lawsuit represents 'turning point' for climate disclosure, says lawyer

    31 October 2018

    An allegation of misleading disclosure of climate information is at the centre of a new lawsuit against ExxonMobil, which marks a 'turning point' for climate litigation, a lawyer said.

  • Banks report on TCFD-linked pilot study into physical risks

    17 July 2018

    A scenario-based approach to help banks estimate the climate-related physical risks in their loan portfolios has been published in response to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • New report aims to help companies disclose physical climate risks

    01 June 2018

    The disclosure of physical climate risks has received less attention than reporting transition climate risks, it was claimed at the launch of a report that aims to help redress the balance.

  • EF BRIEFS: Impax, CCLI, Engie, Vattenfall, Dong, KKR, NJR

    03 February 2016

    Impax Asset Management has sold a wind portfolio to Italian energy firm ERG Group for an undisclosed sum.

  • Consultants launch software tool to quantify financial impact of ESG risks

    09 October 2015

    A new software tool to help companies and investors measure the potential impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, has been developed through a collaboration between two sustainability consultancies.

  • Most European companies already impacted by climate change, says CDP

    01 April 2014

    Most European businesses believe they are already being affected by climate change and that it presents far more risks than opportunities, according to the pressure group CDP.