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  • Church investors toughen ESG shareholder voting policy

    10 March 2020

    As annual general meeting (AGM) season approaches, the Church Investors Group (CIG) has announced a toughened stance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues when considering shareholder voting decisions.

  • Alok Sharma appointed President of COP26

    13 February 2020

    Alok Sharma has been appointed the UK minister in charge of the UN COP26 summit in Glasgow, after being been promoted to UK business secretary by the Prime Minister.

  • HSBC is latest bank to withdraw from coal and tar sands

    20 April 2018

    HSBC pledged to stop lending to most coal-fired power stations and to stop financing oil from tar sands, but "missed the chance to join the green banking leaders", according to one NGO.

  • Trump's shock win casts doubt over US climate policy

    09 November 2016

    Donald Trump's shock win in the US Presidential elections has cast a poll of doubt over the Paris climate agreement amid fears he will dismantle the country's existing climate change policies.