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$69bn investment needed in Australian heavy industry net zero drive

People moves 28 January: ISSB, J.P. Morgan, DBS, KPMG, and more...

New CEO and president welcomed to the ClimateWorks Foundation

BNP Paribas issues green bonds linked to Australian climate index

French bank BNP Paribas has issued a series of equity-linked green bonds totalling

Rocky Mountain Institute launches climate finance centre with US banks

The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has launched a research centre to help shape the role that the financial industry has in driving the transition to a low-carbon economy, with four major US banks collaborating on the project

Major US insurer stops investing in or insuring coal

Chubb's decision reflects the increasing risks in the coal sector as a result of efforts to tackle climate change, argues Dave Jones

Australia launches HLEG-style sustainable finance initiative

A group of leaders and senior executives at Australia’s major banks, superannuation funds and insurance companies has been assembled to devise a sustainable finance ‘roadmap’.

People Moves: BMO Global Asset Management, ClimateWorks Foundation, Japan's Financial Services Agency, Rockefeller Capital Management, Global Parametrics, Refinitiv, Aviva Investors, FIM Asset Management and S-Bank Wealth Management

Leading retailers and RBC act on supply chain emissions

Three of the world's 20 leading retailers – CVS Health, Target Corporation and Tesco – have joined Walmart in requesting information on their suppliers' carbon emissions as part of an initiative to improve supply chain sustainability.

Comparing companies' energy performance

Companies' energy efficiency can have significant environmental and economic implications – but it is too often difficult for investors to assess. A new index aims to bring visibility, says Wei Sue