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Green Century proposals on semiconductor firm transition plans succeed

New York State Retirement Fund supports proposal to stop underwriting fossil fuels

The New York State comptroller has pledged to support of shareholder proposals that ask three insurance companies to stop underwriting new fossil fuel supplies.

Costco emissions reduction shareholder proposal passed

A shareholder proposal calling on US retailer Costco to adopt greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets secured support from more than two-thirds of investors despite the board urging it to be rejected.

News round-up: BlackRock, JP Morgan, RBC, UBS, and more

JP Morgan Chase agrees new policies on deforestation

Shareholders are increasingly using their muscle on deforestation

Most shareholder resolutions on deforestation led to some form of commitment from the company to address the problem, research has found.

Investors call on companies to commit to halting deforestation

A coalition of investors with $617.5 billion of assets under management, led by Green Century Funds, has called on companies to sign up to 'zero deforestation' commitments specific to Latin America.

The best performing funds of 2014: Green Century Equity Fund

Ditching fossil fuels was a catalyst for outperforming its benchmark, says Erin Gray

Asset manager makes fund family fossil fuel-free

A responsible investment firm has announced that its fund family will be entirely fossil fuel-free, after deciding that natural gas is no longer a responsible investment.

Clean power to the people

The influential climate campaigner Bill McKibben has turned his sights on demanding that investors ditch fossil fuel stocks. Peter Cripps reports