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Airlines failing investors on carbon disclosure, TPI warns
05 March 2019None of the world’s 20 largest publicly listed airlines has set a target that clearly specifies how it will reduce its flight emissions after 2025, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).
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‘Material’ ESG issues should be disclosed, says IOSCO
21 January 2019Issuers of securities should provide “full, accurate, and timely disclosure” of material environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed information, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has said.
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NTR raises €229m for second renewables fund
03 January 2019European infrastructure developer NTR has attracted commitments of €229 million ($260 million) for its second renewables fund, of which €145 million has been raised at first close.
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$32trn group of investors demand greater government climate action
10 December 2018Investors with a combined $32 trillion in assets have demanded governments increase action to tackle climate change.
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Aviva and L&G invest more than £750m in world's largest wind farm
28 November 2018Aviva Investors and Legal & General Investment Managers – Real Assets (LGIM RA) have lent more than £750 million ($957 million) to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) to purchase 50% of the UK's Hornsea One offshore wind farm.
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Investors and corporates join forces in new plastics initiative
31 October 2018More than 15 major institutional investors and organisations representing several hundred companies have joined forces in support of a new initiative "to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at source".
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Investors turning attention to deforestation risks, says Ceres
23 October 2018Investors are increasingly engaging companies to better manage deforestation risks in their supply chains – an issue that has traditionally been overlooked, according to US-based non-profit Ceres.
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Natixis proposes toolkit to tackle SDG-washing
21 September 2018Investors are "massively dissatisfied" with the way companies report their contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to Natixis.
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LGIM pressures international standards body to adopt TCFD
21 August 2018Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has thrown its weight behind calls for the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to adopt harmonised climate risk reporting.
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Steering group for Green Finance Institute announced
16 July 2018A steering group has been assembled to guide the launch of the UK's Green Finance Institute.