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UN group consults on net-zero principles for lawyers, consultants

UN Race to Zero readies 'compliance mechanism'

UN-backed climate campaign Race to Zero (RTZ) has confirmed further information on its 'compliance mechanism' will be published in September, with a major partner welcoming plans to remove members who fail to meet its strengthened criteria.

COP26 round-up, 3 November: UK, South Africa and GFANZ

70% of net-zero funding could come from private investors

News round-up: ESG fund assets approach $2trn, PIMCO launches ESG fund, Epworth ditches oil and gas firms, Race to Zero updates criteria

UN's 'Race to Zero' campaign launches finance sector expert group

The Race to Zero campaign launched by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has formed a finance sector expert group (FSEG) to develop "consistent, fair, and rigorous" guidelines for assessing which financial firms should be eligible to join the initiative..