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Rathbones adopts SDR label for two funds days before FCA's deadline

Rathbones Asset Management has adopted the 'Sustainability Focus' label for two of its funds, under the UK Financial Conduct Authority's SDR regime.

Rathbones' 'Votes Against Slavery' backed by £3trn investors

Investors worth £5trn push BP for a 'say on climate', amid concerns it will abandon 2030 target

A group of institutional investors has urged BP to hold a shareholder vote on its climate transition plans, amid "concern" at reports the oil and gas company will abandon a key decarbonisation target.

World Bank issues landmark Amazon reforestation-linked bond

The World Bank has raised $225 million from its biggest ever outcomes-based bond that links its coupon payments to verified carbon removal credits generated by reforestation projects in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

People Moves, 26 July: Greenbank, Moody's LSEG, Cbus ... and more

Rathbones targets modern slavery improvements in listed companies

Policy engagement more important if COP28 disappoints, investor says

Institutional investors are likely to sharpen their focus on pushing policymakers for a more supportive framework for net zero-aligned private investment in the event of an "underwhelming" UN climate conference, a director at Rathbones has said.

BP suffers 'significant' shareholder rebellion over climate plans

BP's shareholders voted to show their increasing discontent over the oil and gas firm's climate plans at its annual meeting.

BP's backtrack is a crucial moment for the say-on-climate movement

After taking the lead for oil companies on climate action, BP has quietly backtracked to take advantage of higher petrol prices. Matt Crossman asks if they've promised to run an Ironman before signing up for a proverbial parkrun

A net-zero economy must be equitable

The world must ensure that people and communities are at the heart of the transition to net zero carbon emissions, writes John David