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Exxon seeks to block shareholder proposal
25 February 2019ExxonMobil is trying to block a shareholder proposal in which investors call on the oil giant to account for emission reduction targets.
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Short-sellers 'to target weak oil & gas firms' in 2019
12 February 2019Short-sellers could start targeting the weakest oil and gas firms in 2019, as their business models come under pressure from increasingly competitive renewables.
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BP to support CA100+ shareholder resolution
01 February 2019Oil and gas giant BP is set to broaden its corporate reporting to describe how its strategy is consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement, after it committed to supporting a Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) shareholder resolution.
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ABP launches energy transition fund
30 January 2019Dutch Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (ABP), which has €399 billion of assets under management, has launched an energy transition fund to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and finance the energy transition in the Netherlands.
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People moves: CalPERS, FCLTGlobal, NNIP, Lightsource BP, ALLCOT Colombia
18 January 2019Elisabeth Bourqui has resigned as chief operating investment officer at public pension fund California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), after less than eight months in office.
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People Moves: Columbia Threadneedle, Natixis, NBIM, BMO Capital Markets, Hong Kong Green Finance Association, FRC, Pattern Energy and NextEra Energy Partners
04 January 2019Columbia Threadneedle boosts responsible investment team
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French banks boost coal financing by 52% after COP21
27 November 2018French banks have increased their coal financing by 52% following the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement.
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Boston Common backs ‘blue economy’ finance principles
30 October 2018Boston Common Asset Management has added its name to the growing number of financial institutions that have endorsed a set of principles for investing to support the world’s oceans.
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Investors agree with BP - scenario analysis can be confusing!
17 October 2018Climate scenario analysis - as recommended by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) - can be "infinitely confusing", Environmental Finance's Green Equities conference heard.
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BP CEO sparks row as he attacks scenario planning and divestment
12 October 2018BP chief executive Bob Dudley attacked scenario analysis as "increasingly unhelpful" and "confusing for investors", while also criticising the fossil fuel divestment movement.