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  • Exxon fails to halt shareholders' climate change litigation

    21 August 2018

    ExxonMobil's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it misled investors about the impact of climate change on its business has been denied by a Texas court.

  • LGIM pressures international standards body to adopt TCFD

    21 August 2018

    Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has thrown its weight behind calls for the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to adopt harmonised climate risk reporting.

  • SDGs provide 'ideal framework' to analyse impact, says asset manager

    21 August 2018

    The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide "an ideal framework" to analyse the social and environmental impacts resulting from engagement with investee companies, investors have been told.

  • EU carbon prices could double in five years, says thinktank

    21 August 2018

    The price of carbon emissions in the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) is set to double to between €35 and €40 ($40-$46) in the next five years, according to Carbon Tracker, a UK-based thinktank.

  • EU carbon update, 20 August 2018

    20 August 2018

    EU Allowance (EUA) prices are expected to take their lead from the power market this week, with further gains likely, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Will insurers keep up with the Jones?

    20 August 2018

    California's Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has been threatened with US lawsuits for his efforts to act on climate-related risks. Undeterred, he hopes his work can now drive international action, he tells Michael Hurley

  • NY Green Bank adds $65m in Q2 deals

    20 August 2018

    NY Green Bank has committed to invest an additional $64.9 million in clean energy projects, its second quarter results show.

  • H1 disaster losses well below average, says Swiss Re

    20 August 2018

    Global economic losses from disasters plunged to $36 billion in the first half of 2018 from $64 billion in the same period last year, well below the ten-year average of $125 billion, according to Swiss Re.

  • People Moves: SUSI Partners and HSBC

    17 August 2018

    Wymen Chan has been hired as managing director by SUSI Partners to lead its investment team in Singapore.

  • Private sector lagging on climate disclosure, report claims

    17 August 2018

    Private sector asset owners tend to be less prepared than their public sector counterparts to make voluntary public statements and disclosures related to climate change, a report has claimed.