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  • California climate disclosures bill advances to governor's desk

    13 September 2023

    A proposal that would require detailed climate-related disclosures by large companies active in California has been approved by the state's Senate and now only requires the state's governor to sign it into law.

  • People Moves 29 October: HSBC, Apollo, Al Gore, WBCSD and more

    29 October 2021

  • Al Gore leads new investment business Just Climate

    29 October 2021

  • Al Gore-backed satellite data suggests oil & gas GHG emissions double reported levels

    17 September 2021

    A database of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions based on direct, independent observation using satellites, remote sensing, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning has been launched, which suggests oil & gas emissions may be double the levels reported.

  • Satellite and AI initiative to 'transform carbon data'

    23 July 2020

    An initiative has been launched to combine data from satellites and artificial intelligence (AI), promising to "revolutionise global efforts to measure and reduce emissions across every sector of society".

  • Generation Investment Management closes $1bn impact investing fund

    22 May 2019

    Generation Investment Management LLP (GIM) has closed its $1 billion impact investment fund, Sustainable Solutions Fund III.

  • Mandatory US climate disclosure law proposed by leading Democrat

    17 September 2018

    Every publicly listed company in the US could be forced to make climate-related disclosures, under new legislation introduced by a senior Democratic Party senator.

  • Blog: Sustainable finance and San Francisco

    14 September 2018

    San Francisco became the centre of the universe for green and sustainable investors this week, when it hosted two major conferences. Peter Cripps reports.

  • TCFD could help companies deal with first mover risk when it comes to climate disclosure

    03 March 2017

    The Financial Stability Board's Task Force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendation that companies should use scenario analyses in their reporting could reduce the competitive risks attached to revealing strategically sensitive data.

  • Quotes of the Quarter

    26 June 2015

    Environmental Finance takes a look back at some of the quotes that defined the second quarter of 2015.