Madeleine Jenkins

UK supermarket Sainsbury's bows to investor pressure on wages

UK grocer Sainsbury's has said it will raise pay for certain employees, after a £2.2 trillion ($2.9 trillion) coalition of shareholders put pressure on the company to become a 'living wage' employer.

Decarbonising properties a 'clear opportunity' for impact investors

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said the decarbonising of buildings has seen "not enough by far" global investment, which impact fund manager Snowball said showed a "clear opportunity" for investors.

Loan round-up: Sopra Steria, Johnson Matthey, SoftBank, Hydro Alunorte ... and more

European biodiversity fund launched

Nuveen & Shell Foundation to invest $100m in energy access

Shell's charitable foundation and Nuveen, a $1.3 trillion investment manager, will invest $100 million over the next five years in climate-vulnerable communities in Africa and Asia.

Moody's scores 201 financial institutions on ESG

Moody's has expanded its environmental, social and governance (ESG) credit impact scores to cover 201 financial institutions and a host of new sectors, including companies in the global airline and shipping sectors.

US companies 'creating executive positions' to meet diversity targets

"Non-traditional" roles are being added to US companies' executive teams to help them meet diversity targets, an asset manager has claimed.

Actis realises 3 renewable energy investments

Investors target Volkswagen for climate lobbying

Seven European investors have co-filed a shareholder resolution with Volkswagen for "trailing behind its peers" to report its climate lobbying, after more than three years of dialogue with the car company.

Schroders will vote against 'climate laggard' board leaders, targets VW

Schroders has outlined a new investment strategy that includes holding a company's executive board leader accountable if the firm fails to hit its climate targets.