Thomas Cox

Activists behind Shell court order focus on financial firms

One of the activist organisations behind the successful climate court case against Royal Dutch Shell have called for 29 other companies including several financial firms to reduce their emissions.

Bond round-up: Enel, VGP, Sonoco, CPI, AIIB, BDO Unibank ... and more

TPI: Investors need better scenario data

Investors would benefit from climate-related scenarios being focused on their needs rather than on the requirements of policymakers,...

Investors dispute FCA labelling of sustainable products

Cardano and UKSIF have raised concerns about the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)'s proposed definitions of sustainable products.

'Gap set to close' in investor focus on methane of waste firms

Stakeholders in waste management firms give them only a small amount of attention despite their significant contribution to methane emissions, US data provider FactSet has said.

EBA: 80% of banks considering ESG in credit risk

Four in five banks (over 80%) in the European Economic Area (EEA) are factoring ESG into credit risk, a survey by the EBA has suggested.

US financial regulators urged to address climate risk

US financial regulators have been urged to make 2022 a year of action on climate change.

NY fund files ESG shareholder proposal with Twitter

The trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund has filed shareholder proposals at eight companies including Twitter requesting they disclose political spending.

Mandatory EU green bond standard would cause 'major disruption'

The proposal of making an EU green bond standard mandatory for issuers would undermine sustainable capital markets worldwide,...

Bond round-up: IBRD, Forbright, Sanofi, Geneva, GCC ... and more