Thomas Cox

AXA IM to divest from climate 'laggards' in 2025

Axa Investment Managers (IM) will divest from firms it deems to be "climate laggards" and fail to respond to engagement...

Bank of America: The decarbonisation task is 'overwhelming'

The decarbonisation journey ahead is "quite overwhelming" for banks as the goal will require every client to be net zero, the Bank of America has said.

PRI: COP26 needs a signal from China

The "most important thing" for COP26 to achieve is a signal from China of improved decarbonisation ambition, a Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) executive has said.

Climate finance skewed against women, says World Bank advisor

Gender-related criteria must not be seen as tokenistic for developing countries accessing climate finance, a World Bank executive has said.

COP26 round-up, 3 November: UK, South Africa and GFANZ

UK pledges to become 'world's first net-zero financial centre'

The UK government will require financial institutions to publish net-zero transition plans from 2023, in a move it claims will make the UK the "world's first net-zero aligned financial centre".

COP26 round-up, 2 November: India, deforestation and methane

A brief summary of the biggest news related to COP26 in Glasgow on 2 November.

NZAMI to help VCs set interim net-zero targets

The Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAMI) is creating a way for venture capitalists (VCs) to set interim net-zero targets...

$8.7trn investor group commits to tackling deforestation

More than 30 financial institutions with over $8.7 trillion in assets have pledged to tackle deforestation.

COP26 round-up, 1 November: G20, Italy and New Zealand

A brief summary of the biggest news so far as COP26 kicks off in Glasgow.