Thomas Cox

BlueBay: Agriculture set for significant shift in climate risk pricing

The agriculture and land use sector is set for some "very significant shifts" in risk pricing related to climate change, BlueBay Asset Management has said.

Standardised format for companies' SASB disclosures launched

UK non-profit the Value Reporting Foundation has launched a tool for companies to report ESG data that follows Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards in a digital format.

Start-ups 'make up 39% of ESG data market'

'Start-up' companies aged up to five years make up 39% of the ESG data market, a report has found.

Bank of Korea launches ESG exclusion policy for forex assets

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is planning to screen out companies that fail certain ESG criteria from its $464 billion of foreign currency assets, in a move that will reportedly see it sell the securities of high-emitting companies.

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Investors urge US Congress to invest in climate in $3.5trn bill

CDP, Ceres and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have asked the US Congress to include climate-related policies in a proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill.

Redington: Investors engage with just 20% of portfolio on climate

Asset managers tend to engage with just 20% of their portfolio on climate change issues despite widespread net-zero commitments - a rate which implies 'greenwashing' by investors, a survey by UK investment consultants Redington has suggested

Platts calculates carbon intensity of oil barrels

Carbon intensity figures for oil produced by 14 major crude fields around the world will be released monthly by energy information provider S&P Global Platts.

ISS: ESG shareholder lawsuits settle in US but struggle elsewhere

The growing number of ESG-related lawsuits brought against companies by investors often win pay-outs in the US but struggle in other countries due to cultural differences, ISS ESG has said.

SMBC, MUFG have highest share of fees from fossil fuel investments, AFII says

Out of 20 underwriters and lenders with large global reach,the ones that made the highest share of their debt transaction fees from fossil fuels are Japanese banks SMBC and MUFG, according to non-profit the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII).