Thomas Cox

Articles by Thomas Cox

  • Australian gas company shareholders demand Paris Agreement alignment

    19 August 2021

    Shareholders at Origin Energy have demanded the largest supplier of gas and electricity in Australia align its capital expenditure with the Paris Agreement

  • Switzerland plans to make climate disclosures obligatory

    19 August 2021

    Large Swiss companies will have to disclose climate risk data, including their impact on the environment, in line with recommendations from the Task Force...

  • NBIM makes biodiversity a stewardship priority

    18 August 2021

    Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has warned companies it invests in to integrate biodiversity into their strategies...

  • Bank of Ireland launches carbon credit initiative

    17 August 2021

    Bank of Ireland has launched an offsetting initiative to enable companies to buy carbon credits to fund afforestation projects in Ireland.

  • London impact fund raises further £45m from pension scheme

    17 August 2021

    Two UK Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investment pools have secured a £45 million ($62 million) investment for their London impact fund...

  • EMIA releases 'enhanced' principles for labelled bonds

    16 August 2021

    A group of emerging markets investors has released a set of "enhanced" principles for labelled bonds, in an attempt to "diminish greenwashing".

  • Latest EU Taxonomy proposals still 'need to be fleshed out'

    06 August 2021

    A document that proposes how to broaden the EU's taxonomy of green activities beyond climate change is a 'first draft' that is expected to evolve and expand following feedback from the market, writes Thomas Cox

  • 82% of US companies want 'flexible' ESG disclosures

    06 August 2021

    More than 350 US companies want to be allowed to determine what ESG information is "material" to their business...

  • Moody's: 35 sovereigns face material challenges from water risks

    05 August 2021

    A third of emerging markets sovereigns face material challenges from managing water risks...

  • Draft EU environmental taxonomy screening criteria published

    04 August 2021

    A proposed set of technical screening criteria (TSC) for the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities has been published, covering the EU's four non-climate-related, environmental objectives.