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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.

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.

Investor, corporate action essential after IPCC 'now or never' climate warning

Urgent action is needed from investors and corporates to recognise climate risks and deliver on net-zero transition plans, as scientists warn it is "now or never" for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

$7trn investor group warns 17 companies over climate reporting

34 members of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), representing over $7.1 trillion in assets, have demanded 17 companies meet their climate-related disclosure expectations.

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.

$4trn of Asian debt exposed to ESG risks

$4 trillion of aggregate debt is exposed to environmental, social or governance (ESG) risks in the Asia Pacific, with more than two-thirds of this related to environmental risks.

'Vital' ESG credit harmonisation project launched

Two credit industry associations are joining with the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to develop a "vital" environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting template for the credit market, expected to be published in the spring.

Credit Suisse names 48 deforestation solution companies

Credit Suisse has named 48 companies exposed to deforestation solutions, including Beyond Meat and HelloFresh.

€1.5trn Dutch investor group sets 2024 oil firm transition expectations

A group of seven Dutch asset managers with a combined €1.5 trillion ($1.7 trillion) in assets has published three core climate transition expectations for oil and gas firms to accelerate...

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