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Insurers falling short on climate commitments: ShareAction
Most insurers surveyed had few or no restrictions on conventional oil and gas in both their underwriting and investment activities.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • April 12, 2024 -
House GOP begins congressional challenge to SEC climate disclosure rule
House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry said the agency’s voluntary pause is “not enough.”
By Lamar Johnson • April 11, 2024 -
Majority of fashion brands won’t meet their emissions goals: report
About two-thirds of fashion businesses are behind on their own decarbonization schedules, according to a new analysis from McKinsey.
By Lauren Schenkman • April 11, 2024 -
Dimon blasts regulation, proxy advisers in annual letter
The JPMorgan Chase CEO also gave prominent space to AI, touting its potential impact in software engineering, customer service and operations, “as well as in general employee productivity."
By Caitlin Mullen • April 9, 2024 -
80% of CO2 emissions following Paris Agreement linked to 57 companies: report
Most of the surveyed companies increased their fossil fuel production in the seven years following the climate accord, according to the Carbon Majors study.
By Zoya Mirza • April 8, 2024 -
RBC joins Citi, JPMorgan in disclosing green financing ratios
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced this week that the shareholder proposals put forward by the city’s retirement system have been pulled at all three banks.
By Lamar Johnson • April 5, 2024 -
SEC stays climate-risk disclosure rule as it works through legal challenges
The agency maintains that the regulation is within the agency’s authority and said it “will continue vigorously defending the Final Rules’ validity in court.”
By Lamar Johnson • April 4, 2024 -
Regulation compliance and curbing emissions were key themes at Responsible Business USA 2024
Panel discussions centered on decarbonizing supply chains, navigating a complex political climate, preparing emissions disclosures and more.
By Zoya Mirza • April 3, 2024 -
Understanding a company’s business is ‘critical’ for its decarbonization strategy, sustainability leaders say
Executives at Responsible Business USA said cross-collaboration between leaders, teams and different regions of a company is essential for meeting sustainability goals.
By Zoya Mirza • April 2, 2024 -
Citi says 71% of energy clients lack substantive transition plan or ‘ability to execute’
The bank made the disclosure in its latest climate report in response to a proposal that had been put forward by shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.
By Lamar Johnson • April 1, 2024 -
Verizon joins RE100 climate initiative, builds on 2030 renewables goal
The network provider previously said it aims to source or generate 100% renewable energy by the end of the decade.
By Zoya Mirza • March 29, 2024 -
SEC asks 8th Circuit not to pause climate rule pending challenges
The agency said Liberty Energy and Nomad Proppant Services have “identified no imminent harm” that would justify halting the rule’s implementation.
By Lamar Johnson • March 29, 2024 -
Nissan’s new EV plan aims for significant cost reduction
‘The Arc’ plan includes launching new EVs, manufacturing improvements and the adoption of new technologies to boost global sales.
By Eric Walz , Michael Brady • March 29, 2024 -
Patients and social initiatives focus of sustainability strategy: AstraZeneca and Lilly
Improving health outcomes requires better treatment, but “it also means [having] a healthy planet, which is integral to having a healthy body,” AstraZeneca’s CFO said at Responsible Business USA.
By Zoya Mirza • March 28, 2024 -
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The SEC makes the call: Climate risk equals financial risk
When the SEC’s climate disclosure rule is paired with other climate reporting directives, the shift within the financial landscape will be monumental.
By Bob Hinkle • March 27, 2024 -
House Judiciary subpoenas As You Sow CEO, expands antitrust probe
The Republican-led committee has summoned Andrew Behar, head of the shareholder advocacy group, for a deposition later this week as part of its ongoing ESG probe.
By Zoya Mirza • March 26, 2024 -
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ESG isn’t just BlackRock’s fight
If it seems like banks are backing off of their sustainability efforts, comments from Barclays, TD and UBS may give added perspective.
By Dan Ennis • March 25, 2024 -
Nestlé launches pair of initiatives to decarbonize cocoa supply chain
The global food company said its new projects aim to reduce and remove over 500,000 metric tons of carbon over a 20-year period.
By Zoya Mirza • March 22, 2024 -
SEC to face all climate rule challenges in U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
The agency had nine legal challenges to its rule requiring public companies to disclose certain climate risks consolidated into one venue.
By Lamar Johnson • March 22, 2024 -
Flexing for the planet: How Walmart crushed its supplier emissions target
The retail giant leaned on education, financing and recognition to get its supply chain on board with Project Gigaton, a sustainability executive with the company told Supply Chain Dive.
By Ben Unglesbee • March 22, 2024 -
House GOP continues to hammer SEC over climate rule
The House Financial Services Committee questioned the agency’s authority to promulgate the climate disclosure regulation both in the chamber and on the road.
By Lamar Johnson • March 21, 2024 -
Morningstar launches indexes on companies’ transition to low carbon economy
The financial services firm believes the indexes offer “a very different way” for investors who want to target the climate transition, while “maintaining exposure to high carbon-intensive sectors.”
By Lamar Johnson • March 20, 2024 -
Federal appeals court pauses SEC climate rule implementation
The climate disclosure regulation is now on pause pending a review from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, as the first of multiple challenges yields action.
By Lamar Johnson • March 19, 2024 -
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Rockefeller Foundation’s new CFO: Climate crisis is a ‘big motivator’
Keith Olson took the finance reins of the 111-year-old philanthropic powerhouse earlier this month. He is an alum of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 19, 2024 -
Shell dilutes energy transition strategy, scraps 2035 decarbonization goal
Despite scaling back some of its targets, the oil major said its goal to attain net-zero status by 2050 “remains at the heart of [its] strategy.”
By Zoya Mirza • March 15, 2024