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Nuns tell Citi to repent on indigenous rights issues as they mount shareholder revolt

Citi is facing heat over its policies towards indigenous peoples

Why Trump won’t gut US climate laws

By Kristen McGachey

2024-04-04T10:14:11Z

3 min read

Climate change Donald Trump ESG Joe Biden Politics

Activists have protested Donald Trump's response to environmental concerns, but he still might gain politically from sticking with Biden's green subsidies

Trump presidency will not kill off landmark US climate law, says Ninety One sustainability boss

By Kristen McGachey

2024-04-04T04:01:36Z

3 min read

Climate change Donald Trump ESG Joe Biden Politics

Killing green manufacturing jobs would be a bad look for Trump, who likes to be 'seen building stuff'

Sustainable finance newsletter: Will Climate Action 100+ survive? | HSBC’s Black pay gap problem

By Kristen McGachey

2024-02-22T13:45:42Z

4 min read

Climate change Schroders ESG Abrdn Gender inequality LGIM HSBC

Can the climate group hold itself together amid an EU vs US rift?

Abrdn, LGIM, Schroders stick by climate coalition after US heavyweights exit

By Kristen McGachey

2024-02-22T10:57:54Z

6 min read

Climate change ESG Asset Management

Climate Action 100+ has seen a string of US fund managers exit in the last week

Redwheel pushes into private markets with climate tech venture fund launch

By Kristen McGachey

2024-02-21T05:01:48Z

3 min read

Climate change ESG Asset Management Private Markets

'Understanding what's happening on the private and public side... gives you a little bit of a competitive advantage,' Redwheel CEO Tord Stallvik says

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Is TikTok an unregistered crypto exchange? Yes, this compliance expert tells the FCA

FCA plans ‘name and shame’ case studies as landmark reforms take shape

FN100 Women: Meet Europe’s top regulators

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Barclays rolls out fossil fuel restrictions as shareholder pressure mounts

By Kristen McGachey

2024-02-09T11:58:28Z

3 min read

Climate change Investment Banking Barclays ESG

Campaigners say Barclays still 'could have gone so much further'

COP28 countdown: Sign up to get FN’s coverage

By Kristen McGachey

2023-11-01T00:01:46Z

1 min read

Climate change COP ESG

Make sure to follow FN's ESG coverage as we prepare to take on COP28

Fulcrum plans ‘sustainability heavy’ LTAF

By Kristen McGachey

2023-10-05T09:18:06Z

3 min read

Climate change ESG

Iancu Daramus, head of sustainability at Fulcrum, said the £6.6bn London-based boutique manager has built an LTAF that is 'sustainability heavy'

Sunak may have made a U-turn, but he was right about net-zero honesty

By David Wighton

2023-09-22T11:39:23Z

4 min read

Commentary Climate change ESG Politics

In private, some business leaders may have had some sympathy for Rishi Sunak

Aviva’s Steve Waygood: 1.5°C world ‘no longer a possible outcome’

By Kristen McGachey

2023-09-21T11:07:05Z

3 min read

Climate change Aviva COP ESG

Aviva Investors’ chief responsible investment officer Steve Waygood, pictured, is hopeful controversial COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber might be able to navigate a more 'market savvy' outcome

Overlapping reporting frameworks are a problem plaguing investors, says Lisa Beauvilain, global head of sustainability and stewardship at Impax

Impax sustainability boss warns of climate ‘blind spot’ for investors

Planet Tracker report highlights 'systematic failure' to tackle emissions

Unilever, Procter & Gamble in danger of missing net-zero targets

Hortense Bioy, Morningstar's director of sustainability research, thinks there may be 'some room for greenwashing' in the FCA's sustainable improvers category

Transition funds set for lift-off despite greenwashing warnings

The first batch of 19 EY employees receive their Master's in Sustainability degree in a ceremony in the metaverse on 27 June

How an ESG degree in the metaverse helped me become EY’s global sustainability exec

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Meet the 100 Most Influential Women in Finance 2024

Wall Street execs caution on dealmaking rebound even as investment banking fuels profit rise

Is TikTok an unregistered crypto exchange? Yes, this compliance expert tells the FCA

Who are the City’s top female lawyers?

BlackRock creates active stewardship team to assist with private markets push

On the Move

Former Goldman Sachs executive Amar Kuchinad joins crypto firm Copper as CEO

Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss

BNP Paribas dealmaker McNaught departs in UK advisory shake-up

Why the City can’t miss the £1tn opportunity in a shift to net zero

2023-05-19T13:08:49Z

3 min read

Commentary Climate change ESG Net Zero View

More banks support the Principles for Responsible Banking in the UK than in any other global financial centre

Dreams of UK green finance hub dashed as companies fail to set credible net-zero targets

By Kristen McGachey

2023-04-18T23:01:44Z

3 min read

Climate change ESG

In 2021, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who was then chancellor, announced companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, as well as regulated asset managers and owners would be required to set out net-zero aligned plans by 2023

UBS to gain $8bn fossil fuel exposure from Credit Suisse deal as activists warn of ‘climate nightmare’

By Kristen McGachey

2023-03-28T23:01:17Z

4 min read

Climate change Credit Suisse Investment Banking UBS ESG

A report published by Reclaim Finance estimates UBS will take on an additional $8bn in exposure to fossil fuel developers by buying Credit Suisse

Shareholders urged to vote against Credit Suisse’s climate policy

By Kristen McGachey

2023-03-14T13:02:55Z

3 min read

Climate change Credit Suisse Investment Banking ESG

'Past failures to manage risk adequately have led to the difficult position it is in today,' the NGO says

Davos Day 2: Idris Elba, a brush with Larry Fink and a chance dinner invite

By Kristen McGachey

2023-01-17T17:51:09Z

4 min read

Climate change Davos ESG People

The pivotal role private investment must play in righting financial markets was also echoed by BlackRock’s chief executive Larry Fink

Climate change

Nuns tell Citi to repent on indigenous rights issues as they mount shareholder revolt

Why Trump won’t gut US climate laws

Trump presidency will not kill off landmark US climate law, says Ninety One sustainability boss

Sustainable finance newsletter: Will Climate Action 100+ survive? | HSBC’s Black pay gap problem

Abrdn, LGIM, Schroders stick by climate coalition after US heavyweights exit

Redwheel pushes into private markets with climate tech venture fund launch

Justin Cash

Is TikTok an unregistered crypto exchange? Yes, this compliance expert tells the FCA

FCA plans ‘name and shame’ case studies as landmark reforms take shape

FN100 Women: Meet Europe’s top regulators

Barclays rolls out fossil fuel restrictions as shareholder pressure mounts

COP28 countdown: Sign up to get FN’s coverage

Fulcrum plans ‘sustainability heavy’ LTAF

Sunak may have made a U-turn, but he was right about net-zero honesty

Aviva’s Steve Waygood: 1.5°C world ‘no longer a possible outcome’

Impax sustainability boss warns of climate ‘blind spot’ for investors

Unilever, Procter & Gamble in danger of missing net-zero targets

Transition funds set for lift-off despite greenwashing warnings

How an ESG degree in the metaverse helped me become EY’s global sustainability exec

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BlackRock creates active stewardship team to assist with private markets push

On the Move

Former Goldman Sachs executive Amar Kuchinad joins crypto firm Copper as CEO

Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss

BNP Paribas dealmaker McNaught departs in UK advisory shake-up

Why the City can’t miss the £1tn opportunity in a shift to net zero

Dreams of UK green finance hub dashed as companies fail to set credible net-zero targets

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Shareholders urged to vote against Credit Suisse’s climate policy

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