Return of Coal as Alternative to Russian Gas Threatens European Firms’ ESG Ratings July 26, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Christoph Steitz European companies turning to coal as an alternative to Russian gas face a hit to their environmental, social and governance...
OS Climate Launches Tools to Help Firms, Investors Make Climate-Friendly Decisions July 21, 2022 By Simon Jessop Non-profit OS Climate on Wednesday launched the first in a series of free tools to drive climate-friendly decision making by...
How Climate Change Drives Heatwaves and Wildfires July 21, 2022 By Kate Abnett Brutal heatwaves are gripping both Europe and the United States this week and are forecast to dump searing heat on...
Insurance Industry Support of Carbon Removal Needed in Drive to Net Zero July 13, 2022 By L.S. Howard Ditching investments in fossil fuel businesses—and denying them insurance—aren’t the only ways for the insurance industry to participate in the...
Corporate America Looks for Leeway on U.S. Climate Disclosures June 22, 2022 By Katanga Johnson and Ross Kerber Business associations for top U.S.-listed companies have pushed back against a landmark proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
New Layer of Federal Oversight for Climate Disclosures Not Needed: Triple-I June 21, 2022 Creating a new layer of federal oversight would neither enhance nor standardize the climate-related disclosures U.S. insurers make to investors,...
Nasdaq Urges SEC Not to Move Ahead with Climate Disclosure Plan June 17, 2022 By Katherine Doherty and Lydia Beyoud Nasdaq Inc. is pushing back against the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s plans to make publicly traded companies reveal detailed...
Net-Zero Emissions Pledges by Big Global Companies Have ‘Credibility Gaps’: Report June 13, 2022 By Gloria Dickie and Simon Jessop Corporate plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions fall short of what is needed to combat climate change, with “major credibility...
Investors, Including Allianz and Swiss Re, Urge U.N. to Create Plan for Farm Emissions June 9, 2022 By Simon Jessop and Gloria Dickie Investors managing $14 trillion have urged the United Nations to create a global plan to make the agriculture sector sustainable...
Hospitals Confront Their Climate Achilles Heel: Supply Chains June 7, 2022 By Shira Stein The health-care industry accounts for 8.5% of the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions, almost as much as agriculture. So the...