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Toronto cracks down on misleading fossil fuel adverts

October 9th, 2024


The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has banned misleading fossil fuel advertisements in a move similar to the City of Toronto’s infrastructure committee’s recent decision.

The new policy aims to …

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Group sues Texas over “anti-ESG” law 

September 4th, 2024


A nonprofit organization has filed a lawsuit against Texas seeking to overturn a 2021 bill that limits investments in businesses that “boycott energy companies”.

The American Sustainable Business Coalition, which represents …

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Judge throws out New York lawsuit against pension funds

July 4th, 2024


A New York judge has dismissed a lawsuit against three pension funds in the New York City Retirement System for violating fiduciary duties.

The lawsuit claimed that the …

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Shell board sued over “fundamentally flawed” climate transition strategy

February 16, 2023


British oil giant Shell’s board of directors are being personally sued over an alleged failure to manage climate risks facing the company.

The civil action has been brought …

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Report: Fossil fuel bank lending could torpedo capital markets

Rules governing lending to fossil fuel-intensive companies need tightening to protect investors and the financial stability of capital markets, a report has warned.

In its report, Breaking the Climate Finance Doom

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Major investors demand change at Barclays

A group of investors has filed a landmark shareholder resolution with banking giant Barclays over its financing of fossil fuel intensive companies.

Eleven major institutional investors, including Brunel Pension Partnership and LGPS Central, together …

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