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Toyota facing investor climate transparency push

May 16, 2023


Japanese car giant Toyota is being urged to strengthen its reporting around climate change activities, after a proposal was successfully added to its upcoming Ordinary General Meeting.

Proposed Resolution 4, …

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Shell petrol station

Shell climate resolution gains support 

May 11, 2023


Lead investors engaging Shell under Climate Action 100+ have indicated their intention to support a climate resolution requiring the company to align its scope 3 emissions targets with the Paris Agreement.  

Dutch …

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Davos sustainability

$10trn coalition urges plastic crisis action 

May 10, 2023


An investor coalition overseeing $10trn in assets has called for urgent action from the consumer goods and grocery retail sector to address the plastic crisis. 

In a joint statement, 185 …

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Consumer groups slam attempt to delay SRD II

Investors show dissatisfaction with BP’s climate strategy

May 5, 2023


BP is under pressure to align its Scope 3 emission reduction plans with the Paris Climate Agreement after investors backed a shareholder resolution at its AGM. 

At the meeting late …

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Investors back EU plan for human rights due diligence rules

EU adds financial services to due diligence proposal  


Proposed legislation will hold financial services firms based in or operating in the EU accountable for human rights and environmental violations in their value chain.  

The latest draft of the European Commission’s …

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BP shareholders demand tighter climate policy 

April 15, 2023


Follow This has urged shareholders to support its proposal to align BP’s climate policy with the Paris Agreement after the oil giant lowered targets earlier this year.  

Ahead of BP’s annual …

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Pilot test shows TNFD requires further guidance 

April 13, 2023


Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) requires further guidance, according to results from pilot testing of the beta framework. 

The UNEP FI-led pilot found that the current version of the …

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New US coalition demands right to invest responsibly 

April 13, 2023


A coalition of more than 300 investors and companies has urged US policymakers to protect their freedom to invest responsibly. 

The ‘Freedom to Invest’ coalition produced a statement arguing …

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FCA delays introduction of SDR 

April 12, 2023


The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has postponed the introduction of rules aimed at eradicating greenwashing across the UK’s asset management sector.  

The UK regulator has delayed the implementation date for sustainability disclosure …

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IASB

March 28, 2023


The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has begun evaluating how companies can improve their climate-related risk reporting.

The new project, launched under the purview of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS), …

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