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Companies have crucial role in meeting climate change target

Companies have a crucial role in meeting the main target set in the Paris climate change agreement to limit the temperature increase from global warming to 1.5°C, according to a recent report from the Carbon Trust.

The report is …

Parker Review: Final report urges firms to improve ethnic diversity on boards

The Parker review committee, led by Sir John Parker, has published its final report re-emphasising the conclusions made last year that business leaders need to improve the ethnic and cultural diversity of UK boards to better reflect their employee …

KPMG global survey: Many firms not yet reporting on climate change risks

Many large and mid-cap companies worldwide (72%) do not acknowledge the financial risks of climate change in their annual financial reports, according to the KPMG Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2017.

Of the minority that do acknowledge climate-related risk, …

UN SDGs: Reports emphasise role for business and investors

25th September 2017 marked a global day of action in the support of the United Nations’ Sustainability Development Goals (UN SDGs), on the second anniversary of their inception, and came as two reports emphasised the role business and investors can …

The People’s Trust: Shareholders’ Committee announced

The People’s Trust, an investment trust due to be launched on the London Stock Exchange and Social Stock Exchange next month, has announced the first six members of its independent shareholders’ committee and its chair, Catherine Howarth, chief executive …

Carbon Clear: M&S tops sustainability reporting rankings

Retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) topped the sustainability reporting rankings from Carbon Clear that this year covered companies from the major French index, the CAC 40, as well as the Spanish index, the IBEX 35, and the FTSE 100.

The …

UK advisory firms commit to informing trustees about ESG guidance

The Association of Member-Nominated Trustees (AMNT) and the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) have achieved a commitment by 12 leading investment consultants that they will make clients aware of the guidance from The Pensions Regulator that pension funds …

World Benchmarking Alliance: Assessing firm performance on SDGs

Fund manager Aviva, in partnership with Index Initiative, the United Nations Foundation and the Business and Sustainable Development Commission, has launched the consultation phase of the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA). This global multi-stakeholder initiative aims to develop and …

United Utilities: UK water supplier fined for polluting river

Water supplier, United Utilities, which has customers based in the North West of England, has been fined £666,000 and ordered to pay costs of over £32,000 after pleading guilty to polluting a river with untreated sewage effluent in Greater …

Companies step up action on renewable energy

Four major companies – Estée Lauder, Kellogg’s, DBS Bank and Clif Bar – have joined RE100 – the 100% renewable energy campaign for businesses, led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP a week before Climate Week NYC 2017…