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Advocates urge regulation of banks’ climate commitments to avoid greenwashing

Corporate Knights

A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to regulate climate commitments made by banks and other financial institutions to avoid greenwashing and accelerate change. .

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All Systems go for Net Zero

Chris Hall

Now they must wait to see how signatories to the Paris Agreement act on the commitments outlined in the official response to the Global Stocktake, as well as multiple other pledges announced across the two weeks before that final text was signed, sealed and gavelled. Some managers might not cover Scope 3 emissions,” he notes.

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

For financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and investment managers, scope 3 emissions from supply chains and lending/investment portfolios are often more complex than for other industries. South Pole can help you navigate the existing framework as well as the new net zero guidance (FINZ) which will replace it in Q4 2023.

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Investors to Hold US Banks and Insurers to Account on Climate

Chris Hall

This AGM season, investors have filed numerous shareholder resolutions to accelerate finance sector action to address climate risks and meet net zero commitments. AGMs to be held by Citi, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America on 25 April, and by Goldman Sachs on 26 April, are seen as key indicators of investment sentiment.

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Listed Equities’ Carbon Well Exceeds Paris Target

Chris Hall

C Paris climate target, according to think tank Carbon Tracker. . The exchanges, and the associated industry of banks, insurers, lawyers and financial services providers, are profiting from activities that are at odds with their countries’ climate commitments and that put investors at risk, the report said. .

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The Climate Blockers: BASF quietly lobbies against strong climate policy while talking a big game

Corporate Knights

BASF resists the characterization, pointing to its track record – since 1990, the company has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% – and its objective to achieve net-zero by 2050 (five years later than the German national target of 2045). Investor pushback Investors are paying attention.

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“Huge Disconnect” Between Financiers and Scientists on Climate Risk  

Chris Hall

The Real World Climate Scenarios initiative aims to address the issue by developing more relevant scenarios that integrate the complex the overlapping impacts such as geopolitical, extreme weather events, migration and stranded assets, among others.