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The biggest carbon losers

Corporate Knights

About two-thirds of the GHG reductions achieved by these companies were genuine from the planet’s perspective; much of it came courtesy of efficiency measures or retiring polluting assets. Divestments (8%). 0.124 Retirements and divestments (100%). Divestments (25%). Divestments (3%). Divestments (94%).

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

CDP found that these financed emissions are on average approximately 700 times higher than the organisation's operational emissions. They can also divest from high-emitting industries such as thermal coal production. While the process is complex, the pay-offs are considerable.

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Investors Still in the Dark on Climate Risks to Firms’ Finances

Chris Hall

For ESG-aware investors, this paucity of solid information leads to questions over whether they should they wait for information flows to improve, pinning hope on further action from regulators or legislators, or divest their holdings to avoid uncertainty over the climate risks in their portfolios. They have to make that decision themselves.

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Investors Search for Answers

Chris Hall

In its recent report on environmental disclosures by firms in Southeast Asia, covering climate, water and deforestation, disclosure platform CDP found a 25% increase in forest-related disclosures, with growth rates in the region outstripping global trends. You have to bear that in mind when considering your investment decisions,” she said.