The silence score - UK embraces ISSB - Net zero support evaporates

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The silence score: how active are the world’s biggest investors on climate stewardship?

NZI takes a closer look at the stewardship practices of some of the world’s biggest investors in fossil fuels – and finds significant differences.

Investment community embraces UK move to duplicate ISSB standards: ‘right direction’

The UK's decision to model its new disclosure standards on the principles of the ISSB has been widely applauded by industry insiders.

Green investment efforts fading as support for net zero votes evaporates

Net zero efforts among investors are stalling in a number of key markets, most notably the U.S., as support for green motions is declining rapidly.

Ontario Teachers’ investment chief: long-term capital powers net zero transition

Ziad Hindo, the chief investment officer of the $247bn Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, discusses how long-term investors drive portfolio companies towards their net zero goals.

Climate change could drive up sovereign borrowing costs by more than $200bn

The US, Canada, Indonesia, China, India and Chile face some of the biggest cuts to their credit rating.

Catastrophe bond market swells as natural disasters become more intense

The growth trend coincides with the greater frequency of natural disasters and emphasises the ongoing need for insurance for losses related to catastrophes.

IRA to hand investors $30 trillion in renewables opportunities

The new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is creating unprecedented investment opportunities in renewables for investors.

Pricing the unthinkable: Investors struggle to plan for AMOC collapse

The timeline and consequences of passing the collapse of the AMOC, a key climate tipping point, are still too uncertain to enable reliable analysis.

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