Lombard Odier called in to build £5bn ESG fund for UK pension savers February 22, 2024 One of the UK’s biggest pension schemes has called in Lombard Odier to build a £5bn ESG fund to pump into companies tackling climate and social issues.
The race is on to put climate change centre stage June 8, 2021 With the countdown to COP 26 well underway, this article looks at how the race is on to put climate change at centre stage. Sustainability is the key theme for ICAS for the month of June. Throughout June, we will be focussing on the three strands of sustainability: environmental, social and governance (ESG), in our [...]
Ed Miliband: All financial institutions must form climate transition plans by 2023 October 13, 2021 Shadow business secretary Ed Miliband has urged the government to get all financial institutions to form credible climate transition plans by 2023. The plans need to be consistent with the 2015 Paris Agreement which stipulated that to avoid climate disaster, the world must keep global temperature rises to 1.5C. “London is one of the world’s [...]
Sunak reveals new climate impact disclosure rules July 1, 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today announced plans to introduce new rules to force firms to reveal their impact on the climate. Speaking at Mansion House, Sunak announced that businesses across the economy will have to report on the impact they are having on the climate and environment. “We’re launching new requirements for businesses and financial [...]
IEA urges India and China to put climate pledges into action as coal power generation reaches record levels December 17, 2021 The International Energy Agency has called on China and India to reduce coal power generation, describing both countries as “holding the key to future coal demand".
Traffic Chaos: M25 blocked by climate protestors during rush hour September 13, 2021 Frustrated drivers were seen clashing with climate protestors after a demonstration brought traffic on the M25 to a standstill during rush hour. Tens of thousands of motorists trying to use the UK’s busiest motorway were delayed by activists from Insulate Britain this morning who sat in the road holding banners. The group is calling on [...]
Deloitte gives all 333,000 staff lessons on climate change August 19, 2021 All Deloitte employees will be given lessons as part of a climate change education programme over the next six months according to reports, as the auditing giant seeks to boost climate change literacy in its workforce. The “climate learning program” that all 333,000 of the auditor’s international staff will be sent on, has been created [...]
G20 ministers fail to agree on climate goals in communique July 23, 2021 Energy and environment ministers from the Group of 20 rich nations have failed to agree on the wording of a key climate change commitment in their final communique, Italy’s ecological transition minister Roberto Cingolani said today. The G20 meeting was seen as a decisive step ahead of United Nations climate talks, known as COP 26, [...]
Climate change tech: What heat pumps could do for your home, and your wallet October 29, 2021 As the energy crisis rages on amid rising gas prices, UK householders are facing a change in the way we heat our homes to tackle climate change. Here are some answers to the key questions about one of the main technologies we could use instead of gas boilers. First, what is a heat pump? In [...]
UK buckled under Australian pressure and removed climate goals in trade deal September 8, 2021 The UK bowed to pressure from the Australian government and agreed to take out climate commitments in a free trade deal, it has been revealed. The UK-Australia trade deal will not contain binding commitments on reaching climate goals set at the landmark 2015 climate summit in Paris, after Canberra pushed for it to be dropped [...]