An influential group of UK investors are urging G7 leaders to follow the UK's lead by forcing firms to come clean about their exposure to climate risks.
Australian bosses say the climate crisis is the biggest challenge facing their businesses – in contrast to their overseas counterparts, who have ranked recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic their top concern.
HSBC could be forced to slash its exposure to fossil fuels – starting with coal – from next year, after an influential group of investors filed a shareholder vote urging the bank to ramp up its climate commitments.
The accounting and audit regulator for the U.K. and Ireland said Thursday it would review how companies and auditors are assessing and reporting on the impact of climate change on their business.
The bosses of some of the world's biggest companies, including Apple and Amazon, have been told to put the planet before profits – not by environmental campaigners but by other multinationals, including Danone's US arm, and a unit of Unilever.
