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Major investors urge big European banks to stop financing fossil fuels

A group of investors with combined assets of more than 1.5 trillion US dollars (£1.23 trillion) have written to five of Europe’s biggest banks, including Barclays, urging them to stop lending to fossil fuel firms. Responsible investment group ...

10 Feb 2023 at 11:42

City

Investors press Britain’s biggest firms to lift wages of lowest-paid staff

A group of investors managing more than £2.3 trillion in assets have urged some of Britain’s biggest businesses to lift their lowest paid workers’ wages in line with inflation. The 15 firms – including the investment divisions of insurance ...

14 Apr 2023 at 22:00

Low ambition and incoherent targets from banks put net zero at risk – analysis

Low ambition and incoherent climate targets from Europe’s 20 largest banks are putting net zero goals at risk, according to an analysis. ShareAction, which campaigns for responsible investment, scrutinised targets for emissions from ...

05 Nov 2024 at 09:14

$Activists call on Barclays to close ‘fracking loophole’ in energy finance policy$

Activists call on Barclays to close ‘fracking loophole’ in energy finance policy

Campaigners are calling on Barclays to close what they see as a “loophole” in its energy policy that allows the financing of fracking companies. The UK’s biggest bank amended its climate change statement in February, pledging to ...

08 Apr 2024 at 00:01

City

HSBC facing shareholder pressure over green finance ahead of AGM

HSBC is facing pressure from shareholders over green finance ahead of its annual general meeting (AGM). ShareAction, which campaigns for responsible investment, said it plans to read out a statement at the meeting on Friday on ...

03 May 2024 at 00:01

City

KitKat maker Nestle urged by investors to set healthier food targets

KitKat and Shreddies maker Nestle is facing calls from a global coalition of investors to set targets to make its food healthier. The group of 26 investors, which is responsible for more than 3 trillion US dollars (£2.64 ...

19 Apr 2023 at 22:00

Barclays becomes second UK bank to quit industry’s net zero group

Barclays has become the second UK bank to leave the industry’s global alliance for setting climate targets. The lender announced it would be leaving the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) on Friday after “the departure of ...

01 Aug 2025 at 20:57

City

Shareholder activism on climate and social impact ‘threatened by new proposals’

Holding companies to account on matters like environment and social impact could become “virtually impossible” for many shareholders under new proposals, activists have warned. The Treasury’s Digitisation Taskforce ...

26 Sept 2023 at 16:53

Government urged to introduce mandatory corporate reporting on social impact

Campaigners have called on ministers to introduce mandatory corporate reporting on social issues ahead of the King’s Speech. ShareAction, which campaigns for responsible investment, urged the Government to put ...

06 Nov 2023 at 10:39

City

High street retailers facing shareholder pressure over low pay

Major high street retailers are facing pressure from shareholder activists to pay all workers the minimum earnings necessary to meet the cost of living. ShareAction, which campaigns for responsible investment,...

02 Jul 2024 at 09:38

NatWest pledges to stop providing loans for new oil and gas projects

NatWest Group has pledged to reduce lending to oil and gas firms amid new climate change initiatives due to be unveiled next week. The British banking giant said it would no longer provide reserve based ...

10 Feb 2023 at 11:29

City

Sainsbury’s shareholders reject living wage call

Shareholders in Sainsbury’s have rejected a call for the business to become an accredited living wage employer after the supermarket’s chairman told them it would reduce the company’s flexibility. 83....

07 Jul 2022 at 16:58

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