Tag: Mark Carney
Top fund fires warning shot at ‘laggard’ boards
Norges Bank chief executive warns boards of investor pressure on climate proposals and challenges ‘corporate greed’.
Stripe appoints Mark Carney to its board of directors
The former governor of the Bank of England is the United Nations special envoy on climate action and finance.
Mark Carney predicts more action on climate-related risk disclosures
Governor of the Bank of England warns that the global financial system needs to put climate-related risk “at the heart of decision-making”.
Governance shaped by climate, tech and demographics
Two surveys out this week reveal the growing urgency for organisations to come to terms with the way governance is shaped by climate and other issues on society’s agenda.
Every board has a role in the transition to a low-carbon economy
Climate change has placed a premium on moving to sustainable business models and a low-carbon economy. The task will need “positivity of purpose“ and “informed assessment“ of climate risks, writes Tom Delay of the Carbon Trust.
Climate risk a key issue for 2017, says BlackRock
BlackRock, the world’s largest investor, says climate-related risks will be at the top of its engagement agenda this year.
Watchdog worried climate disclosures will lead to ‘checklist mentality’
Financial Reporting Council seeks a “principles-based approach” to climate change disclosure, and worries recent guidance is so big companies will find it “onerous”.
Task Force releases climate risk recommendations
Recommendations from the FSB Task Force calls on companies to disclose the effect of climate change on business strategy as well as describing boards’ oversight of climate risk.
Confronting climate change risk
Investors are beginning to analyse their portfolios for climate change risk and carbon content as the issues rise up the investment agenda. What are their strategies for confronting the problem?