Energy companies deny climate change reporting claims
SOCO International and Cairn Energy in the crossfire of climate campaign group ClientEarth as it files complaints about their annual reports.
Two listed energy companies, SOCO International and Cairn Energy, face complaints to the financial reporting watchdog that they have failed to adequately report their climate change risks.
Environmental campaign group ClientEarth has lodged two letters of complaint with the Financial Reporting Council, saying the companies make “scant” reference to climate-related risks in their annual reports.
Both Cairn and SOCO have denied the claims.
ClientEarth lawyer Alice Garton said: “For companies operating in this sec
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