In advance of COP28, IIA report says comprehensive due diligence will help business avoid sabotaging net zero target.

But investment giant BlackRock’s chief executive said its focus on long-term investment and corporate governance would continue.

To achieve sustainability, companies and boards will need to look not only to their operations, but also to their finances.

Climate change campaigning investors have written to 107 companies, asking for prompt proof of net zero transition proposals.

NGOs join up to pursue bank through the courts for failing to comply with French law on human rights and sustainability due diligence.

As the new rules wend their way through the EU drafting process, interested parties from all sides clamour to be heard.

Rather than push for say-on-climate votes, unhappy shareholders tend to simply vote against the reappointment of directors, research finds.

This past year saw a rise in climate litigation, with a focus on the commercial sector and the exploration of claims relating to ESG issues.

Lawyers challenge boards blocking shareholder resolutions

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.