Sustainable Finance

HSBC investors demand renewed climate commitment after ‘deeply concerning signals’

"If the bank fails to do so it should not expect shareholders to remain silent."

Melodie Michel

02 May 2025

Oil & Gas

Shareholders ask Equinor to explain ‘inconsistency’ between oil expansion and climate goals

"If Equinor can’t make its renewables business profitable, it should return excess capital to its investors – not double down on fossil fuel projects."

Melodie Michel

22 April 2025

Sustainable Finance

Asset owners call on investors to ‘raise the bar’ on climate stewardship

"A strong collective principle-based signal to our asset managers as to what we expect of them."

Melodie Michel

14 February 2025

Oil & Gas

Shareholders ask Shell to justify how LNG expansion fits within climate ambition

"The level of fossil gas production planned by Shell is not only environmentally dangerous, but creates financial risk for investors too."

Melodie Michel

08 January 2025

SAF

SAF production growth was ‘disappointingly slow’ in 2024

"Investors in new generation fuel producers seem to be waiting for guarantees of easy money."

Melodie Michel

17 December 2024

Oil & Gas

Oil and gas firms risk stranded assets by betting on petrochemicals: report

Petrochemical demand would have to grow by 3.9% per year until 2035 to make up for lost transportation demand.

Melodie Michel

06 December 2024

Global Plastics Treaty

Global Plastics Treaty talks to resume in 2025 after INC-5 ends in deadlock

"A Treaty that doesn’t protect us fully, that doesn’t cap plastic production, is not a Treaty worth having.”

Melodie Michel

02 December 2024

COP29

‘Fossil fuel business model’ remains pervasive: CCPI report

Too many governments continue to support fossil fuel developments.

Melodie Michel

20 November 2024

COP29

‘Make Big Oil pay’ campaign takes over COP29 website as report projects record fossil fuel emissions in 2024

Many oil and gas companies are backtracking on their climate commitments, investing in production expansion instead.

Melodie Michel

13 November 2024

COP29

Sustainability leaders head to COP29 with dampened enthusiasm

Many believe the two-week event starting on November 11 in Baku is unlikely to yield ambitious results.

Melodie Michel

08 November 2024