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Leathersellers significantly reduce carbon emissions across investment portfolio as part of commitment to SBTi targets

As part of carbon emissions targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) the Leathersellers have decarbonised their investment portfolio, comprising corporate and Foundation funds. The Leathersellers’ Company joined the Leathersellers’ Foundation in moving investments to fund managers with a specific ESG mandate, which avoids companies and activities that create significant environmental harm, such as those in the fossil…

“The Rise of Green Wall Street”

It is acknowledged that the City of London is still the leader in Green Finance. London Climate Action Week at the end of June, which included the City Corporation's annual Net Zero Delivery Summit, highlighted this dominance. Time Magazine attended the Summit and comment in this article that the engagement by the City of London in this area of work…

Water Conservators’ Cunliffe Response

Following the publication of the report of the Independent Water Commission chaired by Sir Jon Cunliffe on 21 July, Professor Carolyn Roberts, Master of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators, issued the following statement in a personal capacity: The Cunliffe Report is perhaps the most important review of the water sector in England and Wales since privatisation in 1989. With 88…

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