Social Responsibility
‘Prohibitive Voices’: How Moral Coworkers Drive Others to ‘Do the Right Thing’
Highly moral people might always "do the right thing" when it comes to speaking up about wrongdoings and problems in the workplace. But even people who lack that moral compass become more likely to ...
Climate Activists Take on Insurers With Sponges, Dustpans and Petitions
A prominent activist is calling on insurers like Swiss Re to explore suing major oil companies for climate-related damages, the latest volley in a years-long campaign that pits environmentalists ...
The Hartford and Neptune Flood Launch New Climate Change Initiatives
The Hartford will invest $2.5 billion over the next five years in technologies, companies and funds advancing the transition to renewable energy and addressing climate change. Neptune Flood said it ...
Allianz Will Help Back $577M Public-Private Climate Fund
GLASGOW – The European Investment Bank and Allianz Global Investors said on Monday they plan to raise 500 million euros ($577.55 million) for a fund aimed at bolstering climate mitigation and ...
AXA Fund Arm to Ditch Oil and Gas Companies if Emissions-Reduction Plans Fall Short
The fund arm of French insurer AXA said on Monday it would take a tougher line with oil and gas companies over their environmental impact, selling out of laggards after three years if their ...
AXIS Enacts Policy to Ensure Diverse Supplier Networks for Its Operations
AXIS Capital Holdings is enacting a policy designed to ensure a more diverse base for its supplier networks. The Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer said its new Supplier Diversity Policy ...
Insurers May Face Climate Stress Tests by 2023: EU Regulator
Insurers could face European climate stress tests as soon as 2023, the head of the EU's insurance regulator said at the Reuters Future of Insurance Europe conference on Thursday. The insurance ...
Insurers, Banks, Investors Worth a Combined $130 Trillion Pledge to Prioritize Limiting Climate Change
Banks, insurers and investors with around $130 trillion or 40% of the world's capital at their disposal pledged on Wednesday to put limiting climate change at the center of their work. An ...