Litigation & class actions

Comptroller Lander describes legal action as ‘weak attempt by anti-ESG, anti-union forces to undermine the decisions by our pension system trustees to assess the very real risks of climate change to their portfolios'.

This is the regulator’s third greenwashing-related lawsuit in the space of six months, following its crackdown on misleading ESG claims this year.

Right-wing critics of ESG are increasingly turning their attention to SEC’s oversight of shareholder proposals. Is this simply old wine in new bottles or a genuine threat to a decades’ old system?

Aristata Capital said one case financed through the fund has already been resolved successfully.

Case brought by six European pension funds, including AP7 and the Church of England, denied right to appeal by German regional court.

The NGOs have filed a case in the Court of Justice of the European Union following a request for the European Commission to review the taxonomy's inclusion of gas.

From government employees and pensioners suing state pension funds to funds themselves litigating against policymakers, there are several ways cases could be brought to state courts.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: European banks set to face more climate litigation; IDX-listed firms ramp up efforts on ESG.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: Australian treasurer calls for more green finance; Luxembourg regulator requests SFDR disclosures.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: Finnish fund Varma to target intermediaries over fossil fuel financing; ClientEarth drops case against central bank.