Labour warns it will delist companies not tackling climate change

'Rewrite the rules' of business

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A Labour government could delist large companies if they do not take "adequate steps" to tackle climate change, shadow chancellor John McDonnell said in a speech in Westminster on Tuesday (20 November).

Setting out the current opposition's policies on business, McDonnell said the party would "rewrite the rules" with a business model not based on "unfettered pursuit of profit maximisation". This, he added, would help workers and consumers to "take back control". McDonnell set out a number of radical steps, but explained the "existential threat of climate change is Labour's overriding priority". The UK Corporate Governance Code would be changed to "set out a minimum standard for listing related to evidencing the action being taken to tackle climate change", said McDonnell. He added:...

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