Ukraine latest as ceasefire attempt fails amid Russian shelling Russian troops continued to shell encircled cities and the number of Ukrainians forced from their country grew to 1.4 million Wales Online · Mar 5, 2022
Doesn’t Russian oil smell of Ukrainian blood, Kyiv minister asks Shell A spokesman for the oil giant confirmed it had bought a consignment of Russian crude oil on Friday. The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022
Dozens of firms have cut ties with Russia in the past week The companies have cut ties with Russia in an act of solidarity against Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine Wales Online · Mar 4, 2022
Co-op, Morrisons, H&M, M&S and more cut ties with Russia amid Ukraine invasion Shell, BP and British Gas have all taken steps to condemn and sever ties with Russia's economy Manchester Evening News · Mar 4, 2022
Petrol prices at pumps across Wales make for grim reading UK petrol prices are at a record high and this is the picture at stations in Wales Wales Online · Mar 3, 2022
Full list of UK sanctions placed on Russia as businesses begin to boycott the country As well as UK Government sanctions, a number of large firms have also stepped in and cut ties with Russia. Daily Record · Mar 3, 2022
Shell, BP and ExxonMobil have done business in Russia for decades – here's why they're leaving now In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, British energy giant BP announced on Feb. 27, 2022, that it will sell its nearly 20% ownership in Russian state-owned energy giant Rosneft. BP’s rival Shell is also pulling out of all of its operations in Russia, as are U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil… The Conversation · Mar 3, 2022
John Lewis, Sainsbury's, H&M and 25 more firms that have cut ties with Russiain past week British Gas, Morrisons and PayPal are just some of the huge companies suspended ties with Russia in an act of solidarity against Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022
Oil price jumps to nearly $114; natural gas prices reach record highs – as it happened US and European shares push higher, while rouble drops 8% and Moscow stock exchange stays shut for third day, as Russia bombards Ukrainian cities The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022
Economy and Society: ESG goes to war? Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Ballotpedia · Mar 1, 2022
Oil companies are fine with destroying the planet, just not like this Despite initially lobbying for lighter sanctions and loosened regulations, Big Oil firms including BP and Shell are now pulling out of Russia. Mic · Mar 1, 2022
British Gas owner Centrica to exit Russia gas supply contracts It comes after a number of UK energy companies, including BP and Shell, moved to sever their ties to Russia because of the conflict. The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022
British Gas owner follows BP and Shell in cutting Russia ties Centrica announces end of gas supply agreement with Kremlin-controlled Gazprom The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022
Russian strike takes out TV tower in Kyiv next to Holocaust memorial, shell Mariupol, kills five Ukrainian authorities say five people died during a Russian missile strike next to a Holocaust memorial in Kyiv. Other cities, including Mariupol and Kharkiv, remain under heavy attack. ABC News · Mar 1, 2022
Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2022 Shell finance chief Jessica Uhl quits after oil supermajor’s move to London Jessica Uhl cites ‘family reasons’ as she steps down
Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2022 ‘Uninvestable’: Businesses rush to cut ties with Russia as ‘moral’ pressure grows Shell has cut links with state gas company Gazprom, investors are dumping stocks and bitcoin is spiking with the rouble at all-time lows
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022 Fund managers ditch Russian assets, global stocks slide, bitcoin rises after latest sanctions – as it happened European stocks slide further while Moscow stock exchange remains closed for second day; rouble steadies and Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022 40-mile Russian convoy threatens Kyiv; shelling intensifies A 40-mile convoy of Russian tanks and other vehicles is threatening Ukraine’s capital as an intense shelling attack targeted the country’s second-largest city
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022 The great decoupling: how UK-based firms are unwinding exposure to Russia Oil companies and City and law firms are among many working round the clock to sever ties with Russian-owned businesses
ABC News · Feb 28, 2022 ASX rises for the third day and Russia doubles interest rates to prop up the rouble amid financial sanctions over Ukraine invasion The ASX gains ground as the Reserve Bank keeps interest rates at a record low and Russia more than doubles its key interest rate after the West ramped up financial sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine.
Benzinga · Feb 28, 2022 A Double Ouch For Gazprom: Shell, UEFA End Deals With Russian Energy Giant Gazprom (OTC: OGZPY), the Russian-state owned energy giant which is also the world’s largest publicly-traded natural gas company, received a one-two punch Monday with Shell plc (NYSE: SHEL) terminating its development
The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022 BP and Shell lead rush to exit Russia. There can be no going back Oil is always a political business, and there’s no point pretending otherwise
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022 Shell pulls out of energy investments in Russia over war Shell says it pulling out of Russia as President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine costs the country’s all-important energy industry foreign investment and expertise
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022 Shell cuts ties with Gazprom as Britain steps up sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion ‘We are shocked by the loss of life in Ukraine’ says oil giant chief executive
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022 Shell to sell all stakes in Gazprom joint ventures The oil giant said the Russian invasion was “senseless” and that it will divest its stakes worth around three billion dollars.