UN launches campaign to enlist women in boardrooms to take up climate issue

'Two Degrees of Change' to encourage female executives to demand action from their companies to stave off the threat of global warming

Women working in financial services are opening a new front in the battle against climate change, with the launch of a UN-backed initiative to take global warming concerns into business boardrooms.

Helena Morrissey, chief executive of Newton Investment Management and a long-time campaigner for women in boardrooms, is spearheading the new "Two Degrees of Change" initiative. Under it, women will be encouraged to raise climate issues with their company boards, and demand companies and investors take action to stave off the threat of dangerous warming.