More ESG news – Page 7
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NewsTNFD kicks off development of data lake for nature
The TNFD’s data pool will be modelled on the Net Zero Data Public Utility
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NewsESAs deliver EU data portal, SFDR adverse impact reports
ESAs say draft rules on data portal are ‘first milestone for successful establishment of a fully operational ESAP’
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NewsNet-zero asset owners have successfully decarbonised in line with 1.5°C
Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance acknowledges that portfolio emission reductions are generally a result of investment reallocations
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NewsDutch Pension Federation hits out on carbon reporting proposals
The Dutch pension supervisor DNB is to compel pension funds to report annually on CO2 reduction.
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NewsNEST considers freezing new investment into firms missing climate targets
NEST responsible investment lead says possible sanction a result of companies ‘not listening to them’
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NewsInvestors ask EU to harmonise voting rights in SRD overhaul
ICGN letter also calls for more clarity around collaborative engagement and acting in concert
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NewsAviva Investors launches carbon removal fund
Asset manager says fund is designed for investors with ambitious decarbonisation pathways
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NewsCOP16: Nature Action 100 releases inaugural corporate assessments
The benchmark represents a snapshot of corporate action in key sectors to reverse nature and biodiversity loss by 2030
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NewsCPI net-zero tracker finds gap between pension fund’s climate commitments and action
ABP, AP Pension, Alecta and Pensioenfonds Detailhandel among 342 pension funds being tracked by new CPI net-zero finance tracker.
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NewsEU’s incoming finance Commissioner mulls new ‘sustainability-related categorisation system’
Maria Luís Albuquerque has been nominated as the next commissioner for financial services, financial stability and the Capital Markets Union
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NewsAP7, USS, Church of England among 27 calling for urgent biodiversity action
Biodiversity loss is a ‘systemic risk which investors cannot avoid through diversification’, says AP7
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NewsRailpen, PLSA, CIPD call on FTSE350 companies for better workforce reporting
The trio says there is a need for more consistency and transparency in workforce reporting
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NewsOxfordshire Pension Fund divests from tobacco, thermal coal and tar sands
The fund is following recommendations put forward by its investment pool manager Brunel Pension Partnership
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NewsNOW: Pensions adapts new investment strategy to accelerate climate action
NOW: Pensions on track to achieve net zero by 2050 and a 50% reduction by 2030, based on 2019 levels
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NewsItalian pension funds’ ESG policies on right path, but shortfalls emerge
Research shows that 60.17% of schemes have drafted an ESG investment policy, as of this year, up from 37.50% in 2019
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NewsVelliv says impact product revamp ‘in theory makes for better returns’
Danish mutual pension provider redesigns ideas behind VækstPension Aftryk, defines four categories of sustainable investment targets, adds asset classes
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NewsTNFD teams up with WWF to improve nature-related corporate disclosures
WWF publishes report with own recommendations for corporate nature target setting
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NewsAP7 joins call for US states to cut oil/gas sector methane emissions
Swedish national pension fund said reducing methane leaks from oil and gas industry is ‘one of cheapest ways to reduce GHG emissions quickly’
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NewsEthos backs consultations with shareholders opposing sustainability reports
Foundation calls on government to extend scope of corporate sustainability reporting law to all companies of public interest, regardless of size, total assets or turnover
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NewsPFA admits factoring in Scope 3 will dent climate product’s returns
Danish pension provider’s PFA Klima Plus product will begin opting out of stocks with ‘strong connection’ to fossil fuel sector from next April
