More ESG news – Page 12
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NewsISSB sets out roadmap for BEES, human capital research effort
Research projects will address need for decision-useful information for investors
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NewsEx-head of sustainable investment at BT Pension Scheme joins GIB
The UK-based sustainable asset manager said Barron would ‘drive the business’s sustainability agenda, sustainability frameworks and governance’
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NewsBiodiversity foundation sets ambitious nature targets for investors
The guide has been developed in alignment with key initiatives on nature and climate change, including the TNFD, SBTN, and UNEP FI
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NewsIA calls for improvement in analysis of climate-related risks and opportunities
The report outlines the Investment Association’s plans to galvanise effective policymaking to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy.
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NewsIASB proposes illustrative examples to improve climate-related reporting
The proposals come in response to strong demand from investors who have complained that companies often fail to back up climate-related statements
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NewsTPR report: ‘Missed opportunity’ as trustees focus on minimum ESG compliance
LCP says trustees should not approach ESG as a tick-box compliance exercise
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NewsItalian securities market regulator calls for improvement in ESG transparency
Regulator warns financial intermediaries that information on sustainable investment products has to be ‘increasingly clear, concise and understandable’
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NewsISSB, EU achieve high degree of interoperability in sustainability reporting
Sue Lloyd, ISSB chair, says that the ISSB, EFRAG and the European Commission ‘have collaborated to achieve a high degree of alignment’
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NewsICSWG launches workstream to enhance sustainable investment practices
Regulations have unintentionally led many trustees to spend most of their sustainability time and budgets on compliance-focused activities, says group
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NewsWiltshire Pension Fund, LGIM anchor $400m emerging markets transition vehicle
The strategy is a debt portfolio focusing on investments in clean infrastructure, clean technology, and decarbonisation, says manager Ninety One
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NewsUK pension schemes endorse call for policy shift to combat climate change
The call is endorsed by 35 pension schemes with assets totalling £84bn
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NewsBaFin changes supervisory practice following ESMA’s fund names guidelines
ESMA’s guidelines will ‘completely replace’ BaFin’s old supervisory approach, says BaFin’s Thorsten Pötzsch
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NewsFrance’s FRR ramps up equities as investment horizon extended
Pension reserve fund estimates a median €1.8bn in extra value creation by 2033
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News‘Immediate changes’ to reduce UK Stewardship Code reporting burden
Financial Reporting Council provides update following first stage of ‘fundamental review’ of Code
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NewsIASB faces tough choices on pollution pricing mechanism accounting
Chair Andreas Barckow says that although the issue ‘is not prevalent and material right now’, that position could change
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NewsItalian vets scheme picks bfinance to design sustainable investment policy
Enpav’s investment strategy has so far lacked the integration of ESG criteria
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NewsIrcantec adds ESG criteria to fiduciary agent variable pay
Plans to adopt biodiversity policy this year, and launches social bond fund
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NewsInvestors draft guidelines for tech ethics at portfolio companies
Responsible investors are increasingly concerned about the implications of AI and other technological advancements
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NewsBig pension funds challenge PRI over value proposition
Asset owners respond to consultation on the future role of UN-backed body
