More ESG news – Page 2
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NewsBrunel, NEST to help steer body eyeing ‘friction’ in UK equity markets
Investor & Issuer Forum to tackle contentious issues to enhance London’s equity market
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NewsPFA warns of higher economic risks around China
Danish pensions giant says Trump’s election, and resulting asset manager exodus from climate cooperations, is clear signal that world is changing fast
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NewsTPI adds coal mining sector to carbon performance assessments
The move comes as investors and governments aim to tackle the environmental fallout of coal mining
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NewsDutch pension funds divest from Tesla
ABP and Bpf Bouw, two of the largest four pension funds in the Netherlands with over €600bn in assets between them, have sold their shares in Tesla over ESG concerns
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NewsIOSCO hails final ethical framework for sustainability reporting assurance
Securities regulators forum calls on national regulators to make use of IESBA standard
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NewsOmnibus changes would need to be reflected in SFDR review, say Dutch
Pensioenfederatie flags concern about pension funds’ ability to label investments as ‘transition’
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NewsTaskforce on inequality and social-related financial disclosures unveils new committee
Among the organisations represented in the committee are ING, CalPERS and AXA
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NewsCentral banks and actuaries both publish climate risk proposals
Analysis looks at how physical and transition risks can be transmitted and exacerbated, and offers tools to help monitor vulnerabilities
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NewsLSEG calls for overhaul of EU sustainable finance regulation
Make it easier to invest in polluting companies through SFDR and climate benchmark rules, and simplify green taxonomy, group tells policymakers
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News2024 a record year for European ETFs but thematics disinvested
Morningstar research confirms 2024 as top year for ETFs although ESG sales have continued to decelerate
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NewsItaly’s Banca Etica expands business into ESG asset management
The bank is stripping current external asset manager Anima of its mandate to manage the mutual funds of Etica SGR, the bank’s asset management arm
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NewsAP7 indicates BlackRock’s NZAM exit could affect future mandates
Sweden’s biggest state pension fund to meet world’s largest asset manager ‘to better understand’ decisions after BlackRock fled net zero alliance
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NewsNet Zero Asset Managers initiative halts activities
UN-backed body removes member commitments in attempt to steady the ship
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NewsTransition plans not yet useable for financial stability purposes, says FSB
Financial Stability Board (FSB) examines relevance of transition plans for financial stability assessments as tool gains traction
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NewsKPA calls for action on pensions investment in local climate adaptation
Swedish municipal pension fund says preparedness investments have a long-term perspective that suits the management of occupational pensions
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NewsBlackRock exits climate alliance
Texas, Alabama and West Virginia are among 11 states to sue BlackRock, alleging its support for decarbonisation efforts had flouted competition rules in the US
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NewsBlackRock distances itself from real-economy decarbonisation efforts
Insiders say asset manager is on the brink of announcing an exit from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative
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NewsCommission sustainable finance advisers release taxonomy proposals
Platform on Sustainable Finance proposes additions to scope of EU Taxonomy, including for certain metals
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NewsPGGM disbands advisory council amid row over new investment policy
The pension asset manager also tried to fire its chief economist for criticising the firm’s switch to ‘3D-investing’
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NewsAsset owners challenge Shell’s LNG plans in new shareholder resolution
Brunel Pension Partnership, Greater Manchester Pension Fund and Merseyside Pension Fund are asking Shell to justify its LNG strategy
