More ESG news – Page 11
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NewsLGT begins to leverage private equity ESG data initiative
Alternative investing specialist says harnessing portfolio company data is ‘next frontier in integration of ESG in private equity’
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NewsGovernment actuaries recommend further work on climate risk for LGPS
GAD recognised ‘significant progress’ made by funds since climate change principles were agreed
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NewsSampension bemoans failing engagement with fossil fuel companies
Danish labour-market pension provider excludes eight fossil energy companies
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NewsIIGCC urges FRC to clarify climate engagement position
The IIGCC has warned the FRC’s changes to the Code risks framing collaborative engagement and escalation as “tools of last resort”.
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NewsVelliv invests in World Bank’s Amazon Reforestation-Linked Bond
Danish pension fund says principal-protected bond aligns well with its environmental, social priorities
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NewsResearchers propose new home for corporates’ wider emission efforts
How a company exerts broader influence on climate action should be reported in a different track to that for emission reduction efforts within its value chain
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NewsFondo Mario Negri avails itself of SFDR ‘principal adverse impact’ opt-out
Italian pension fund cites data accessibility and regulatory uncertainty as the main reasons
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NewsCPEG awards CHF200m sustainable equities mandate as it exits energy/fossil fuels
Scheme gradually disengaged from energy sector, excluding fossil fuels companies whose emissions were not in line with Paris Agreement
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NewsNBIM devises corporate disclosure set around online risks for children
Norwegian SWF manager works with UNICEF to highlight companies’ impact on children’s rights through their digital activities
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NewsWill sovereign SLBs help investors ‘contractualise the climate transition’?
Bond investors are engaging with governments on upcoming revisions to their NDCs, but can SLBs hold them accountable?
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NewsGSAM to exit Climate Action 100+
Other major players to have departed the collaborative investor engagement initiative this year include Invesco, JPMAM and SSGA
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NewsGermany decides against immediate fossil fuel exit for €53bn government pension investments
Government will steer investments to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and CO2 intensity, in line with national and international agreements on climate, to transition to a net-zero economy
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NewsUK government’s plans to regulate ESG ratings will ‘shine a light’ on the sector
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will set the rules of the new regime which will mirror EU and international systems
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NewsClimate NGO’s net-zero test for fossil fuel reserves included in FCA consultation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has included Carbon Tracker and ClientEarths’ proposal for an ‘atmospheric viability test’ on fossil fuel reserves.
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NewsISSB members clear staff to work on further changes to SASB sustainability reporting rules
The development came after board members expressed their broad support for a proposal to enhance the reporting rulebook
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NewsMorningstar proxy season analysis: ESG shareholder resolution growth primarily driven by ‘anti-ESG’ proponents
Overall support for ESG proposals stayed flat in 2024 at 23%, with a marked rise in anti-ESG resolutions.
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NewsOxford researchers propose ‘carbon removal budget’
‘Embedding carbon removal budgets into decision-making is necessary for an effective response to climate change’
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NewsBorder to Coast bolsters investments in climate solutions in push to achieve net zero
The pool has seen emissions from its portfolios fall 58% on 2019 levels
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NewsPRI launches new three-year strategy
UN-backed body will distinguish between members’ investment objectives and pare down burdensome reporting requirements
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NewsCalls for pension funds to sell investments linked to West Bank settlements
The trigger for the FNV statement was a ruling by the International Court of Justice last month, although the trade union did not name companies
