All carbon emissions articles
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NewsVelliv sets clear targets for climate action
The plan is to plan to reduce CO2 emissions by 60% in 2030 and be CO2 neutral by 2050
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German DAX companies fail to fully disclose indirect emissions
Fund managers face challenges dealing with own reporting requirements
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Trustees should treat biodiversity as important as carbon emissions
Biodiversity loss carries the same level of existential threat as carbon emissions
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: How to fix the three ‘mega-gaps’ facing the UK economy
Planting the seeds of long-term growth now by focusing on age, carbon and infrastructure is how we can ensure our economy gets back on track
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PFZW unveils 50% carbon reduction target for 2030
The Dutch healthcare scheme has also for the first time formulated CO2 reduction targets for its real estate, infrastructure and private equity investments
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BT Pension Scheme unveils 25% carbon reduction targets
Reducing exposure to carbon emissions over time will improve the scheme’s stability and predictability of its investment outcomes
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Ethos sets target to cut CO2 emissions with new climate strategy
Carbon intensity to be reduced by 34.5% by 2025, by 56% by 2030, and by 78.1% by 2040
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Investing in the future through the voluntary carbon market
Net zero transition strategies take time, and some remaining emissions may still be inevitable
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PostNL scheme introduces Paris Aligned Benchmark for CO2 reduction
The fund has already reduced its carbon footprint below a 1.5°C path, but remains invested in fossil fuels for now
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Finnfund aims to keep portfolio CO2 net-negative in strategy update
State-owned development fund makes heavy use of African forest carbon sinks in achieving overall negative emissions
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Swiss APK shifts emerging market equities benchmark to low carbon index
The index is tilted towards a 50-70% lower CO2 emissions compared to a market-weighted index
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Zurich speeds up net-zero path with carbon removal pre-purchase agreements
The insurer is partnering with marketplace Puro.earth and looking at technological solutions such as direct air capture and storage
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Warning issued over methane exchange rates
Analysts at ISS ESG flag research questioning use of 100-year horizons to calculate methane’s global warming potential
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Swiss cabinet consults on CO2 Act after botched referendum
The revised CO2 Act serves to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared with the level in 1990
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Austrian investment funds risk losses of up to €20bn due to green transition
FMA’s climate stress test revealed that risks linked to the transition to a sustainable economy can lead to ‘substantial aggregated losses in value’
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Asset managers shy away from absolute carbon reduction targets
Achmea is rare among large European institutional managers to have set an absolute emissions reduction target
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PBU plans DKK11.6bn more climate investments by 2030, AUM permitting
Danish labour-market pension fund pledges to reduce portfolio CO2 by 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030
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51% of Dutch financial institutions have carbon reduction plans
The plans are hard to compare as the signatories, which include 13 pension funds, use different methods to measure carbon emissions
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Dutch pension providers strive for carbon neutrality
But few can underpin their efforts with concrete figures
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: We cannot let the fear of greenwashing impede real change
You could be forgiven for thinking greenwashing is everywhere
