All Church of England Pensions Board articles
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NewsNBIM asks for change to European green reporting standards on materiality
As European Commission’s consultation on draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards closes, Norway’s SWF manager says companies should be made to say why topics are not material
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NewsAP7, CEPB reverse National Grid no-vote decisions after climate-lobbying victory
Swedish national pension fund AP7 and the Church of England Pensions Board (CEPB) have announced they are reversing their decisions to vote against the management of UK multinational energy firm National Grid, following the firm’s public commitment to develop climate-lobbying disclosure. AP7 and CEPB – as the lead engager with ...
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NewsChurch of England exits Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
‘Given the size of the organisation, a clear focus on one initiative was needed,’ says CEPB’s director of climate and environment
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NewsChurch of England, Commissioners cut oil and gas companies from investment portfolios
‘Some progress has been made, but not nearly enough,’ says the chair of the Church Commissioners for England
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NewsChurch Commissioners name new head of responsible investment
Plus: Church of England Pensions Board to vote against the re-election of National Grid directors
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NewsUK roundup: Church of England supports climate change resolution at Toyota AGM
Plus: Avon fund invests £700m in climate-focused assets; Aegon scheme completes buy-in deal; Teachers’ Pension Scheme picks admin
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NewsChurch of England posts 5% return amid volatile market
Despite ‘challenging environment for financial markets’ Church Commissioners delivered positive investment return
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NewsSweden’s AP funds gather pension majors to coax tech giants on human rights
AP Funds’ Council on Ethics convenes institutional investor group including Railpen, APG, PGGM and USS for joint engagement with Alphabet, Meta and others
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NewsAP7 probes own climate lobbying to ‘set good example’
Sweden’s second-biggest pension fund sets itself twin tasks of being more open about climate lobbying, and doing more evaluation
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NewsNZAOA, BTPS, Church of England back climate performance tool
‘There is no rating or ranking or investment advice, just free, comparable data points for investors to use as they wish,’ says Barron
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NewsNew global commission launched to raise mining sustainability standards
Adam Matthews of the Church of England Pensions Board to chair new commission
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NewsNo link between executive pay and company performance, summit told
The current executive pay system is broken, enabling and protecting excess with ‘a pretence of accountability’
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NewsChurch of England drafts just transition investment principles
With a pensions fortune of £3.7bn, the Church of England follows up May’s 12-fund pledge to work to support the climate transition in emerging markets.
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NewsNordic, English pension funds take VW to court over lobbying silence
Swedish national pension funds, Denmark’s AkademikerPension and Church of England Pensions take legal action against carmaker to ‘clarify grey area for corporate law in Germany‘
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NewsUK pension funds join forces in EM climate transition initiative
The group of pension funds is aiming to be in a position to outline next steps by COP27 in Egypt later this year
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NewsUK’s CEPB drops CA100+ Shell co-lead in engagement focus switch
Pension fund also reports on net-zero progress, highlights limits of single climate measures
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NewsNEST, CEPB on board as UK transition plan taskforce launches
Taskforce to develop ‘the gold standard’ for climate transition plans as net-zero commitments abound
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NewsVW blocks latest shareholder proposal on climate lobbying
Carmaker rejects latest shareholder proposal on the basis that it deems it beyond the competence of the general meeting
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NewsCEPB to steer development of 2030 investor agenda for mining sector
Sector deemed too important to society and low carbon transition to be left poorly misunderstood
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NewsUK roundup: Church Workers Pension Fund complete buy-in
Plus: National Grid scheme hires BW, Hymans calls on plan sponsors to take control over DB valuations, UK pension fund sells office building
