Climate change
In-depth reporting on climate change and its impact on investments for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsInvestors under-resourced for climate policy engagement, research finds
Report calls for ‘a much-needed burst of experimentation’ to improve real-economy influence
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NewsUK regulator to launch testing scheme for new climate scenario tools
TREX, a firm that has worked with major pension fund USS, has already been welcomed to the regulatory sandbox
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NewsAlecta invests $110m in responsAbility climate fund
Swedish occupational pension fund expands climate finance portfolio with third responsAbility mandate
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NewsEU Council plans to allow ‘transition’ funds to finance new fossil fuels
The European Council’s official negotiating position for the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation was signed off by ambassadors today
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NewsShareAction challenges GFANZ over climate adaptation finance
Campaign group says alliance’s Paris Agreement alignment retreat could undermine climate goals despite focus on scaling adaptation finance
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NewsFinance Transition Centre urges investors to disclose climate policy dependencies
Steve Waygood calls on pension funds to treat climate policy as fiduciary issue
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NewsLothian fund retains stake in Thai oil major following review
Scottish LGPS fund said enhanced engagement remains appropriate where fossil-fuel companies demonstrate credible transition progress
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NewsNEST member assembly delivers recommendations on best interests investing
Recommendations from a deliberative assembly of members will inform NEST’s investment strategy review and decisions about future member involvement
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: Pension funds pipe up over EU policy
Plus: Investors create definitions and assessment framework for shareholder engagement; PME credits ESG filters for equity outperformance
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NewsAsset owners tell EU to hold its nerve on carbon price
Allianz, AkademikerPension and Sampension among those to sign a statement ahead of today’s negotiations on the EU ETS
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AnalysisISSB races to pin down nature definitions before October consultation
Investors back International Sustainability Standards Board nature plan but warn on jargon and data
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AnalysisAsset owner June insights: asset allocation at time of regulatory change
Pension reform, EU regulation, threats to shareholder rights, reallocation away from US assets and more - read what’s kept European pension funds busy over the past month
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Podcast#30 Leaders in Investment podcast: Robert-Jan Foortse – Managing Director European Real Estate, APG
In conversation with Richard Lowe, Editor in Chief, IPE Real Assets
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NewsISO launches investor standard for climate plans
Launch comes as PGGM expert says asset owners should include policy advocacy and impact investments in transition plans
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NewsSEC formally proposes to drop climate disclosure rules
US regulator announces official plan for climate reporting rule first published in March 2024 under Biden administration
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NewsPension funds join call for swift agreement on EU automotive law
Church of England Pensions Board is one of 16 investors calling for the European Commission’s automotive package to be agreed ‘quickly and as proposed’
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Opinion PiecesNuclear fission – from pariah to panacea?
When I left university four decades ago with a doctorate in physics, joining the UK’s nuclear power industry was a viable and potentially attractive option. I did not join the industry, however, which is just as well – since nuclear power has spent the better part of three decades in ...
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NewsAP2 strengthens human rights, deforestation and climate requirements for external managers
Swedish pension fund’s latest sustainability report reveals efforts across unlisted assets including private equity and real estate
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AnalysisRegulators step up focus on climate adaptation investments as heatwaves blight Europe
Last week, the European Commission published a summary of the climate resilience concerns stakeholders have for EU lawmakers
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NewsExxon and Meta votes highlight investor unease over shareholder rights erosion
Morningstar Sustainalytics says votes at the two US companies reveal growing sensitivity over governance structures and investor rights erosion
