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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NewsNBIM lays out expectations on nature
Update is part of wider push from investors, including Railpen, Storebrand, Robeco, and Impax
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NewsUK government announces expert group to work on fiduciary duty guidance
Guidance is intended to clarify how fiduciary duty applies in the context of systemic risks and opportunities, such as climate change
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NewsSmart Pension unveils UK-first human capital benchmark for £4.4bn equity fund
The pensions provider partnered with Denominator to analyse leadership diversity, workforce practices, employee turnover, and pay gaps
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NewsRailpen steps up focus on water and biodiversity
UK pension scheme will publish engagement plans over coming months
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NewsShell’s LNG growth plan still flawed, ACCR warns
ACCR says Shell’s new liquefied natural gas report ignores fundamental demand and climate risks, leaving strategy in doubt
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NewsUK pensions urged to boost EMDE investments to fund £119bn climate push
EMDE Investor Taskforce report shows that UK institutional investors allocate on average 4.2% of portfolios to EMDEs, with only 0.2% invested in private markets
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NewsNet Zero Asset Owner Alliance bolsters approach to transition finance, climate solutions
NZAOA has introduced five principles to help identify good transition plans, based on ‘other credible frameworks’ that already exist
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NewsNEST threatens chair votes over weakened climate plans
UK workplace pension scheme toughens voting policy, warning it may oppose board chairs over weakened climate strategies or blocked resolutions
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: Investor groups deliver feedback to SFDR overhaul plans
PensionsEurope, Pensioenfederatie, EFAMA assert SFDR positions; European Commission launches consultation on Shareholder Rights Directive
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NewsBP accused of breaching shareholder rights over rejected climate resolution
UK pension funds and investors managing €1trn in assets accuse BP of undermining shareholder rights after refusing to circulate a climate resolution at AGM
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NewsUK asset owners dismiss ESG backlash as stewardship seen to boost returns
Stewardship is seen as financially meaningful and effective, even as ESG issues grow more complex and contested
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NewsNBIM’s backing for green shareholder proposals plunges amid polarisation
Norway’s SWF says fewer sustainability-linked proposals made it to the ballot, adding that quality was poorer
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NewsNew dataset aims to make nature-related financial risk actionable for investors
New tool aims to help investors quantify how biodiversity loss could affect portfolio performance
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Opinion PiecesWhen net zero targets fail, fix the system, not the frameworks
Frédéric Ducoulombier, programme director at EDHEC Climate Institute, argues that value-chain complexity and Scope 3 uncertainty have become convenient alibis
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NewsUK publishes sustainability reporting standards
The standards are voluntary for the time being, but the Financial Conduct Authority is currently consulting on changes to the UK’s listing rules
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NewsRelaunch of NZAM sees most asset managers doubling down on net zero
Members must ‘commit to support investing aligned with the global goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions’
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NewsFunds keep ESG branding despite holding fossil assets
Research finds most funds breaching ESMA’s ESG naming rules opted to change their names rather than sell fossil fuel assets
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NewsNBIM sets guardrails on corporate use of environmental attribute certificates
Oil fund manager makes clear companies should prioritise reducing emissions from own operations and value chains
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NewsEurope’s supervisors wade in on sustainability disclosure rules
EIOPA, ESMA and the EBA flag concerns about permanent reliefs and compatibility with SFDR
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AnalysisFaith-based initiative to link peacebuilding with critical mineral supply chains
The coalition, led by the Church of England Pensions Board, is to use peacebuilding to tackle material risk management for global supply chains worldwide
