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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Podcast#32 Leaders in Investment podcast: Francois Trausch – CEO and CIO of PIMCO Prime Real Estate
In conversation with Richard Lowe, Editor in Chief, IPE Real Assets
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AnalysisESG Briefing: PGGM warns against weakening EU Emissions Trading System
Plus: Chair of Trustee Sustainability Working Group ramps up campaign to replace pension fund TCFD and implementation reports with transition plans
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NewsLAPFF, Sarasin rebut academic criticism over banks’ climate accounting
LAPFF and Sarasin defend investor demands for banks to better recognise climate-related risks in financial accounts
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Opinion PiecesDo not weaken Europe’s carbon market just when it starts to matter most
PGGM’s Lars Dijkstra and Andres van der Linden set out recommendations for upcoming EU Emissions Trading System review in the face of potentially damaging lobbying
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AnalysisIs there a powerful El Niño event on the way?
Warnings abound of the potential impact, particularly on crops, fish stocks and rainfall in many disparate parts of the world
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NewsNZAOA launches AI tool to benchmark asset manager climate stewardship
The new framework, which will be published in full later this year, finds that no asset manager currently meets the highest climate stewardship standard
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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
