Climate change – Page 18
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FeaturesModelling shows net-zero investing can be profitable
Since the acceptance of the Paris Agreement in 2015, which bound nations to a legal commitment to reduce global temperatures, there has been a clear shift towards net-zero investing. While socially responsible investments are crucial for the mitigation of climate change, recent calls to row back on ESG funds suggest some hesitation.
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NewsDenmark’s PFA offloads €160m Shell holding after goal weakening
Bessing says still believes Shell better positioned for green transition than vast majority of oil and gas companies
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NewsNature Action 100 unveils benchmark indicators for assessing corporates
Companies will be assessed on the quality of their disclosures and actions
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AnalysisCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive final text gets green light
MEPs have now signed-off on an agreement which means the law will only apply to very large companies
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NewsMN to support Follow This resolution at Shell AGM
MN’s main explanation for its voting intention is that Shell’s 20-30% liquefied natural gas growth doesn’t align with the Paris Climate Agreement
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NewsDenmark must make forestry more appealing for investors, says IPD
Pensions lobby responds to official climate report on Denmark’s future land use, which concludes afforestation needed
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NewsChurch Commissioners appoints ‘planet lead’
Laura Moss-Bromage will design and lead the Church Commissioners’ portfolio-wide biodiversity strategy
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NewsMandate nature transition plans, finance sector urges governments
Although climate transition plans must incorporate nature, there is a specific need for dedicated nature transition plans
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NewsInvestors want more clarity on decarbonisation plans for UK transport industry
UK government risks creating an investment hiatus through its inconsistent and opaque approach to public-private engagements
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NewsSampension, KLP says Shell conceded over lobbying after its efforts
Danish, Norwegian pension funds linked up with ACCR to file shareholder proposal for transparency over oil giant’s EM climate and energy lobbying
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NewsTime for SBTi to stand aside, says Allianz SI head amid offsets fallout
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) caused an uproar earlier this month with an announcement about allowing companies to use ‘environmental attribute certificates’ to abate certain Scope 3 emissions
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NewsPrivate financial sector calls for treaty to end plastic pollution
Treaty should include harmonised targets across plastics value chain and ensure that companies assess and disclose plastic-related risks and opportunities
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: What if climate policy wasn’t ‘backsliding’?
Nothing screams policy forward-sliding like a solar sector unleashed, permanently beating scenario expectations
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NewsAsset owners launch pilot for sovereign climate engagement
NZAOA also expands work on private markets in new target-setting rules
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NewsShell calls on investors to reject climate resolution from European pension funds
Follow This calls on responsible investors to ‘side with their peers’ instead of the board of Shell
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NewsClean Energy Financing Ratio set to be key theme this AGM season
MSCI found that nearly 60% of listed companies are disclosing their Scope 1 and 2 emissions, an increase of 16 percentage points in two years
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NewsSweden’s AP4 eyes biomaterials investment following green analysis
Buffer fund says still focused on wind and solar power, but has also identified ‘interesting areas to monitor going forward’
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NewsCEPB to back clean energy financing metric requests at bank AGMs
The pension fund’s decision comes at a time when the climate ambitions of the banking sector have been deemed insufficiently ambitious
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NewsEthos finds shortfalls in Nestlé’s sustainability report
The company is failing to disclose sufficient detail in particular on Scope 3 emissions
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NewsItaly’s pension funds association defines first proxy voting guidelines
A working group established within Assofondipensione monitors how effective are the voting policy and the guidelines
