Climate change – Page 19
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NewsMorningstar proxy season analysis: ESG shareholder resolution growth primarily driven by ‘anti-ESG’ proponents
Overall support for ESG proposals stayed flat in 2024 at 23%, with a marked rise in anti-ESG resolutions.
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NewsOxford researchers propose ‘carbon removal budget’
‘Embedding carbon removal budgets into decision-making is necessary for an effective response to climate change’
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NewsBorder to Coast bolsters investments in climate solutions in push to achieve net zero
The pool has seen emissions from its portfolios fall 58% on 2019 levels
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NewsBiodiversity foundation sets ambitious nature targets for investors
The guide has been developed in alignment with key initiatives on nature and climate change, including the TNFD, SBTN, and UNEP FI
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NewsIA calls for improvement in analysis of climate-related risks and opportunities
The report outlines the Investment Association’s plans to galvanise effective policymaking to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy.
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NewsWiltshire Pension Fund, LGIM anchor $400m emerging markets transition vehicle
The strategy is a debt portfolio focusing on investments in clean infrastructure, clean technology, and decarbonisation, says manager Ninety One
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NewsUK pension schemes endorse call for policy shift to combat climate change
The call is endorsed by 35 pension schemes with assets totalling £84bn
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AnalysisNew international net-zero standard to be ‘end-to-end’
New standard could give confidence to investors looking to move capital to actors who are on a high-integrity net-zero pathway
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Time to push back against the ‘net zero agenda’
It is more useful to think of climate change and decarbonisation as a ‘hyperobject’, says Iancu Daramus
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NewsNGOs announce ‘independent, science-backed’ taxonomy to raise EU game
New platform ‘not intended as critique of EU taxonomy’
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NewsCorporate debt could become more attractive than equity under climate scenarios
Prompt and robust abatement action is needed to keep losses below 10%, research by EDHEC Business School shows
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NewsEC official dismisses concerns about CSRD materiality assessments
Sven Gentner was speaking on a panel at IPE’s recent Transition conference
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: When the climate bill comes, how much should we tip?
The rhetoric around ‘tipping points’ is often misunderstood, says Iancu Daramus
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: ESG integration costs and other challenges
Plus: IPE Top 500 Managers report on ESG headcount; European Union: elections, CSDDD and SFDR
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NewsMajor investors sign up to address plastic pollution
The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, PMT and PME are among the 70 institutional signatories
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NewsNBIM seeks research proposals to strengthen understanding of climate
Investment giant suggests topics could include the impact of financial decisions on real-world outcomes
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NewsInvestor bodies urge new UK PM to ‘seize opportunities’ of net-zero transition
The IIGCC, UKSIF and the PRI wrote to UK prime minister Keir Starmer asking for renewed policy focus to boost competitiveness and decarbonise the real economy
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Climate scenarios – are they overcooked?
The progress made in reining in emissions is not just blah-blah-blah, says Iancu Daramus
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NewsNew nature investment coalition inspired by pension-backed initiative
The Nature Investment Coalition (NIC) aims to replicate the success of a climate counterpart that drew €120bn in commitments from pension funds
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NewsVelliv invests €94m in Nuveen private equity impact fund
Asset manager raises around $200m for its second private equity climate inclusion strategy
