Climate change – Page 3
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NewsSwiss pension fund defends oil and gas exposure despite political pushback
Pensionskasse des Kantons Schwyz will continue to invest in oil and gas companies, arguing that greening the portfolio would damage returns
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NewsLPFA invests 80% of £8bn total assets with climate risks in mind
The London Pensions Fund Authority’s climate strategy now also covers real estate, corporate bonds, credit, and infrastructure, in addition to global equities
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NewsUK government climate transition plan policymaking ‘causing confusion’
Pension fund industry body calling for departmental coordination to ensure coherence
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NewsNorway’s sovereign wealth fund cautions ESG stress tests must avoid capital flight
Supervisory stress tests should ‘encourage financial institutions to engage proactively with counterparties on credible transition and adaptation planning’, NBIM says
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AnalysisViewpoint: Asset owners should look beyond the climate backlash narrative
Ian Simm, founder and CEO of Impax Asset Management, says investors redoubling their focus on climate-related risks and opportunities will be rewarded
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NewsLaunch of UK transition finance group delayed after industry fails to offer up suitable chair
The Transition Finance Council said 40 organisations had already expressed an interest in joining the new working group
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NewsExperts urge investors to maintain ESG engagement despite political hostility
Investors must maintain their ESG engagement efforts despite mounting political opposition and regulatory uncertainty, according to industry experts speaking at a CCLA event in London this week.
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NewsThe verdict on SBTi’s new standard for investors
The dust is beginning to settle on the Science-based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) new net zero standard for finance. Launched in July, the final 80-page version is the result of two public consultations and a pilot with 33 financial institutions.It sets out the rules for any financial institution that wants the ...
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NewsNearly 70% of LPs require climate risk management from GPs
There is lower demand for specific decarbonisation targets, finds study of 100 largest LPs
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NewsInvestor coalition size ‘not key’ to climate engagement success, new research finds
LSE research finds no evidence that CA100+ significantly improved companies’ TCFD reporting or reduced carbon emissions
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NewsAustrian funds cut CO2 intensity, but bond portfolios lag
Research covering the period 2018-2023 supports Austria’s Green Finance Agenda to redirect capital towards sustainable investments
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NewsPRI mulls future emerging markets expansion for sovereign climate initiative
PRI considers u-turn decision, when late last year it decided against including EMs for initiative’s next phase, opting instead to focus on developed economies
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NewsShareholder-rights resolutions surge in 2025 proxy season
PRI’s 2025 proxy season analysis reveals how investors are adapting to fast moving regulatory and political environments.
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NewsResearch shows ‘hidden ethical choices’ innate to science-based climate strategies
Scientific Portfolio says the findings prove standardisation would not be optimal for investors
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NewsNet-Zero Banking Alliance plans to ditch members in bid to shake off legal attacks
The result of a vote will be announced at the end of September
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NewsPenSam dials up risk in climate equities with new manager appointment
Danish labour market pension plan appoints new manager as part of a switch to a more active approach
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AnalysisViewpoint: ECB offers climate factors solace, without the quantum
The ECB’s plan for using climate factors to adjust collateral haircuts doesn’t bite where it should, argues the founder of the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute
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NewsUK body proposes guidelines for identifying credible transition finance
Entities will not need to have a 2050 public net-zero target to be able to count as credibly transitioning
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NewsLGPS schemes support climate tech VC firm’s second fund
The fundraising included contributions from Strathclyde, Islington and East Riding pension funds
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: ESG retreat will cost US managers mandates in Europe
Plus: IIGCC calls on lawmakers to ‘strengthen and streamline the approach to stewardship’
