Climate change – Page 37
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New Danish government to free ATP to invest more in start-ups
Grand coalition led by current prime minister unveils new political platform focusing on cutting tax, incentivising work, and welfare reform
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NewsGerman, Austrian pension fund assets could drop by up to 14% in value
Pension funds predominantly favour external ESG ratings/indices to review sustainability factors in investments
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NewsPME sets 50% CO₂ reduction goal for 2030
The metals and electronics industry scheme is the first Dutch fund to set an absolute CO2 interim reduction target
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UK roundup: TPT Retirement Solutions unveils net zero plan
Plus: Recruitment challenges leave large employers at risk
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NewsATP buys 15% of Better Energy for ‘triple-digit million’ DKK sum
Denmark’s largest pension fund snaps up 15% stake in local solar energy firm
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Poor climate plans will trigger votes against board members in 2023, Railpen warns firms
Railpen said biodiversity and social implications of the climate transition were important considerations in transition plans
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AP7 blacklists Chinese firms for coal business but no conversion plans
Swedish SEK855bn pension fund bans Ireland’s Eaton Corporation for involvement in nuclear weapons
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NewsDanish teachers’ pension fund to shed €269m of fossil equities
Lærernes Pension tightens criteria for fossil fuel exclusions, after setting 2050 net-zero goal in June
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News‘Many companies’ Swiss BVK holds are not in line with climate goals
BVK will use the PACTA test with other climate indicators to further refine measures to achieve its net zero and decarbonisation goals
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NewsSwiss pension funds put at risk efforts to achieve climate goals
Oil and gas extraction and power generation represent more than 50% of the exposure of equity portfolios of pension funds
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NewsAP2 to focus climate efforts on driving down company emissions
Swedish national pensions buffer fund uses own analysis to find the true derivation of portfolio emissions reductions
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Varma warns will pull plug on business with brokers funding fossil energy
Finnish pension insurer begins closer monitoring of how the banks it works with finance coal, oil-reliant companies
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: COP27 needs to have the water crisis at its heart
Measuring and disclosing risks, opportunities and impacts of economic activities is critical to support the transition to a sustainable economy
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Act now to curb downside climate risk, investors warned
‘At present, many investments are not accurately priced with regard to climate transition,’ says Thinking Ahead Institute
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NewsChurch of England drafts just transition investment principles
With a pensions fortune of £3.7bn, the Church of England follows up May’s 12-fund pledge to work to support the climate transition in emerging markets.
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KLP says financial sector completely dependent on politicians for climate success
Norwegian municipal pensions firm in Sharm el-Sheik summit ‘to show we are doing our part’
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NewsNordic pension funds to push climate investment towards developing world
Climate Investment Coalition and Nordic Council of Ministers present set of investor recommendations at COP27 in Egypt
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NewsSpeed of climate change has been underestimated, say actuaries
A new report from Cambridge University and the IFoA calls climate change ‘a risk-management problem on a global scale’
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Special ReportESG: Leading viewpoint - COP27 is the key moment to address the net-zero trilemma
World leaders gather in Egypt at a decisive time
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Special ReportESG: Dirty asset divestment
There is growing focus on public companies that are under pressure to sell high-carbon assets to unlisted companies or private equity
