Climate change – Page 4
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AnalysisFaith-based initiative to link peacebuilding with critical mineral supply chains
The coalition, led by the Church of England Pensions Board, is to use peacebuilding to tackle material risk management for global supply chains worldwide
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NewsNet-zero this century still most likely outcome, says forecast consortium
‘Clean technology advances and investor responses increasingly visible in forecasts for individual nations,’ says IPR project director
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NewsUK consultants launch asset owner-manager stewardship alignment tool
New tool is designed to help asset owners assess whether asset managers’ stewardship practices align with their expectations, offering suggestions where gaps emerge
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NewsManager expectations of a disorderly climate transition rise
LCP survey also found that a third of surveyed managers are unsure whether ESG initiatives such as NZAM will play significant role in investment industry
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NewsFinancial systems must be reimagined to protect nature, says ‘historic’ report
Aviva’s Thomas Viegas says assessment ‘highlights that while nature underpins all economic activity, biodiversity and ecosystem services are in steep decline’
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NewsUK pensions regulator asked to consider ‘stewardship code for transition planning’
Transition Plan Working Group says that a disclosure-only approach may be unhelpful for pension funds, and risked quickly becoming a ‘tick-box’ exercise
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AnalysisAI makes inroads into proxy voting
In the US, JP Morgan Asset Management dumped proxy advisers in favour of an AI tool for domestic voting
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NewsBPL Pension to allocate €1bn to impact investments
The €25bn pension scheme for the agri- and horticultural sector will invest 80% of the new portfolio in private debt and 20% in private equity
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NewsAsset owners push BP on capital spending discipline
UK local authority pension funds urge oil giant to justify increased exploration and capex amid warnings its future projects are increasingly uncompetitive
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NewsIIGCC announces launch of investor platform to tackle deforestation risk
The Deforestation Investor Group is underpinned by new guidance on integrating deforestation into net-zero strategies
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NewsSFDR 2.0 positions green bonds as ‘structural portfolio solution’, says MainStreet
Proposed reforms to the EU’s SFDR framework could see green bonds play a key role in securing sustainable and transition labels without sacrificing diversification
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NewsInvestors and climate leaders oppose rival carbon accounting plan
David Blood and Nicholas Stern part of group rejecting efforts to establish new systrem that could do away with need to disclose Scope 3 emissions
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Asset Class ReportsTokyo resilience bond sparks demand among European investors
A groundbreaking deal out of Tokyo suggests strong investor appetite for climate resilience bonds, with the potential for many more transactions in 2026 and beyond
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NewsEuropean companies beginning to rethink DEI metrics in executive pay
WTW study found early signs of a European DEI retreat, even as ESG metrics remain deeply embedded in incentives
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NewsVarma stubs out tobacco blacklist in responsible investment rethink
Finnish pension giant shifts from exclusion to engagement but says tobacco could still be uninvestable
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NewsSwiss pension fund to anchor AllianzGI $1bn EM blended finance fund
GastroSocial Pensionskasse is set to anchor the Allianz Credit Emerging Markets fund, which has reached its first close at $690m
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NewsESMA warns asset managers to spell out ESG integration and exclusions
The regulator says firms making sustainability-related claims should adhere to four principles: claims must be accurate, accessible, substantiated and up to date
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NewsBorder to Coast says greenwashing is falling out of climate transition plans
The latest proxy voting report for the £65bn investment pool shows it has rubber-stamped more transition plans in 2025 than in previous years
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NewsFRR seeks managers for Paris-aligned equity index mandates
Indices to be customised in advance by FRR’s providers and the asset owner will then allocate the indices among selected managers
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: European Commission’s SFDR proposed changes
Plus: Asset owners’ investment approaches regarding climate change and other threats to sustainable development
