Climate change – Page 44
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NewsNEST sets 2025 climate target as UBS quits Exxon and four others
Quintet excluded after three-year engagement programme
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NewsEx-head of Danone appointed to lead IFRS sustainability board
Appointment announced as new body gears up for first public consultation on sustainability reporting standards
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Delivery of sustainable finance taxonomy advice delayed
For an ‘environmental transition taxonomy’, the EC asked its advisory body to consider additional questions
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APG’s Kruse, BlackRock’s Boss among new IIGCC board members
Two new members were co-opted, four were elected to the board
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Worcestershire scheme backs Gresham forestry carbon credits strategy [updated]
Investors receive distributions in the form of verified carbon credits
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NewsFirst EU climate taxonomy rules cleared for January live date
Delegated act published in Official Journal after EU Council’s review period ends without objection
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Danish pension funds cheer news of first domestic state green bond
IPD positive on central bank using Germany’s tried-and-tested twin-bond model
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AP7 adds Chinese coal stocks to blacklist as Paris criteria bite
Swedish national pension fund ditches SEK284m of stock; says coal firms are “using our capex in entirely the wrong direction”
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IPE Conference: AP4, AXA IM lament carbon pricing absence
AXA economist regrets US political inability to bring in “bonus/malus system” for power generation firms
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NewsESG roundup: ERAFP, KLP, PensionDanmark in biodiversity pledge
Plus: LGPS funds add to net-zero trend; Periphery ‘trailblazing’ in wind and solar; AMX creates tax transparent CCF for Storebrand
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: EU must not become climate laggard over taxonomy
Andreas Hoepner criticises a proposal to raise the taxonomy-admissibility threshold for natural gas to 270gms CO2 e/kWh
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NewsTraditional scheme’s equities emit less carbon than competitors, Alecta says
Carbon footprint of average mid-lifer’s pension pot is more than a tenth the size of an individual’s total consumption-based emissions
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FeaturesLong term matters: What COP26 means for you
Whether the COP26 glass is half full or half empty is the wrong question.
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Special ReportEnergy: Are pension funds missing out in the rush to decarbonise?
As investors divest from fossil fuels, others are stepping in, and the result is not lower emissions from the hydrocarbon industry
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Net-zero investors seek Moody’s infra data moment for blended finance
Net-Zero Asset Owners Alliance calls for development community to release recovery rate data
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NewsNorway’s new PM, NBIM CEO highlight climate priority for SWF
GPFG has yet to formally adopt a 2050 net-zero goal
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NewsAMF becomes biggest shareholder in paper giant after €65m investment
Conditions are good for BillerudKorsnäs to grow and develop further, also through its role in the global transition, says equities chief
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NewsAsset managers shy away from absolute carbon reduction targets
Achmea is rare among large European institutional managers to have set an absolute emissions reduction target
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NewsSwiss pension funds almost triple assets invested to cut CO2 emissions
Schemes have this year invested 22% of their assets based on active strategies leading to a reduction of CO2 emissions
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Weighing the COP26 outcome
The UN climate change summit ended with the ‘Glasgow Climate Pact’ and agreement on the rules for delivering the Paris accord
