Climate change – Page 64
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IPE Conference: Asset owners told fossil fuel debt key to net-zero goal
Andreas Hoepner speaks to delegates about the need to cut emissions in portfolios by at least 7% a year on average
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NewsSweden goes fossil free with €4.3bn of premium pension assets
Pensions Agency’s ESG sell off includes pornography, weapons and alcohol
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Private equity investors to make climate change shifts
Investors plan to modify their private equity portfolios to combat climate change
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Opinion PiecesLong-term matters: Financial sector employees can help win the climate change fight
More than a thousand Google employees have signed a public letter calling on the company to take bold action on climate change. They joined employees in other companies such as Amazon and Microsoft who published similar letters, calling their companies to take real action on climate change in response to the climate crisis.
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PRI names lawyer for ‘legal framework for impact’ project
Freshfields to explore legal questions about ‘new frontier for responsible investment’
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NewsLarge asset managers fail think tank's climate engagement test
InfluenceMap claims study first to take broad look at engagement activities
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NewsLD picks Nordea for DKK1.2bn sustainable global equities; Impax exits
Experience, stability, commitment to ESG were key factors in selection, says Charlotte Mark
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NewsFRR and insurer trio boost asset owner net zero carbon alliance
Members of the alliance commit to 2050 carbon neutrality agenda
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Positive investor action is the exception, not the rule, says PRI
Responsible investor groups to help institutional investors use their influence more
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New pensions climate risk group targets consultation in early 2020
Group was set up by the pensions regulator together with government departments
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BHP climate lobbying resolution defeated in London after 22% support [updated]
Church pension fund says ‘momentum of support sends undisputed signal’
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AP7, APG chiefs join global corporates in new sustainability group
New alliance modelled on Swedish investor initiative
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NewsLGPS Central launches £2bn multi-factor equity climate fund
The initial investment comes from two of the nine local authority pension funds in the asset pooling vehicle
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Church pensions investor calls out proxy advisers over climate voting advice
Church of England Pensions Board reacts to voting advice from ISS and Glass Lewis ahead of a BHP AGM next week
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ESG roundup: KLP toughens oil sands stance, dumping €53m of assets
Plus: Nobel Foundation runs listed equities portfolio through sustainability analysis, NEST produces responsible investment video for members
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NewsUK’s new ESG pension rules are just the first step: PLSA
Trustees need to work with their advisers to scrutinise asset managers’ offering, says PLSA
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Zurich cantonal pension fund targets responsible investment leadership
BVK, the CHF33bn (€29.5bn) pension fund for the canton of Zurich, has taken on a company engagement case within Climate Action 100+
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: The key questions about Paris Agreement-aligned investment [updated]
The co-chairs of an IIGCC institutional investor project on aligning portfolios with the Paris Agreement set out the key questions
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NewsPoor corporate emissions data ‘a scandal’, says analysis firm
Arabesque S-Ray CEO says the use of climate scores based on estimated emissions means the financial industry is not incentivising companies to publicly report
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NewsUN Climate Summit: Danish pensions to lead green transition with €47bn pledge
PensionDenmark, PKA, PFA and PenSam all represented Denmark’s pension industry at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York
