All deforestation articles
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NewsAP2 helps German think tank develop portfolio tool to assess deforestation risk
In work funded by Californian philanthropists, Swedish national pensions buffer fund says publicly-accessible workflow will be tested on AP2’s listed equities
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Special ReportNatural capital: KLP hopes for a nature-positive economy
The asset manager’s head of responsible investments speaks to Sophie Robinson-Tillett about her optimism that the COP15 agreement will lead to regulatory change
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Special ReportNatural capital: Industry turns its gaze on biodiversity
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures sets out to create a framework to help financial institutions and companies report their dependencies and impacts on nature
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Special ReportNatural capital: Asset owners start to engage
Two new global initiatives are under way to help investors focus on issues such as deforestation, while some managers have been on track for a while
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NewsInstitutional investors grow interest in land protection
Tackling deforestation and land degradation is rising to tops of agendas, says Mirova
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NewsNet zero strategies must include proxy voting commitments, verification, UN says
The guidance on credible net zero transition plans calls for the creation of a ‘global taskforce on net zero regulation’
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NewsAKA, PensionsEurope lobby against EU deforestation regulation
Financial institutions fall under the new regulation because their services could lead to support activities linked directly or indirectly to deforestation, forest degradation and forest conversion
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NewsIn-depth: How Swiss pension funds engage on deforestation
According to a Greenpeace report, Pensionskassen invest at least CHF60bn in listed companies with an impact on deforestation
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NewsESG roundup: New guide unveiled to assist schemes tackle global deforestation
Plus: MSCI ESG research shows greater concentration in ownership of corporations; BNP Paribas outlines 2025 strategic ambitions
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NewsNorway SWF excludes Yunnan Baiyao on endangered animal concerns
GPFG also puts Brazil’s Marfrig Global Foods under observation, citing Amazon farming links
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Why we need deforestation-free portfolios by 2025
‘If we are to address climate change, we need to put an end to deforestation’
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NewsAP7, KLP join retailers in urging Brazil to throw out Amazon bill
Proposed law would “encourage further land grabbing and widespread deforestation”, says Norwegian pension fund
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NewsInvestors seek audience with Indonesian government over draft law
Investors fear Omnibus Bill on Job Creation will weaken environmental protection
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NewsKLP, Storebrand link up to guide investors on deforestation
Pension providers collaborate with Norwegian NGO to create introduction on how investors can handle risk related to deforestation
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NewsMP Pension hails investor power after 2nd Brazil lawmaker meeting
‘If we threaten to pull our investments out of the country, they will have to listen,’ says Schelde
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NewsBrazil ministers meet investors to discuss deforestation fears
Meeting follows open letter backed by many heavyweight investors
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NewsESG roundup: Robeco to pilot satellite imagery use
Dutch asset manager to use satellite data for engagement work with palm oil producers
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NewsPension funds call for corporate action on Amazon forest fires
230 institutional investors with $12.6trn in assets under management call on companies to tackle ‘material deforestation risks’
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NewsNorwegian SWF ‘slow to act’ on climate-related exclusions
‘Moving targets’ on climate change measurements has made blacklistings hard to put in place, says ethics council
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NewsJoseph Mariathasan: ESG investing – beyond virtue signalling
UK supermarket chain Iceland’s high-profile ban on palm oil may not be the best route to cleaning up supply chains
