All divestment articles
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NewsDanish teachers’ fund kicks off Paris alignment with €80m divestment
Lærernes Pension to sell off DKK600m of stocks as first step after bringing Paris Agreement into ethical code
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Church of England investors ban nine, keep 12 after climate engagement
First time that the national investing bodies restrict investment in companies falling short of climate change-related standards
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Denmark’s P+ to sell 40 coal stocks, and reinvest €33.6m
Danish pension fund acts on new responsible investment policy
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UK roundup: Minister backs work on pooled fund split voting barriers
AMNT calls for government-led working group to tackle ‘surmountable’ barriers to split voting
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LGIM integrates boosted climate impact pledge in DC default funds
Engagement programme and DC application extension ‘the right thing to do’
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Poor work conditions prompt Norway’s SWF to divest textile firms
But opts for active ownership tools in the case of PetroChina, despite council’s advice to divest
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Storebrand dumps $47m of fossil fuel holdings
“The Exxons and Chevrons of the world are holding us back,” says CEO
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PKA drops 20 coal stocks but keeps talking to those ready to change
Danish labour-market pension fund excludes firms with more than 20% of business in coal
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Lothian adopts ‘Engage our equities, deny our debt’ mantra on climate
Local authority pension fund debuts a policy document dedicated to responsible investment
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MP Pension favours wider coal exclusion over divesting gas
Danish fund joins ESG investor moves to press Mizuho Bank and Brazil
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AP7 shuns firms for drugs, environment and human rights sins
Premium pension default giant excludes Cronos Group, Elswedy Electric and SK Holdings
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MP Pension changes name to AkademikerPension
Members vote against divesting gas stocks which fail to live up to Paris goals
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ESG roundup: EU urged to use bank rules to end ‘doom loop’
Plus: Insight Investment, EFRAG Reporting Lab, Scientific Beta, Candriam, Grantham Research Institute, World Benchmarking Alliance
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Universities scheme decides exclusions, cites prospects concerns
Higher education scheme set to make its first exclusion-based divestments
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Industriens reveals divestment from tar sands
Danish pension fund has now implemented a decision made in December, a year after coal blacklistings
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PFA defends engagement approach to fossil firms
“We critically and constructively engage with companies we co-own,” says CIO
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Coronavirus – what should trustees be thinking about?
Trustees have a duty to pay benefits to members, but the current financial environment is keeping them on their toes.
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Danish pension funds draw back from US for-profit prisons
PKA and Lærernes Pension divest, while Velliv chooses engagement
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AP1 trailblazes as first Swedish pension fund to divest all fossil fuels
Transition to low-carbon economy can imply higher climate-related financial risk, fund judges
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Folksam blacklists gambling firms
Betting companies’ operations called a “breeding ground for developing gambling addiction”
