All divestment articles – Page 4
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Icelandic pensions major blacklists 138 firms as new policy kicks in
Pension Fund of Commerce has already sold ISK3bn (€20m) of investments, with more to come
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UK lawmakers back government stewardship-over-divestment stance
MPs also call for UK to use COP26 to make progress on reporting harmonisation
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KLP uses new criterion to ban Indian firm with Myanmar military link
Norwegian pensions giant among large institutional investors taking action on Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone
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AP7 blacklists two Chinese stocks for environment misdeeds
Latest exclusions brings Swedish pension fund’s total blacklist to 86 companies
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Pension investors press companies over Myanmar human rights risks
Norway’s Storebrand one leader of initiative; signatories include Velliv, AP7, Dutch architects
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LGIM divests from four companies due to ‘insufficient action’
It will divest from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, AIG, PPL Corporation and China Mengniu Dairy for unsatisfactory responses to engagement
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Strathclyde announces fossil fuel divestment policy adoption plan
Agreement a response to a call from Glasgow City Council, follows divestment campaigns
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AkademikerPension blacklists nine regimes including Belarus and Iran
Danish pension fund sells off €83m of holdings in foreign government bonds and state-owned companies
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ESG roundup: Devon pension fund makes 2050 net-zero pledge
Plus: NBIM puts Japan’s Kirin on watch as firm exits Myanmar army link; Exclusions dominate UK responsible investment funds; M&G sets out coal phase-out plan
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East Sussex Pension Fund and the case of a (non) divestment
Pension fund says NGO campaign played no part in decision behind move leading to Elbit Systems dropping out of portfolio
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ESG roundup: New carbon pricing call to action launched
Plus: academics find ‘bad’ energy companies better for green innovation; Oxbridge endowment adopts dual mandate
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Denmark’s P+ divests 12 stocks where influence attempts are ‘hopeless’
Global mining companies Freeport-McMoran and Barrick Gold account for most of sell-off
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Climate roundup: APG dumps KEPCO and eight others over coal pursuit
Plus: Aviva Investors announces escalation programme; Smart Pension makes net-zero pledge
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Danish 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