All divestment articles – Page 7
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AP1 divests from nuclear weapons, tobacco and fossil fuels
Swedish buffer fund is second to announce divestments this month following new investment guidelines
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Campaign group to challenge government power over LGPS investments
Palestine Solidarity Campaign wins right to appeal a UK court ruling that could restrict public sector funds’ ability to divest from companies on ethical grounds
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ABP gains €700m from tobacco, nuclear arms divestment
Civil service scheme attributes profit to good timing of sales as equity markets rose over summer
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NewsNetherlands roundup: ABP completes nuclear, tobacco divestments
Plus: Unions threaten strike action over pension demands; Retail and food sector schemes raise premiums to boost funding
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Joseph 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
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MP Pension to divest DKK400m of assets after excluding 14 countries
Danish fund gets tough on human rights, cutting Saudi Arabia, Iran and Papua New Guinea from its investable universe
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NewsPMT divests from fur and pornography industries after member survey
Metal industry scheme sells half of its holdings in 1,600 companies
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NewsPublic pension funds push back at criticism of climate strategies
Friends of the Earth claimed some of the UK’s biggest funds were climate change ‘laggards’
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NewsDutch schemes fine-tune ESG investments following member feedback
PGB excluded investments in tobacco firms and companies selling arms to civilians
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Ircantec unveils oil and gas divestment and engagement plan
Scheme to dump traditional bond holdings, shares in specialised and non-European majors
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NewsABP overtakes PFZW as top Dutch sustainable investor
But most schemes have not set goals for ESG-related investments, says VBDO
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Candriam extends tobacco, coal bans to all assets
Policy will no longer be limited to assets invested according to SRI principles
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PGB to exclude supermarket chains over firearm sales
Multi-sector scheme to divest from Walmart and Kroger
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Kempen to go ‘tobacco-free’ by end of 2018
Number of asset managers and asset owners banning tobacco grows
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Church investors set 2023 climate engagement deadline
Companies that fail to address climate change in the next five years will be cut from the Church of England’s portfolios
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ABP divests from palm oil firm amid public criticism
Pressure group claims decision triggered by protests by scheme’s members
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PFZW to keep tar sands investments despite campaign group pressure
Asset manager PGGM says trio of companies are engaging with regards to their role in the energy transition
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ESG roundup: AP7 blacklists coal and phosphate companies
Also: Hermes launches carbon risk assessment tool; Majority of investors back ESG integration and UN SDGs
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LGIM outs climate change laggards after 12-month engagement
Manager reports on outcome of first engagement period since pledging sanctions against companies that do not act over climate change
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Lawyers warn on political influence over public funds after UK court ruling
Palestine Solidarity Campaign to consider appeal against court decision
