All divestment articles – Page 7
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NewsCandriam extends tobacco, coal bans to all assets
Policy will no longer be limited to assets invested according to SRI principles
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NewsPGB to exclude supermarket chains over firearm sales
Multi-sector scheme to divest from Walmart and Kroger
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NewsKempen to go ‘tobacco-free’ by end of 2018
Number of asset managers and asset owners banning tobacco grows
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NewsChurch 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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NewsABP divests from palm oil firm amid public criticism
Pressure group claims decision triggered by protests by scheme’s members
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NewsPFZW 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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NewsESG 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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NewsLGIM 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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NewsLawyers warn on political influence over public funds after UK court ruling
Palestine Solidarity Campaign to consider appeal against court decision
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NewsNorges Bank offers paths for SWF to stay invested in oil and gas stocks
Manager of Norway’s giant oil fund also reverses initial proposal to cut alternative energy providers
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NewsNetherlands roundup: Researchers’ scheme divests from tobacco [updated]
Also: Regulator to probe large schemes’ IT and operational risks; KAS Bank strikes agreement with SimCorp
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NewsAcademics’ pension fund to sell DKK1bn of fossil fuel investments
Denmark’s MP Pension excludes 1,000 companies from investment under new strategy
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NewsNordea puts temporary block on Facebook shares
Managers must steer clear of firm’s shares as personal data scandal emerges
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NewsESG roundup: BNP Paribas extends tobacco ban
Plus: Managers take action after Florida shooting; PLSA recommends Stewardship Code should ask investors about impact
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News‘Give members more say on investment strategy’, argues Dutch politician
D66’s Steven Weyenberg plans to table a law change to allow accountability boards to have greater influence
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NewsNorway’s SWF bans BAE as UK firm returns to nuclear weapons
GPFG excludes nine companies on ethical grounds
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NewsEurope's biggest pension fund to cut €3.3bn of tobacco, nuclear assets
ABP’s decision follows new assessment framework for sustainable and responsible investment
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NewsOne Planet Summit: Investors, regulators ‘raise their game’
European Commission on investor duties; AXA IM climate policy; Climate Action 100+ challenged
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NewsESG roundup: Storebrand exits coal companies, LGPS urged to double infra assets
Plus: LGPS infra potential, beyond modern portfolio theory, new ESG analytics tools
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NewsAmbachtsheer urges pension investors to quit tobacco investing
Ethical and financial reasons point towards divestment
