All engagement articles – Page 5
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NewsLGIM 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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NewsSwiss APK kicks off climate strategy with equity indexes
The indexes are intended to help identify potential risks associated with the transition to a low carbon economy
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NewsRobeco’s new framework to help investors engage with governments
Countries with significant investment exposure and high sustainability challenges are relevant candidates for engagement
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NewsStrathclyde announces fossil fuel divestment policy adoption plan
Agreement a response to a call from Glasgow City Council, follows divestment campaigns
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NewsNBIM tackles child nutrition, continuing UNICEF collaboration
Initiative brings food retail firms together to improve business practices related to child nutrition
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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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NewsSwedish pension funds’ ethical council to step up biodiversity work
AP Funds’ Council on Ethics says biodiversity is coming up on the agenda after COVID-19
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NewsABP exit settles quarrel with Australian mining firm
ABP had been investing in Jupiter Mines since 2012, when it still was a private firm
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NewsKorean steel producer cuts links to Myanmar military after APG pressure
APG has voiced “deep concern” about human rights violations committed by Myanmar’s military
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NewsDanica toughens stance on coal, tar sands and bans peat
CEO “convinced the future belongs to companies that can adapt to a green future”
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NewsCA100+ net-zero company analysis shows ‘distance to be travelled’
Capex results show ‘huge gap in corporate reporting on climate risk management’
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NewsSwiss roundup: PKBS excludes fossil fuels from investments
Plus: 2020 annual returns for Solothurn and Vaud cantons; Reform for the first pillar system approved
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NewsAcademics find positive effects of investor environmental campaigns
‘Monitoring and threat of discipline key’
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NewsESG 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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NewsPressure on AP funds to turn green wrong-headed, say Swedish academics
Four professors criticise political drive for AP funds to invest in exclusively sustainable manner
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NewsAP4 sets 2040 net-zero goal after whittling down energy holdings
Swedish buffer fund reports 9.6% return for 2020
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NewsDenmark’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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NewsAsset owners advised to demand ESG engagement escalation policies
Charity investor calls for ESG market to plug ‘serious gaps or risk credibility’
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NewsNew think tank to scrutinise impact, efficacy of investor engagement
Universal Owner has been set up by former co-founder of InfluenceMap, an NGO
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NewsClimate roundup: APG dumps KEPCO and eight others over coal pursuit
Plus: Aviva Investors announces escalation programme; Smart Pension makes net-zero pledge
