All engagement articles – Page 8
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NewsFrance's ERAFP introduces climate divestment criteria
€33bn pension fund to shed two holdings by the end of the year, two more being looked at
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NewsUK minister reassures on pensions bill, challenges and chides on ESG
Opperman urges trustees to use their ‘immeasurable capacity to make a difference’
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NewsFRC reworks stewardship definition in more demanding Code
New Stewardship Code sets the bar higher, reflecting changing expectations of investors and industry developments
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NewsPension fund group ‘brings mining community voice’ to investors
Direct exchange comes after positive feedback from investors to information relayed by the association
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NewsPLSA devises 3-level retirement living standards to engage savers
Industry group wants schemes representing 90% of active savers to adopt standards by 2025
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NewsUse bond markets to challenge heavy emitters, says NBIM founder Kjaer
New bond issues like regular IPOs, provide an opportunity for scrutiny
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NewsZurich cantonal pension fund targets responsible investment leadership
BVK, the CHF33bn (€29.5bn) pension fund for the canton of Zurich, has taken on a company engagement case within Climate Action 100+
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NewsResponsible investment policies ‘could boost contributions by £1.2bn’
Franklin Templeton recommends schemes align with member values via better integration of responsible investment into DC strategies
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NewsPension funds call for corporate action on Amazon forest fires
230 institutional investors with $12.6trn in assets under management call on companies to tackle ‘material deforestation risks’
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NewsBlackRock grows stewardship team amid scrutiny
The world’s largest asset manager has been boosting its stewardship resources amid scrutiny of its investment activities
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NewsUS Business Roundtable: A victory for the good guys?
Joseph Mariathasan explores the implications of an influential US business group’s new stance on the purpose of a corporation
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NewsPension plans divided over passive managers’ stewardship: survey
Survey of 120 pension plans intended to ‘widen scope’ of debate about passive fund managers and stewardship
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NewsUK minister ups the ante on pension funds and climate change
Guy Opperman tells London Climate Action Week gathering that pension funds ‘must play a massive role’ in getting the UK to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
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NewsAviva launches ethical and ESG workplace pension default strategy
Lifestyle strategy is based on Aviva ‘Stewardship’ funds in operation since 1980s that apply exclusions and engagement
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NewsLGIM sees results from ‘engagement with consequences’ over climate
UK’s largest asset manager reports improvements at companies in sectors that are pivotal to low carbon transition, but has axed companies including ExxonMobil and MetLife
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NewsMP Pension sheds Vale stock as engagement fails
Church of England Pensions Board and Sweden’s AP Funds shine a light on global tailings dam management in wake of January disaster
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NewsFrankfurt-based index provider Solactive backs UK proxy voting firm
Solactive has made a ‘significant strategic’ investment in Minerva Analytics, which was founded after a management buyout of Manifest
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NewsInvestors request ‘urgent’ information from mining companies
Companies asked to disclose information about tailings dam management within 45 days
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NewsInvestors turn on steel industry in push to slow climate change
IIGCC leads calls for steel manufacturers to take long-term approach to reducing emissions
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NewsPension dashboard should display impact information, says taskforce
Social impact investing ‘implementation taskforce’ responds to government consultation
