All Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) articles – Page 4
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Investor groups urge regard for climate crisis in recovery planning
IIGCC, PRI and others call on G20 and others to ‘accelerate the net-zero transition’
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Total, Shell in the spotlight given climate resolution, updates
French asset manager Meeschaert has led filing of a shareholder resolution at Total, while investors engaging with Shell hailed its net zero commitment
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Investors hail EU Council green light for 2050 net-zero target
‘The outcome investors were looking for’
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PKA chief at heart of newly-launched Climate Investment Coalition
Danish pensions and government initiative aims to boost private sector funding of clean energy
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Positive investor action is the exception, not the rule, says PRI
Responsible investor groups to help institutional investors use their influence more
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People moves: USS creates head of fixed income and treasury role [updated]
USS, IIGCC, APG, ATP, Hermes GPE, First State Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, JPMAM, Lyxor, Neuberger Berman, AMP Capital, NN IP Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) – In January Ben Clissold will join the UK’s largest private pension fund as head of fixed income and treasury of its investment management business, a ...
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: The key questions about Paris Agreement-aligned investment [updated]
The co-chairs of an IIGCC institutional investor project on aligning portfolios with the Paris Agreement set out the key questions
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Schroders flags tipping point for action on climate change
Cost-benefit equation seen as increasingly in favour of policy action to support move away from fossil fuels
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BP investors press company on climate change reporting, targets
Management-backed shareholder resolution gets more than 99% of votes, but Follow This hails backers of its separate resolution as the ‘heroes’
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What does aligning with the Paris climate agreement mean?
An asset owner project launched by the IIGCC aims to develop a common understanding and support implementation of the landmark agreement’s aims
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Governments urged to provide long-term decarbonisation clarity
Investors and corporates say policy makers need to set ‘direction of travel’ to enable them to act
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Dutch investors set out expectations for oil and gas sector
Investor expectation statement comes after Follow This withdraws Shell resolution
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Investors 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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PKA’s Damgaard Jensen to quit as CEO next year
Long-time Danish pensions leader says it is right time for exit plan
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MN CIO replaces Desfossés as climate change group vice chair
Gerald Cartigny joined the IIGCC board in June this year
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ESG: A responsible investment ‘wishlist’ for 2019
What would your wish be? NBIM, AP2, USS, Ircantec, APG, and the PRI share their aims for 2019
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Investor climate change statement to governments gains more backers
Investor call-to-action hits 415 backers as climate negotiators meet in Poland for COP-24
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Shell agrees short-term climate targets linked to exec pay
Targets to be put to shareholders after years of investor pressure to act on climate change risks
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ESG roundup: UK investor body calls for exec pension reform
Also: A guide to help the uninitiated with vital climate scenario analysis
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Pension funds challenge European companies on climate lobbying
AP7, Church of England Pensions Board seek to drive change in corporate lobbying on climate change