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Danish pension fund CIO takes floor at Alphabet AGM over targeted ads impact
Google-parent AGM votes down call from AkademikerPension, United Church of Canada Pension Plan and others for independent human rights assessment of AI-driven advertising effects
PRI to step up on human rights lobbying
Announcement about policymaker-focused strategy comes as Unilever and Allianz say trade association reviews need standardisation
Investors urge UK firms to stand by DEI pledges
A coalition of institutional investors, including NEST, Strathclyde Pension Fund and London CIV, has united to support inclusive workplaces amid recent DEI backlash
Zest for climate investing down as US investors drop out – survey
However, European and Asian counterparts largely stick to their guns
Analysis
Governance proposals gain ground over E and S in 2025 AGM season
The AGM voting season in Europe and North America has been unfolding against a backdrop of a backlash against sustainability concerns, particularly in the US
Analysis
IPE ESG Briefing: A beyond decarbonisation approach to climate progress
Plus: Nearly a quarter of BP’s shareholders vote against chair reappointment; Retreat from ESG commitments due to political headwinds in the US
Analysis
Will overhauling the EU taxonomy impact the future of the SFDR?
The Commission is consulting on changes to the regulation, but will its plans for the taxonomy force a rethink?
Features
Reforms boost appeal of Japanese equities despite trade challenges
It has been a long time coming but Japan’s corporate governance reforms are finally winding their way through the system, giving investors new-found confidence in its equity markets.
Analysis
Get dirt rich to save the earth: Soil as an asset class
Nature can provide almost 40% of greenhouse gas reductions needed by 2030, according to research published in 2017 by the Nature Conservancy.
Opinion Pieces
Letter from Australia: super funds sanguine on US-led ESG pullback
Despite US backpedalling on climate change initiatives, Australia’s superannuation funds are taking a long-term approach to ‘green’ opportunities
Opinion Pieces
Everything, everywhere, all at once: the macro trends shaping today’s world
Through the lens of technology, investors can understand geopolitics, demographics, migration, and the potentially existential impacts of climate change
Opinion Pieces
Sustainable finance recalibrates following Trump's re-election
It really does boggle the mind. In the US the likes of BlackRock, which in January quit the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM), have been accused by the left, liberals and activists of not being forceful enough when it comes to supporting the fight against climate change, and by the right for going too far.
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Analysis
Responsible investment impact of UK pensions reform bill weighed
Industry experts say Pension Schemes Bill misses opportunity to clarify fiduciary duty, and falls short on needed clarity and ambition on sustainable investing
Analysis
Investors fight over what should be included in future SFDR regime
Many consultation respondents have called for a product label dedicated to impact investing
Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Beyond the ESG backlash – what next for European asset owners?
European asset owners should seize the US retreat from ESG as a moment to evaluate and recalibrate their manager mandates, argues Colin Melvin
Analysis
Are investors mis-valuing corporate sustainability?
‘Valuation techniques are evolving and starting to integrate more information than they did in the past,’ says professor
Special Report
Impact investing evolves amid strong demand
Private credit is attracting the attention of investors with impact objectives, while strategies in public equities have a clearer framework to lean on
Special Report
Blended finance could help achieve sustainable development goals despite Trump
New approaches will be needed to encourage asset managers and institutional investors to participate in blended finance
Special Report
Reforms needed for European push towards blended finance
European supranational institutions have been among the driving forces behind blended finance, but scaling up the involvement of the continent’s risk-averse institutional investors remains challenging
Special Report
Pension funds KBC and PGGM outline their stance on impact investing
Two pension providers offer different perspectives on impact in their portfolios
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