ESG
In-depth reporting on ESG investing for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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French fund selects managers for €1.6bn private market allocation
French public-sector pension scheme ERAFP has awarded nine mandates covering private equity and infrastructure investments worth €1.6bn
BlackRock loses more Dutch pensions business as Recreatie fund picks Cardano [updated]
ESG controversies surrounding BlackRock did not work in US asset manager giant’s favour, but ‘were not decisive’, says Dutch pension fund
Asset owner-manager link a ‘critical choke point’ for climate action – LSE
CA100+ shows scale alone cannot drive corporate decarbonisation when asset-owner mandates still prioritise short-term returns, new LSE research concludes
Academics push Publica to reinforce responsible investment policy
AVETH is asking Publica to define a ‘firm, non-negotiable requirement’ for its climate-efficient equity index
Analysis
ESG briefing: European asset owners urge SEC not to scrap climate disclosure rules
Asset owners push back against the SEC’s disclosure rollback as UK and EU policymakers rethink reporting and carbon-market rules
Analysis
Nature finance frameworks bring clarity but struggle to unlock institutional allocations
Nature finance frameworks and guidance, from the IIGCC, ISSB and TNFD, are improving disclosure and risk management, but institutional investors still face shortages of scalable, investable opportunities.
Analysis
European asset owners push back on SEC climate repeal over costs and comparability
European investors urge for reform over full rescission of the rules as the SEC moves to scrap its Biden-era corporate climate disclosure framework.
Analysis
AGM season 2026: how boards, ballots and regulators have reshaped shareholder rights
Shareholder rights have come under pressure as fewer US proposals reach ballots and European voting failures expose deeper systemic weaknesses
Analysis
TCFD: Trustee ramps up reorientation campaign; FCA simplification proposal dissected
The UK government is being urged to replace TCFD reporting by pension schemes with transition planning, while an FCA reporting simplification proposal raises concerns
Analysis
ESG Briefing: PGGM warns against weakening EU Emissions Trading System
Plus: Chair of Trustee Sustainability Working Group ramps up campaign to replace pension fund TCFD and implementation reports with transition plans
Analysis
The fight over transition finance in SFDR
EU lawmakers remain divided over how SFDR should define transition finance, with investors seeking clarity on eligible assets
Analysis
IPE Nordic Briefing: Pension funds slam SEC’s proposed rescission of climate disclosure rules
AP7, NBIM, and AkademikerPension all submitted letters to the US regulator discouraging the Commission from scrapping the rules
Analysis
Why financed emissions are losing favour with long-term investors
Leading pension investors are questioning financed emissions, shifting towards forward-looking climate metrics better aligned with investment outcome
Podcast
#32 Leaders in Investment podcast: Francois Trausch – CEO and CIO of PIMCO Prime Real Estate
In conversation with Richard Lowe, Editor in Chief, IPE Real Assets
Analysis
Is there a powerful El Niño event on the way?
Warnings abound of the potential impact, particularly on crops, fish stocks and rainfall in many disparate parts of the world
Opinion Pieces
Do not weaken Europe’s carbon market just when it starts to matter most
PGGM’s Lars Dijkstra and Andres van der Linden set out recommendations for upcoming EU Emissions Trading System review in the face of potentially damaging lobbying
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Analysis
European pension funds bolster ESG in private markets portfolios
Asset owners across Europe are focusing more on private equity, seeking climate solutions and greater sustainability
Opinion Pieces
Ten years from the Paris Agreement – what have we learned?
‘Democratic reauthorisation’ is key to reigniting lost impetus behind global climate transition, as is a fair distribution of the burdens and opportunities this entails
Country Report
ESG critical for Inarcassa’s investment strategy
The Italian first-pillar fund for engineers and architects, one of the country’s largest institutional investors, is continuously developing and diversifying its portfolio of alternative investments, while maintaining a strong focus on sustainability
Interviews
Canada's La Caisse on the need for pension funds to defend ESG
Pension funds are challenging the accusation that sustainable investing compromises fiduciary duty and fails to have an impact on the real economy and fight climate change
Special Report
Energy security and impact investing: Rewriting the rules
Energy investments are no longer just about looking green, but about building systems that are cleaner and more resilient. Krystle Higgins reports
Special Report
Can AI solve impact investing’s allocation problem?
Artificial intelligence tools inform rather than make investment decisions: the final judgement must remain with human analysts
Interviews
ABP CIO Herman Bril: I understand fossil fuel investors
The new CIO also talks about cutting its US Treasuries exposure and playing for ‘Team NL’
Interviews
Velliv Foreningen CEO lauds Danish pension system, ponders next step
Over his 40-year career in pensions so far, Lars Wallberg has seen profound changes in Denmark’s pension system
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