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In-depth reporting on ESG investing for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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Basel pension fund ties impact investing to returns and exclusion policy
PKBS links impact investing to market returns, expanding sustainability focus to biodiversity and human rights
Market-led narrative on climate action has hit ‘fundamental limits’
LSE researchers warn asset owners must reset climate strategies around policy, mandates and practical levers for real-world transition
PRI data shows asset owners tighten RI oversight of managers
Data by Principles for Responsible Investment shows asset owners are increasing scrutiny of managers and deepening RI implementation efforts
Investors seek support for pressure on Shell climate disclosure
Major pension funds representing over €1trn in assets are pressuring Shell ahead of its AGM, following BP’s shareholder revolt over similar climate disclosure demands
Opinion Pieces
European asset owners can pave way in fight against system-wide corruption
Raj Thamotheram says responsible investment has failed to tackle system-wide corruption that is now being enabled by the US administration
Analysis
A return to arms: how asset owners are reevaluating their defence exclusions
Some are ditching all screens, some are introducing stronger restrictions
Analysis
IPE ESG Briefing: BP fast becomes proxy voting season’s key flashpoint
Plus: research from OxProx shows that ‘asset owners show materially greater support for ESG and shareholder-initiated proposals’
Analysis
Investors grapple with corporate climate lobbying amid sustainability pullback
More investors may be seeing the importance of scrutinising corporate lobbying, but they now have to face European companies reining in sustainability ambitions
Analysis
How useful is climate scenario analysis?
Troubled methodologies and unrealistic pathways have undermined the credibility of the process, but there are efforts to get it taken more seriously
Analysis
BP ballot row: a test for UK shareholder democracy?
Will the oil and energy giant get away with blocking a climate shareholder resolution?
Analysis
The identity crisis of climate indices
Outflows from ‘higher-tracking-error strategies’ in the sustainability space hit €10bn last year, according to Amundi
Analysis
How investors are reacting to Europe’s carbon price
The EU Emissions Trading System is up for review this year, with the Commission expected to publish a legislative proposal on its post-2030 design by the summer
Opinion Pieces
When net zero targets fail, fix the system, not the frameworks
Frédéric Ducoulombier, programme director at EDHEC Climate Institute, argues that value-chain complexity and Scope 3 uncertainty have become convenient alibis
Asset Class Reports
Tokyo resilience bond sparks demand among European investors
A groundbreaking deal out of Tokyo suggests strong investor appetite for climate resilience bonds, with the potential for many more transactions in 2026 and beyond
Opinion Pieces
From net-zero promises to proof – Why investors need a new compass
Manuel Coeslier, head of Mirova Research Center, makes the case for a framework that allows investors to assess a broader spectrum of corporate climate action
Analysis
Are governments finally hearing investors when it comes to climate finance?
Some experts say governments still do not understand what counts as an investment-ready pipeline of assets
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Opinion Pieces
SFDR and how green funds ignored Russian red flags
Sergei Cristo shines a light on how SFDR Articles 8 and 9 funds backed Putin’s Russia before the invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions
Opinion Pieces
Greece’s recovery: a work in progress
Things have change materially since the dark days of 2015, when Greece was on the verge of leaving the EU – but there is still a lot of catching up to do
Opinion Pieces
Soil carbon has emerged as a legitimate asset class
The announcement in January that Microsoft has made a commitment to purchase 2.85m soil carbon removal credits from Indigo Carbon PBC over a period of 12 years suggests that something fundamental has changed in the soil carbon credits market.
Analysis
IPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch resistance to benchmarking
Plus: Sustainability: funds push ahead despite backlash; Pension risk transfer and the insurance market
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
Podcast
#26 Leaders in Investment podcast: Harold Clijsen, CEO and Anne Kock, Investment Committee Chair and Trustee of Pensioenfonds PGB
In conversation with Liam Kennedy, Editorial Director, IPE
Podcast
#21 Leaders in Investment podcast: Dan Mikulskis, Chief Investment Officer, People’s Partnership
Dan Mikulskis, Chief Investment Officer, People’s Partnership in conversation with IPE Editorial Director Liam Kennedy
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