More ESG news – Page 101
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NewsUK lawmakers back government stewardship-over-divestment stance
MPs also call for UK to use COP26 to make progress on reporting harmonisation
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Norway’s SWF bans Chinese medicine stocks on species concerns
NBIM excludes four Chinese firms from GPFG and brings Korean explosives company back into the fold
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Denmark’s IPD: Govt’s new climate roadmap needs concrete investment plans
Government says all decisions on Denmark’s path to 2030 70% emissions reduction goal will be made by 2025
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NewsTNFD to kick off work with AP7’s Florén on board
30 Taskforce members are to convene next week for the first time
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NewsTPR releases criminal sanctions guidance, consults further on new pensions act powers
The new legislation created two new criminal offences, which take effect from Friday 1 October
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Climate roundup: Investor call for corporate emission targets swells
60% increase in number of investors backing request for companies to set targets through SBT initiative
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Manager ESG progress still needed but picture positive, says Redington
Findings include a near 10% voting policy-action gap
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AkademikerPension’s board ramps up climate investment plan
Danish labour-market pension fund nearly doubles 2030 target for ‘climate-friendly’ investments
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Factor investing increase driven by ESG, risk management – study
57% of institutional investors now use factors within their fixed income portfolios, up from 37% in the previous survey
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NewsBasis for EU corporate climate reporting standard prototype set out
Information being made public for transparency purposes as EFRAG task force work on standards continues
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Swedish pension majors join forces to tackle corruption
AP1, Folksam, SEB IM and Skandia form new investor forum with NGO Transparency International
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NewsFRC officials detail ARGA transition timetable, upcoming workplan priorities
Additional reporting requirements are ‘driving a significant growth in reporting demands’, Mark Babington says
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Asset owner group backs need for carbon dioxide removal investment
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance publishes position paper on basis for scaling carbon dioxide removal solutions
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NewsGermany needs over €220bn to scale-up climate tech start-ups – study
The country can realistically achieve its target to cut GHG emissions by 65% by 2030
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NewsResearchers float 50% threshold for ‘genuine climate strategy’
EDHEC-Scientific Beta study diagnoses greenwashing in portfolio construction underlying asset management and climate index offerings
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Financial net-zero alliance boosted by service providers
Another group of actors in the investment process makes formal net-zero commitment
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NewsPME: Divesting from fossil fuels in six weeks
A pension fund can sell and reinvest all its fossil fuels investments in less than two months, according to PME’s Marcel Andringa
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Climate roundup: 12 further asset owners sign IIGCC net-zero commitment
Plus: Pension funds seek net-zero accounting help from COP26 President, Sovereign assessment project takes next step
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NewsUK pension scheme taskforce issues voting policy recommendations
Pension scheme trustees should set a voting policy of their own
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Dutch pension providers strive for carbon neutrality
But few can underpin their efforts with concrete figures
