More ESG news – Page 108
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USS employers back changes to pension scheme
Without changes to the scheme, employers and scheme members face escalating contribution rates
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LGIM divests from four companies due to ‘insufficient action’
It will divest from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, AIG, PPL Corporation and China Mengniu Dairy for unsatisfactory responses to engagement
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NBIM calls on China to sharpen corporate ESG reporting plan
Would be better to make Chinese firms publish English versions of corporate reports too, says Norway’s SWF
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NewsSwiss APK kicks off climate strategy with equity indexes
The indexes are intended to help identify potential risks associated with the transition to a low carbon economy
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NewsRobeco’s new framework to help investors engage with governments
Countries with significant investment exposure and high sustainability challenges are relevant candidates for engagement
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Danske saw ‘high investor interest’ for Alecta-bought social bond
Could take time for institutions to find right place in mandate for this type of impact investment, says Hökfelt
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PensionsEurope conference: Financial returns of impact assets must stack up
Plus: Fausto Parente, executive director of EIOPA, on IORPs and crossborder pensions
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Danish pensions lobby calls new laundering rules ‘out of proportion’
FSA agrees risk is low in pensions sector, but says it is not zero
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Alecta invests $100m in part state agency-guaranteed EM social bond
Swedish pension fund giant achieves the scale it desires through placement
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NewsSASB, IIRC merge to form Value Reporting Foundation
One of the priorities for the merged entity will be to support the work of bodies such as the IFRS Foundation
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AP funds, ATP, AMF in Swedish green battery firm’s $2.75bn placement
Major Nordic pension funds put more equity into Northvolt, alongside OMERS, Goldman Sachs and VW
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IIGCC Paris-aligned initiative to tackle derivatives as uptake grows
ABP and five others have signed the Paris-Aligned Investment Initiative’s net-zero asset owner commitment
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NewsUK finalises TCFD-based pension scheme climate risk regs
Few material changes seen in response to feedback and most significant ones respond to practical concerns
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ESG roundup: Trichet chair of ‘Eminent Persons Group’ for IFRSF trustees
Plus: PGGM, Schroders and NGOs comment on EC corporate governance initiative; Candriam facial recognition technology initiative draws support
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Eurosif expects new EU sustainable finance strategy at the start of July
‘Data availability and quality of investee companies remain a challenge’
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NewsVarma invests €230m in new SSGA climate corporate bond trackers
Finnish pension insurer acts as seed investor in two of State Street’s new climate-tilted index funds
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NewsAP funds, govt, should push harder on green development, says NAO
Funds say entire industry is working on the sustainability steps Swedish National Audit Office recommends
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PRI CEO Fiona Reynolds steps down
Australian to leaving after nine years in the role to be closer to family
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‘Green Swan’ conference: Pension fund execs highlight carbon pricing, data needs
Senior executives from Alecta, AP4, FRR and VER discuss the key ingredients needed to harness market forces in favour of the effort to combat climate change
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Impact investing reaches double digit growth in Switzerland – SSF study
The report showed that impact investing still enjoys the highest growth rate of all sustainable investment approaches, at 70%
