More ESG news – Page 115
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French groups agree ‘demanding’ definition for impact investing
FIR and France Invest publish report about conclusions reached by working group of investment professionals
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Alecta’s Billing says green bonds should be issued in different shades
Investors should be encouraged to place climate bets that could grow footprints short-term, Swedish pension fund chief tells IPE Nordic forum
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Hiidenpalo takes reins at Elo as Huber quits after management failings
Finnish pension insurer understood to need new direction due to culture problems
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NewsUK unveils plans to reform audit, corporate governance landscape [updated]
Government proposals include steps to replace the FRC with a new regulator
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PRI reports 74% increase in investor-related ESG disclosure regs
124 new or revised policy instruments across all categories were identified globally in 2020
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UK regulator launches code of practice consultation
The implications of the new code will be greater for DB schemes than for DC
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NewsDanish pensions lobby says EIOPA’s Solvency II proposals go too far
InsuranceEurope says the consequences of EU regulatory plans are not justified
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NewsESG roundup: Swiss pension fund group sees climate vote win at Nestlé
Plus: Linedata-Arabesque data partnership; Church Investors Group seeks ‘Living Hours’ commitments
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Net-zero AOA targets climate solution investments ‘digital map’
Climate solutions info needs to be paired with investor-relevant information
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NewsDC master trust NEST chooses Octopus for renewables partnership
‘A potential £1.4bn could be invested in total by the end of the decade’
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AP funds’ single report shows system needs coordination: Langensjö
“The proposal from the inquiry is still relevant,” says former head of Swedish pensions buffer fund inquiry
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NewsWarnings, further requests formulated over trustee climate risk duties
Industry responds to consultation on draft TCFD-based regulations for occupational pension schemes
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ABP goes head-to-head with Australian mining firm over demerger
The €493bn Dutch civil service scheme does not support Jupiter’s current proposal as this involves ABP automatically becoming a shareholder in Juno Minerals
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AkademikerPension blacklists nine regimes including Belarus and Iran
Danish pension fund sells off €83m of holdings in foreign government bonds and state-owned companies
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Italy roundup: Pension funds seize first Italian green bonds offering
Plus: Pegaso’s active shareholder approach on ESG; Fondoposte, Alifond postpone engagement policy
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News‘Gamechanger’ potential in proposed EU ESG reporting standards – Efama
Asset manager group says standards could ‘unleash impact of sustainable finance’
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Green Gilts must pass ‘greenwashing’ and pricing tests
PLSA conference panellists discuss the main retirement sector announcements from last week’s UK budget speech
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APG joins biodiversity partnership
APG is the first pension investor to join PBAF, which now counts 21 members with a total of $5.8trn in assets under management
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NewsDB schemes race to meet fiduciary management retender deadline
There is now ‘little time’ and ‘fiduciary managers will struggle to respond to all tender requests’ by the June deadline
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NewsInvestors ‘need not wait’ on net-zero as framework passes portfolio test
Delivery of final net-zero investment framework hailed as ‘historic moment for financial services’
