More ESG news – Page 119
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NewsFinland roundup: Varma cuts fossils; VER returns 4%; Elo 3.6%
Varma’s climate portfolio reaches 12.4% of €50.2bn total assets
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AP1’s new CEO applauds team’s gutsy mindset
Swedish pensions buffer fund matches AP3’s return and narrowly beats AP4 in 2020 with 9.7% gain
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NewsNBIM says axed conferences meant fewer company meetings last year
Pandemic may have strengthened companies’ work on sustainability, says Norway’s SWF
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NewsNBIM says better company tax reporting standards are needed
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund manager tells ministry that data on tax practices and risks remain big challenge
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IASB to seek views on future workplan; FRC sets out budget, priorities
The FRC said its projected spend for the coming year amounts to £52.2m (€60.7m). DB schemes are expected to contribute £1.2m under the pension scheme levy
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NewsESG roundup: UK managers send stronger message on ethnic diversity
Plus: SIX buys Canadian-AI platform
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ABP rejects most climate resolutions by major oil companies, finds Fossil Free
ABP claims it does not support the resolutions because they add little to earlier climate commitments made by the oil companies
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NewsNYC pension plan backs Tikehau €1bn-plus PE energy transition fund
T2 strategy also supported by French state-backed bank and EU’s European Investment Fund
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East Sussex Pension Fund and the case of a (non) divestment
Pension fund says NGO campaign played no part in decision behind move leading to Elbit Systems dropping out of portfolio
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NewsESG roundup: New carbon pricing call to action launched
Plus: academics find ‘bad’ energy companies better for green innovation; Oxbridge endowment adopts dual mandate
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NewsSwiss scheme assets expected to drop by 2035 if fossil investments kept
Climate Alliance’s study predicted funding ratios to sink to 90%
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AP4 sets 2040 net-zero goal after whittling down energy holdings
Swedish buffer fund reports 9.6% return for 2020
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NewsLow-yield business model impact among EIOPA priorities for NCAs
EIOPA also reveals ESG-related plans for prudent person rule chapter in IORP supervisory handbook
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NewsGerman investors expect positive impact of new EU disclosure rules
Investors should exercise ‘more pressure’ to force companies to report on the risks of climate change
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NewsESG roundup: Calls for joined-up approach to help UK schemes
Plus: Moody’s ESG Solutions Group and S&P Global join Refinitiv in sustainability data ‘council’
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300 Club calls for ‘safe space’ investment industry reform process
Permission must be granted to unlock change for the better in a complex, intermediated system
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AP Pension won less business in 2020 amid ‘fierce’ competition
Firm reveals fall in one-off contributions, such as transfers, to DKK6.3bn from DKK7.6bn in 2019
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Norway’s SWF worried that boards still lack women
Plus: £21bn Church Investors Group extends, tightens diversity voting policy
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Sustainable forum: Experts press German government to embrace green finance
Plus: Picking the right ESG strategy; Social impact with private equity
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Net-zero asset owner group seeks asset manager blended finance action
De-risking needed to allow investors to ramp up investments in climate mitigation, in both OECD and non-OECD markets
