More ESG news – Page 125
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NewsInvestors call on companies to provide ‘Paris-aligned’ financial accounts
Major pension investors put their name to letter to 36 of Europe’s largest companies
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PFZW to reduce carbon footprint by 30% in 2025
In order to reach its goal of 30% carbon reduction, PFZW will intensify its engagement efforts with companies
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GPIF: Climate risk impacts all asset classes
If the world could limit global warming from greenhouse gas emissions to 2°C, the value, particularly of Japanese companies, would increase
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NewsSwiss schemes pushed to meet climate targets, curb GHG emissions
92% of pension capital in Switzerland is currently invested without, or only barely, considering decarbonisation
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NewsLGPS manager highlights hurdles to meeting UK’s TCFD plan
The manager of the £1bn Hammersmith & Fulham pension fund is ‘excited and encouraged’ by the plan to make climate related financial disclosures mandatory
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NewsUK regulator urges trustees to prepare for sponsor distress
‘Trustees should know the signs of distress, and preparations can be made before these signs appear’
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Investors warned about carbon intensity metric in EU climate indices
Regulation’s use of a revenues-based carbon intensity metric ’unhelpful in the pursuit of climate change mitigation’
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Willis Towers Watson acquires climate change adaptation specialist
Acquisition of Acclimatise will strengthen WTW’s climate resilience capabilities
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UK local authority pensions ‘need to stop firefighting in 2021’
The Local Government Association is concerned that a flurry of regulatory changes and court cases is frustrating strategic long-term priorities
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NewsSweden roundup: Alecta’s new CO2 tool; Länsförsäkringar bans oil, gas
Alecta says new calculator showing impact of carbon prices on company values is a first
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Oxford Uni adds van Steenis to investment team, partners with BlackRock
OUem selected BlackRock to create the bespoke equity index fund following the firm’s commitment to make sustainability its standard for investing
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Climate roundup: Mercer launches 1.5°C advice, analytics solution
Also: ‘Clear demand signalling’ among recommendations by Carney-initiated Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets
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NewsGerman pension system requires tweaks to stand future challenges
Insurance products do not currently represent a viable solution for long-term capital investments necessary for pension provisions
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FRC updates UK Parliament on progress on governance, audit reforms
Inquiries into the future of audit come after a tough time for the audit and accounting profession, following a number of high-profile corporate failures in the UK
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Norfolk Pension Fund gets OK for Apple shareholder suit
Norfolk County Council, the pension fund’s administering authority, is the lead plaintiff in the securities class action
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NewsFCA develops principles to tackle greenwashing concerns
UK regulator to shortly start discussing principles with industry
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LGPS TCFD consultation among myriad UK green finance plans
Chancellor announces mandatory TCFD reporting, green bond, green taxonomy plans
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NewsKENFO adds ‘best in progress’ principle to track sustainability impact
The fund excludes investment companies that violate the core principles of the United Nations Global Compact on corporate sustainability
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NewsSwiss schemes plan shift to renewables in RE to achieve climate goals
The report concluded that Swiss financial institutions are still not aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement
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NewsUK roundup: Minister backs work on pooled fund split voting barriers
AMNT calls for government-led working group to tackle ‘surmountable’ barriers to split voting
