More ESG news – Page 127
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PRI consults on new three-year strategy, real-world outcomes key
Consultation open until 25 November, with final strategy to come into effect in April 2021
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Climate action most popular SDG among Dutch pension funds
Pension funds often select SDGs following member surveys
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ABN Amro fund’s excess returns: the secret to success
CIO says ‘consistent focus on risk management’ has been key
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NewsProgress on diversity in investment ‘disappointingly slow’, says WTW
Consultancy aims to seek out more new managers that have diverse teams
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Social issues now bigger focus of active ownership, says Danica
Crisis has put companies’ business models to the test, says CEO
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Asset managers split over UK corporate TCFD reporting rule approach
Aviva backs comply-or-explain rather than mandatory route, but with annual AGM vote
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ESG roundup: Northern LGPS targets ‘100% Paris alignment’
Plus: More consolidation in ESG data market; Banking group seeks civil society input
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PRI kicks off multi-year human rights programme
Move encouraged by observation that UN Guiding Principles ‘a focal point around which policy around the world is converging’
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ESG is huge opportunity for European managers – report
But asset managers warned ‘you cannot have your cake and eat it’
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Norway’s oil fund council hires US non-profit to probe forced labour
Verité wins two-year contract to investigate SWF holdings possibly using bonded labour
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NewsTweaks to Norway’s SWF ethical code to trigger nearly €1bn disposals
Norges Bank warns ministry to beware of blurring the line between companies and states
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London CIV launches global equity core fund
Morgan Stanley Investment Management awarded mandate
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NewsResponsible tax policies go from rarity to norm in Denmark
CEOs of PenSam, P+ laud adoption of stricter tax approaches
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International sustainable finance forum starts taxonomy work, gains IMF
EU and China co-led working group to draw up ‘common ground taxonomy’
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News‘Dramatic’ rise in factor investing fixed income applicability belief – study
Belief is now near-universal, compared with 70% last year and 62% in 2018 edition of Invesco’s global factor investing study
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Folksam CEO says major climate focus needed in post-coronavirus reboot
Ylva Wessén sees opportunity to turn crisis around and be better equipped for future
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Norway’s AFP sees key staff exits at external managers as deal breakers
Norwegian pension fund’s equities chief gives lowdown on his manager selection strategy
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NewsItaly roundup: Alifond tenders seven mandates worth €550m
Plus: Fondenel’s ESG strategy; Fondo Creval names new president, vice president; Postal scheme extends BNP Paribas’ contract
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ATP’s voting stance strays ever further from proxy advice
Danish pensions giant takes new stand in AGMs on ousting cosy auditors
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PLSA outlines action plan to facilitate climate-aware investing
Recommendations for action include joint industry-government work to ‘achieve a common language and taxonomy ahead of COP26’
