More ESG news – Page 14
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NewsClimate policy uncertainty drives risk premiums in commodity options, says WFE
New study discovers climate risk premium after analysing proprietary dataset featuring two iron ore option contracts
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NewsAdam Matthews expresses responsible investor support for Brunel
Writing in a personal capacity, Matthews says Brunel is ‘one of the most credible practical examples of what it is to be a responsible investor’
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NewsNorway’s SWF rejects ethical council’s advice to ditch €2bn Rio Tinto stake
NBIM blacklists another Israeli company for facilitating the West Bank settlements
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NewsDavid Atkin resigns as CEO of Principles for Responsible Investment
PRI begins search for new head to take over next year
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NewsGreen central bankers group publishes first short-term climate scenarios
NGFS scenarios address how climate change-related impacts could unfold in the next five years
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NewsUK market at ‘inflection point’ for tackling systemic risks, says report
But panellist describes systemic risk as another term that is ‘bandied about’ without being clearly understood
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NewsAkademikerPension, Brunel among investors calling for banks to step up on climate transition
More than 30 investors, including AkademikerPension, P+, Folksam and Brunel Pension Partnership have signed a statement to be read at Barclays’ AGM today
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NewsEuropean Commission consults on SFDR redesign
Call for evidence comes as national supervisors find more asset managers not compliant with law
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NewsLGPS Central launches stewardship service to ease governance burden
Mandate announced by the pool in January 2025
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NewsIASB forges ahead with climate, other uncertainties reporting examples
The board is expected to finalise the examples in October 2025
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NewsManagers looking for more leadership from asset owners, says PRI CEO
PRI working on project to ‘re-articulate the financial case for responsible investment’
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NewsSSGA launches opt-in sustainability stewardship service
New service is available globally to institutional separately-managed accounts that ‘prioritise achieving sustainability outcomes’
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NewsSDR seen as effective at curbing greenwashing – IA survey
Meaanwhile, FCA announces it has decided against extending its SDR to cover portfolio management
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NewsISSB targets Scope 3 clarity in proposed IFRS S2 climate rule changes
‘It is the role of a responsible standard-setter to listen to market feedback from the earliest implementation stages,’ says ISSB vice chair Sue Lloyd
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NewsNew holistic corporate climate index set to be developed
Mirova and Sweep today announced the firms that will take the new index forward
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NewsDeadlines become clearer for EU’s revised sustainability reporting rules
EFRAG signs off on workplan for ESRS rethink as lawmakers thrash out further changes in Parliament and Council
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NewsInvestors warned of misleading carbon intensity metrics in oil and gas sector
Transition Pathway Initiative is urging investors to question carbon-intensity calculations, warning they could inflate a firm’s net zero progress
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NewsEurope sees first-ever net outflows from sustainability funds, says Morningstar
Data comes as MSCI publishes study into funds investing in the climate transition
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NewsAllianzGI names first winner of Impact Research Award
Asset manager celebrates academic papers that help it assess the sustainability impact of unlisted companies
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NewsSampension, Folksam take Norway’s Equinor to task on net zero ‘inconsistency’
Danish, Swedish pension majors team up with Australasian NGO to confront Norwegian state oil company
