More ESG news – Page 157
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NewsSwiss cabinet to form sustainable finance working group
Assessments by inter-departmental working group to inform decisions about potential financial market regulation
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Pension fund ESG integration ‘dangerous’, claims economist
Economist Henrique Schneider splits the audience at a Swiss conference by speaking out against sustainable investment as a fiduciary duty
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NewsUK regulator sets out climate change investment guidance for DC schemes
TPR also urges trustees to consider the liquidity requirements of their members as spotlight falls on daily dealing investment funds
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NewsSchroders flags tipping point for action on climate change
Cost-benefit equation seen as increasingly in favour of policy action to support move away from fossil fuels
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Three quarters of German investors ‘consider sustainability criteria’
More than half of those surveyed by Union Investment stated being satisfied or extremely satisfied with doing so
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NewsNBIM brings Rio Tinto, Walmart back into sovereign fund’s universe
SWF revokes exclusions for list of major stocks also including Rio Tinto, Walmart, General Dynamics and Nutrien
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ESMA consults on short-termism in financial markets
Answers to questionnaire will inform watchdog’s report to the European Commission and feed into sustainable finance work
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AP Pension launches sustainable pension product
Danish provider says the product supports UN Sustainable Development Goals and will invest in green bonds
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NewsUK asset managers target DC schemes with long-term investing fund structure
The Investment Association wants to create a vehicle for long-term and illiquid asset investing suitable for DC pension schemes
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€28bn nuclear decommissioning fund adopts new MSCI climate indices
Energy giant EDF says it believes in ‘enabling transition to a low carbon economy’ and plans to allocate to assets benchmarked to MSCI’s third range of climate-related indices
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NewsLGIM sees results from ‘engagement with consequences’ over climate
UK’s largest asset manager reports improvements at companies in sectors that are pivotal to low carbon transition, but has axed companies including ExxonMobil and MetLife
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LD Pensions seeks managers for new €160m impact mandate
Danish non-contributory pension fund creates “Positive Pursuits” global equity mandate to focus on environmental and wellbeing goals
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MP Pension sheds Vale stock as engagement fails
Church of England Pensions Board and Sweden’s AP Funds shine a light on global tailings dam management in wake of January disaster
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Swedish roundup: AMF invests €200m in VW truck subsidiary
Also: AP7 blacklists seven more stocks including cannabis company; Danica Sweden rebrands following sale
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AP2 CEO: Female board representation still too low
The fund’s 2019 index reports slim increase of 0.1% on last year – but more than 10% of Swedish companies now have a female board chair
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Expert group releases climate taxonomy proposal
EC publishes guidelines for corporate reporting of climate-related information alongside three expert group reports on big day for the Commission’s sustainable finance plan
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ESG roundup: Alphabet ‘should lead on responsible use of AI’, says Hermes
Also: Investors back carbon pricing accord at Vatican summit; CDP leads calls for better environmental reporting at 700 companies
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German state signs PRI as Frankfurt eyes green finance sector
Hessen, which includes the city of Frankfurt, has become the first of Germany’s 16 federal states to sign the UN’s Principles on Responsible Investment
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ESG ‘lacks market standards and best practice’: Austrian National Bank
OeNB treasurer sees ‘major differences’ in implementation of ESG strategies by providers as their use spreads across the region
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UK asset managers launch representation report on black workforce
Fewer than 1% of investment managers in the UK are black, according to a new report from the Investment Association
