More ESG news – Page 216
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Investors must 'move beyond talking' on climate risk disclosure – AODP
Asset Owners Disclosure Project call comes as Bank of England governor warns over breach of fiduciary duties
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UK local authorities eye joint stewardship, ESG framework
Local authority funds continue with National LGPS Framework despite uncertainty over structure of schemes
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UK charity teams with sustainable investment group Eurosif to convince MEPs to stand by Commission’s initial proposal
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Norwegian oil fund calls for companies to focus on energy efficiency
Norges Bank Investment Management comments on revisions to annual CDP climate change questionnaire
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AP4 appeals to investor self-interest in climate change fight
Head of Swedish buffer fund endorses use of decarbonised indices as climate change mitigation tools
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NewsIPE Views: Discount rates and setting a price for nature
The guardians of discounting can use their special insights to serve their fellow human beings or to bamboozle them, Joseph Mariathasan warns
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NewsClimate risk project aims to make emissions matter for investor CEOs
Forceful Stewardship project focuses on keeping investor action simple
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Investors 'bedevilled' by false god of relative performance – CalPERS
Pension fund says measuring carbon footprint meaningless without action to align portfolio against climate change
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UK think tank calls for launch of social investment option
Social Market Foundation argues in favour of model based on French solidarity investment fund
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Consultants' fixation on short-term holding back green asset growth
Report by University of Oxford spreads blame for lack of green growth between asset owners, consultants
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Institutions urge action by food companies on water management
Asset managers and owners worth $2.6trn call for action by food giants including Kraft Heinz and Dr Pepper Snapple
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NewsNorway's oil fund bans Daewoo, Genting Berhad for palm oil activity
Subsidiaries risk severe environmental damage, Council of Ethics advises sovereign fund
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Investors urged to push for company transparency on climate change lobbying
Call follows Shell planned exit from climate-sceptic lobby group ALEC
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Norges calls for regulation over conflicts of interest in voting advice
Asset manager to Norwegian sovereign fund says new industry code falls short in ‘key areas’
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UK Pension Protection Fund tenders mandate for ESG data provider
Lifeboat scheme ‘widens scope’ of responsible investment activities
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NewsUN-backed PRI to overhaul principles, accountability measures
Organisation may change reporting framework to boost accountability
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NewsPhilips Pensioenfonds shares in $400m class action payout
After nearly five years of litigation, both sides reach tentative agreement to settle case for $400m plus accrued interest
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UK asset management industry signals support for investment code
Statement of Principles comes after head of industry body rejects suggestion of fiduciary duty for managers
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LAPFF joins campaign demanding pharmaceutical trial transparency
UK’s Local Authority Pension Fund Forum joins group of investors lobbying pharmaceutical companies to improve clinical-trial transparency
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London government calls on LPFA to divest fossil fuels
Pension fund rejects Assembly’s calls, citing fiduciary duty
