More ESG news – Page 219
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Shell, Statoil investors vote for climate change disclosure
ABP opposes Shell’s controversial plans to start drilling off shores of Alaska
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Oxford University stops short of fossil fuel divestment
Measures follow review in response to students’ calls to divest from fossil fuel industry
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NewsAsset managers side too often with corporate management – study
ShareAction says UK regulators should be more forceful when ensuring compliance with Stewardship Code
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NewsAPG blasts extension of voting rights in French shareholder law
Double voting rights put ‘whole group of shareholders’ at disadvantage, Dutch asset manager warns
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Norwegian sovereign fund halves coal company holdings
Government Pension Fund Global increases divested companies to 114 after selling off further 12
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NewsPension funds, SRI advocates clash on UK plans for investment regulations
Responses to DWP consultation on amending investment rules see NAPF advise against additions while ShareAction, UKSIF demand changes
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NewsIPE View: The starting gun for a power revolution?
The new large-scale Tesla Powerwall battery is important but perhaps not for the reasons you think, Joseph Mariathasan writes
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Climate policy at Church of England lacking urgency, critic laments
Church agrees to reduce holdings in coal, tar sand across its £9bn in pension and charitable funds, but critics accuse new strategy – which falls short of divesting from all fossil fuels – of lacking urgency
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Norwegian sovereign fund reports record quarterly return
Fund sees inflows from Norwegian government fall further in Q1 on back of low oil prices
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NewsEuropean proposals for double voting rights 'flawed'
Leading governance organisation warns European Parliament against proposals in Shareholder Rights Directive
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AP2, AP4 win Statoil backing for climate-change resolution
Statoil board of directors ‘welcomes’ shareholder interest in better understanding company’s risk exposure
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ABP, AP4 rise up ranking of asset owners assessing climate risk
Report by Asset Owners Disclosure Project finds only 7% of global asset owners calculate carbon footprint
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NewsAODP launches initiative to sue pension investors who ignore climate risk
Chief executive of Asset Owners Disclosure Project says pension funds must model risk to portfolio from policy changes on carbon
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PGGM to vote against re-appointment of entire board at mining company
Asset manager rejects remuneration proposals, re-appointment of board at Barrick Gold Corporation
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NewsPension funds score victory with BP climate change resolution
Resolution championed by investors including AP funds, NBIM and Church of England Pension Board overwhelmingly endorsed by shareholders
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NewsNorway’s oil fund backs BP, Shell shareholder resolutions on climate change
Public support marks first time sovereign fund declares voting intention ahead of comany AGM
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NewsCommission urged to include climate risk assessment in IORP II
Report for Directorate-General Climate Action looks at reasons for slow growth in climate-friendly investments
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NewsIPE Views: Pension funds hit by Petrobras losses must weigh legal options carefully
Eschewing class action in favour of separate suit may boost gains
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AP funds targeted toy manufacturers over ’dangerous’ factories
Buffer funds engage with firms over working conditions, put Total on alert over activities in Western Sahara
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NewsUK Green Investment Bank attracts pension schemes to wind farm fund
Government-backed green bank announces first close on offshore wind fund
