More ESG news – Page 224
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EIB joins working group on green agricultural bonds
New working group complements work on green property bonds after report showed carbon bond market exceeding $500bn
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Amundi, EDF in joint venture to offer energy-transition financing funds
New asset management company targets €1.5bn fundraising
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USS, RPMI to sit on UK Investor Forum board
Investor Forum also announces John Kay, author of key report that led to its foundation, as board member
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New IORP draft sees member states claw back powers from EIOPA
Changes proposed in second compromise draft see EU member states granted powers to veto cross-border transfer of assets
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NEST to provide 'helpful nudges' to ethical market
UK scheme says it will hope to apply pressure to industry to grow and develop number of ethical investment options available
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Campaign urges USS to consult membership over ethical investment
Campaign led by union, ShareAction calls for consideration of climate risk when investing assets
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AP2 targets tar sands, farmland for greater scrutiny
Swedish buffer fund sells stakes in 20 energy companies over concerns extraction projects to prove unprofitable
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KLM scheme to divest from Russia
€7bn pension scheme cites both market and country risk as reasons for divestment as it announces quarterly returns
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PFZW and Landbouw lead Dutch sustainable investment ranking
Schemes for employees of ABN Amro and KLM last on list of nearly 50 pension schemes
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IPE Views: 'De-carbonising’ portfolios doesn’t mitigate risk – it adds it
IPE’s Martin Steward wonders whether a habit of thought is developing that fails to recognise ‘de-carbonising’ as a risk and starts to regard it as a certainty
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University of Glasgow to divest fully from fossil fuel industry
University becomes Europe’s first to disinvest fully from companies in industry
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Swiss companies trying to 'violate spirit' of executive pay law – Ethos
Swiss foundation questions ways in which local listed companies implement law requiring pension funds to vote at AGMs
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Pensions funds must tackle principal/agent problems – Ambachtsheer
Schemes should play ‘lead wagon’ on problems that have reduced returns by 1.5% a year, expert says
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ERAFP's Desfossés questions fossil fuel divestment lobby
Divestment ‘does little’ to address polluting company’s carbon output
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APG: Dutch pension funds have 'no clue' about their true tax liabilities
Fiscal head at APG says schemes should start mapping tax burden
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Trustees must 'sing from same hymn sheet' on codes of conduct
Asset managers tempted to do ‘whatever it takes to win’, MSCI governance head warns
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NewsPension funds still concerned activist stance could damage returns
Schemes believe biggest risk of ESG behaviour is lowering returns, IPE survey shows
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ERAFP teams up with Amundi to reduce carbon footprint of portfolio
French public sector scheme joins AP4, PGGM as founding signatory of Montreal Carbon pledge
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Law Commission outlines new social investment rules for UK charities
Recommends rules to clarify powers and duties of charities and foundations in making social investments
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Shareholder Rights Directive could have 'unintended consequences'
PensionsEurope rejects notion that proposals to disclose terms of fund management agreements will encourage long-term investment
