More ESG news – Page 238
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NewsSwedish roundup: Min Pension, Alecta, Folksam, Skandia
EUROPE – German seeks Swedish advice on setting up national pension information portal.
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NewsEuropean funds shortlisted for RI Reporting Award
GLOBAL – Schemes including PFZW and Irish Reserve Fund compete against Future Fund, CalPERS.
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NewsNorwegian oil fund excludes tobacco companies
NORWAY – NPFG offloads more than NOK215m of shares in Chinese, US companies.
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NewsSwiss engagement law should apply to direct holdings only, experts say
SWITZERLAND – Legal experts say mandatory engagement should also apply only at 'certain threshold'.
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Swedish roundup: AMF, Volkswagen, Scania, Folksam
SWEDEN – AMF condemns Volkswagen’s move to abolish Scania board nomination committee.
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OECD warns pension funds against 'excessive' reliance on ratings agencies
GLOBAL – Think tank backs active shareholder approach.
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NewsNational Employment Savings Trust unveils voting, engagement policy
UK – Approach to emphasise accountability, transparency and pay restraint.
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Nordic roundup: PBU, AMF, Norwegian FSA, SPP, Fairtrade
EUROPE – Denmark’s Pædagogernes Pensionskasse (PBU) produces 9% return in 2012.
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NewsESG roundup: USS, Railpen, PRI, real estate sustainability, green bonds
GLOBAL – USS, RPMI Railpen take stand on audit firm reappointments.
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Norway oil fund becomes active investor, joins Volvo nominating committee
NORWAY – Strategy shift announced as fund reveals quarterly returns of 5.4%, boosted by equities.
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Swedish roundup: AP2, Swedwatch, AP funds, AP6, Aibel, Ratos, Ferd
SWEDEN – Swedwatch blasts AP2 for lack of transparency on Brazilian farmland investments.
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NewsUK review of 'fiduciary duty' not magic solution, expert warns
UK – Head of Sustainable Finance Project says definition of term must be flexible.
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NewsCarbon roundup: 'Unburnable' assets, ShareAction, CalPERS
GLOBAL – Study highlights problem of 'stranded' fossil fuel assets for company valuations.
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NewsESG roundup: Japan, Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index, Novethic, 30% Club
GLOBAL – Japanese companies must do more on engagement, institutional investors say.
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Robeco wins second-annual Golden Stiletto award
NETHERLANDS – Award recognises organisations that help promote position of women in industry.
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NewsPGGM to check all equity holdings against in-house developed ESG index
NETHERLANDS – Asset manager to run rule over more than 2,800 companies in FTSE All-World index.
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NewsEU to amend social, environmental transparency rules for large companies
EUROPE – New rules to apply only to companies with more than 500 employees.
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NewsIIRC unveils draft corporate-reporting model
GLOBAL – International Integrated Reporting Council launches reporting framework.
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NewsGerman scheme becomes first private investor in climate initiative
GERMANY – ÄVWL sets aside $30m for investment in Global Climate Partnership Fund.
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UK roundup: Aon Hewitt, LAPFF, Astrazeneca
UK – Aon Hewitt predicts UK funds to increasingly rely on bonds, alternative portfolios.
