More ESG news – Page 243
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NewsFoundation investment should be driven by 'charitable objectives'
EUROPE – Commitment to preserve value of assets should be secondary, report argues.
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NewsPension funds call for 'major rethink' on executive pay
EUROPE – NAPF, USS and Hermes publish document setting out guidance on remuneration.
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NewsLancashire pension fund agrees £12m loan with UK solar farm
UK – Solar plant in Oxfordshire refinances debt with 23-year, inflation-linked bond.
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NewsESG roundup: Bridges Ventures, CalPERS, responsAbility on coffee
EUROPE – Bridges study cites impact of 'hands-on' investment in sustainable growth.
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NewsESG roundup: Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, Forest Footprint Disclosure, John Kay
GLOBAL – ESG used in investment selection for almost $14trn of managed assets worldwide.
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NewsESG roundup: Impax on agri-equities, MSCI on weather events
GLOBAL – Food equities offer better risk-adjusted returns than soft commodities, Impax says.
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NewsESG roundup: Actuarial Profession, Swiss Re, Sustainability Yearbook
GLOBAL – Actuaries must incorporate resource constraints into models, Actuarial Profession says.
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NewsGerman investors pull out of solar funds, shift into wind
GERMANY – Ratings agency Scope cites increasing competition, uncertainty in Southern Europe.
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NewsNorwegian oil fund launches responsible investment review
NORWAY – Ministry of finance re-introduces BAE Systems into investment universe, praises Siemens.
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NewsNEST tenders UK, global real estate mandates
UK – DC fund currently has limited real estate exposure as part of diversified beta portfolio.
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NewsUK parliamentary report criticises pension fund wind farm 'oligopoly'
EUROPE – Parliamentary public accounts committee demands profit redistribution.
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NewsESG roundup: ERAFP, IIGCC, EITI, Mercy Investment Services
GLOBAL – French civil servants pension fund signs up to climate change initiatives.
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NewsNordic roundup: Fennia, Tapiola, AP6, AP4, Collectum
EUROPE – Finland's Pension Fennia, Tapiola Pension sign letter of intent to merge.
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NewsFrench giant FRR awards active sustainable equity mandate
FRANCE – Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites awards ESG mandate to three asset managers.
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Dutch roundup: PGGM, SPH, KNVG on board seats, Eumedion
NETHERLANDS – €8bn SPH to become first client for PGGM’s tailor-made services.
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NewsPRI 'must change' before asset managers can be held to account
GLOBAL – Aviva Investors says assessment structure of UN-backed principles must change.
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NewsDutch investors falling short on sustainability policies
NETHERLANDS – Organisation VBDO calls on pension funds to act more 'systematically'.
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NewsExperts call for covered bonds to support low-carbon economy
GLOBAL – Government subsidies are 'drying up', Climate Bonds Initiative warns.
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NewsESG roundup: Cambridge Associates, EU Corporate Governance and Company Law Action Plan
GLOBAL – Traditional risk/return approach best for evaluating social investments, report says.
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NewsPension funds have 'heads in sand' over climate risk
GLOBAL – Asset Owners Disclosure Projects says large number of schemes ignoring long-term risks.
