More ESG news – Page 248
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NewsDanish pension funds defend investments in African bonds
Corporate watchdog DanWatch accuses 22 pension funds of making 'unethical' investments.
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NewsFinnish pension funds 'inadvertently' aiding nuclear arms development
Report highlights indirect links to companies involved in development of nuclear arms.
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NewsInstitutional investors unite to support best practices for shale gas fracking
Group includes APG, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Ethos and Governance for Owners.
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NewsESG roundup: Natural Capital Declaration, WomenCorporateDirectors, German sustainability
Support for Natural Capital Declaration statement grows among investors.
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NewsModern portfolio theory failing institutional investors, says 300 Club
Research paper attacks 'untenable' capital asset pricing model, efficient market hypothesis.
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NewsBarclays shareholders vent anger over bankers' bonuses
More than 20% of shareholders also vote against reappointment of director Alison Carnworth.
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NewsUK green investment bank makes first infrastructure investments
UKGI to target offshore wind power, waste processing, waste-related energy and energy efficiency.
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NewsF&C stands by engagement policy with Walmart despite corruption scandal
Dutch civil servants and teachers pension fund ABP divested from Walmart in January.
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NewsPGGM to measure sustainability of institutions' pension assets
Plans to start pilot projects on assessment of sustainable returns this year.
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NewsESG roundup: Citigroup pay plan, UKSIF on Natural Capital Declaration
F&C disappointed with Citigroup's 'highly subjective, often lax' performance conditions.
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NewsOil sovereign wealth funds 'key' to growth of green energy – WEF
World Economic Forum says states must decrease dependence on traditional energy sources.
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NewsESG roundup: Eurosif media report, Emissions Trading Scheme, Google
Eurosif report looks at investors' top concerns when investing in media companies.
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NewsFund managers increasingly worried about risk of 'inappropriate' regulations
EDHEC-Risk Institute survey highlights growing concerns over new regulations coming to market.
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NewsFairPensions attacks pension providers for lack of governance engagement
Contract-based pension providers 'fail to engage on same level' as trust-based funds.
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NewsInstitutional investors support access to ownership details, survey shows
Nearly half of investors willing to participate in limited disclosure programme, survey shows.
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NewsFrench pension fund to tender 10 SRI mandates, focus on alternatives
FRANCE – Civil servants scheme to implement socially responsible investment strategy this spring.
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NewsUK roundup: TPR's Determinations Panel, FairPensions, BSkyB
Regulator launches consultation on how pension funds are sent to Determinations Panel.
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NewsF&C Investments votes against 20% of all pay votes globally
Opposes almost half of all say-on-pay proposals put forward by companies in US.
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NewsESG roundup: Sustainable exchanges, oekom, Allianz
Majority of exchanges 'committed' to promoting corporate responsibility on sustainability.
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NewsHermes EOS, NAPF join forces to tackle executive pay
Boards must recognise that 'motivation does not solely arise from pay', Hermes says.
