More ESG news – Page 3
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NewsAsset owners urge policymakers to regulate carbon removals market
NZAOA paper recommends ways to encourage much-needed investment in Carbon Dioxide Removals
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NewsFCA prepares to consult on rules for ESG ratings
The regulator’s proposals will focus on four key areas: transparency, governance, systems and controls, and conflicts of interest
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NewsNet Zero Asset Managers initiative unveils ‘new chapter’ [updated]
Members will no longer have to set climate targets or commit to align with net zero by 2050
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NewsNet Purpose buys asset owner SDG platform, combining $40trn in sustainable assets
SDI AOP’s founding asset owners – APG, PGGM, AustralianSuper and BCI – will remain involved in governance and methodology oversight
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NewsUK investors, regulators address climate risks in new reports
Climate Financial Risk Forum launches six reports exploring different approaches to quantifying the financial impacts of climate scenarios
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NewsIA drops shareholder dissent register on government instruction
Change is a sign of government being open to pro-deregulation lobbying, says corporate governance specialist
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NewsSouth Yorkshire fund commits £525m to climate, impact strategies
The local authority is investing £350m in Border to Coast Climate Opportunities Fund and a further £175m in renewables and natural capital investments
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NewsESG study authors clarify findings after retraction calls
Famous paper showing the financial benefits of sustainability has come under fire from fellow academic
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NewsNature updates from Storebrand, Candriam, NBIM and Church of England
Storebrand report compares nature-related performance of largest Nordic companies; NBIM ramps up nature focus; CEPB to vote in favour of biodiversity-related resolutions
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NewsMEPs reject Omnibus proposal in latest setback to CSRD, CS3D, Taxonomy revisions
Securing wider parliamentary backing remains the final step before political negotiations with the European Commission and Council can begin
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NewsLagarde says Capital Markets Union is ‘missing link’ for Europe’s climate transition
‘Deepening and integrating’ EU capital markets would be critical to supporting green investments at scale, the ECB president says
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NewsUK’s PPF publishes first sustainability report
Report highlights key achievements such as formalising quarterly stewardship reviews for assessing external managers
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NewsNBIM to tighten link between climate, risk and investment functions
The move will ‘streamline the link between our ownership and risk-based work on climate change’, says Norges Bank Investment Management
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NewsMP tables ‘system-level’ investment duty amendment to pensions bill
Amendment aims to make it clear that trustees must consider and manage system-level risks, ‘but would not compel’
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NewsPRI names interim successor to CEO David Atkin
Atkin’s replacement has some 20 years of experience in corporate governance, sustainable investment, and public policy at US pension and benefits funds
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NewsAsset owner climate stewardship statement gains European backers
Six French asset owners have come on board
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NewsInvestors urge FTSE 100 companies to continue with climate strategy AGM votes
Signatories of letter to company chairs are concerned about retreat from offering shareholder votes on climate strategies
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NewsChurch of England fund prioritises peacebuilding, human rights in new strategy
CEPB is establishing a Global Centre for Peacebuilding and Business to help investors play a constructive role in reconciliation and sustainable development
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NewsGIIN Forum 2025: Pension funds now supply 35% of impact capital
Institutional impact allocations have soared since 2019, according to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
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NewsMissed SLB targets offers investors reality check on transition
Switzerland’s largest power producer, Axpo Holdings, missed its renewable energy goals by 34%
