More ESG news – Page 31
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News‘Immediate changes’ to reduce UK Stewardship Code reporting burden
Financial Reporting Council provides update following first stage of ‘fundamental review’ of Code
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NewsIASB faces tough choices on pollution pricing mechanism accounting
Chair Andreas Barckow says that although the issue ‘is not prevalent and material right now’, that position could change
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NewsItalian vets scheme picks bfinance to design sustainable investment policy
Enpav’s investment strategy has so far lacked the integration of ESG criteria
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NewsIrcantec adds ESG criteria to fiduciary agent variable pay
Plans to adopt biodiversity policy this year, and launches social bond fund
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NewsInvestors draft guidelines for tech ethics at portfolio companies
Responsible investors are increasingly concerned about the implications of AI and other technological advancements
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NewsBig pension funds challenge PRI over value proposition
Asset owners respond to consultation on the future role of UN-backed body
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NewsICGN sets out investor sustainability assurance expectations
The corporate governance group has called on national regulators to adopt upcoming IAASB and IESBA sustainability assurance standards
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NewsISSB vice-chair rules out changes to its sustainability rules
“We’re not in the market for collecting suggestions for amendments to brand new standards”, says Sue Lloyd
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NewsWiltshire Pension Fund appoints LOIM, Barnett Waddingham
The scheme will invest £75m in LOIM’s Planetary Transition strategy
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NewsNGOs announce ‘independent, science-backed’ taxonomy to raise EU game
New platform ‘not intended as critique of EU taxonomy’
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NewsCorporate debt could become more attractive than equity under climate scenarios
Prompt and robust abatement action is needed to keep losses below 10%, research by EDHEC Business School shows
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NewsEC official dismisses concerns about CSRD materiality assessments
Sven Gentner was speaking on a panel at IPE’s recent Transition conference
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NewsSwiss association urges asset owners to hold managers accountable for stewardship
‘We are not activist investors,’ says AMAS CEO
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NewsDutch pensions body positive about ESA SFDR government bonds proposal
But wary of sustainability indicator idea
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NewsMajor investors sign up to address plastic pollution
The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, PMT and PME are among the 70 institutional signatories
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NewsNBIM seeks research proposals to strengthen understanding of climate
Investment giant suggests topics could include the impact of financial decisions on real-world outcomes
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NewsCFA Institute study finds ‘worrying’ views on EU ESG regulatory framework
The study found a range of challenges facing EU investors around ESG disclosures, which the CFA said regulators should pay attention to.
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NewsSDR enthusiasm is waning among managers, according to Morningstar
Managers are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach in adopting the SDR label due to stringent criteria of regime as well as UK-centric nature of labelling criteria
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NewsInvestor bodies urge new UK PM to ‘seize opportunities’ of net-zero transition
The IIGCC, UKSIF and the PRI wrote to UK prime minister Keir Starmer asking for renewed policy focus to boost competitiveness and decarbonise the real economy
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NewsLothian Pension Fund strengthens internal resources to focus on responsible investment
LPF plans to grow its responsible investment team over the next 12 months
