More ESG news – Page 6
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LPFA reports 75% reduction in listed equity carbon emission intensity
The plan now is to widen its work to add corporate fixed income and more than half of its real estate holdings, responsible investment manager
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SEC approves long-awaited climate disclosure rule
The SEC is expected to face legal challenges as it tries to finalise the rules
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New responsible investment policy gives LPFA ‘greater clarity, direction’
Over 3,000 members – out of more than 97,000 – responded to LPFA’s survey, indicating they identify more strongly with social issues than environmental ones
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NBIM backs key IOSCO suggestions on improving voluntary carbon markets
Sovereign wealth fund’s manager also provides feedback to GRI on its climate change reporting standard proposal
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EU told all financial products should report on sustainability
The PRI has called for a universal baseline in SFDR to create a ‘level playing field’
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People’s Pension shifts £15bn to EU Climate Transition Benchmark strategy
Developed market equities allocation in accumulation fund now tracks MSCI Climate Change Indexes, which are designed to exceed the minimum requirements of the EU CTB methodology
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Avoid ‘new shiny thing’ urge when it comes to nature, biodiversity, trustees told
‘We often complain about the lack of data, and there is a long way to go for data in biodiversity, but there are some really good tools out there,’ Faith Ward says
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PLSA publishes social factors case studies as a guide for members
PLSA said that addressing social issues can be ‘complex’, from the ‘lack of clear policies to the challenge of navigating measurement metrics’
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Private market managers must be held to account for climate reporting
Availability of climate data from private markets remained patchy in 2023, research from Hymans Robertson shows
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Institutional investors wanted for plastic pollution message to governments
Unique opportunity seen to contribute to UN negotiations on an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution
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Border to Coast strengthens responsible investment policy
Voting is ‘essential’ to managing climate risk and an important means of influencing company targets and policies, says RI head
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ShareAction calls on next UK government to reform fiduciary duty law for pension sector
Group calls on UK government for explicit redefinition of ‘best interests’ in law to reflect non-financial determinants of pension savers’ welfare
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Denmark’s LD Pensions reaps benefit of student input on ESG
Copenhagen Business School students develop a tool to map green transition skills on corporate boards
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Akademiker and LD Pensions challenge DSV on human rights
Danish pension fund duo make AGM proposal asking transport firm to broaden reporting on human rights risks
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Failed vote on EU due diligence law risks ‘bolstering anti-ESG agenda’
Germany and Italy have been leading efforts to block the proposal
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EU delay of sector-specific sustainability standards draws mixed reactions
The delay will reduce clarity for companies and hinder meaningful progress, says law firm Frank Bold
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Climate Action 100+ reacts to US asset manager exits
Body publishes statement and letter to signatories to point to consistency within its approach and with fiduciary duties
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New European regulation for ESG ratings hailed as ‘quality booster’
The new regulation for ESG rating providers, approved by European Parliament last week, is expected to improve transparency and comparability of ESG ratings
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Oxford says carbon offsets are not helping net zero as it updates guidance
‘Trust in the concept of ‘offsetting’ has been so badly damaged that some organisations are moving away from using the term at all,’ says University
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FRC launches review of the UK Stewardship Code
The revised Code will most likely be published in early 2025