More ESG news – Page 78
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Asset owners say climate leadership becoming ‘competitive necessity’ for managers
NZAOA also preparing call to action for General Partners in a bid to encourage private equity managers ‘to start immediately working towards full carbon transparency’
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Environmental groups launch legal action against EU taxonomy
Commission called to repeal the Complementary Delegated Act listing certain nuclear and gas activities as sustainable
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Bfinance adopts impact investing principles
Consultant commits to supporting pension fund clients in setting impactful objectives and implementing investment strategies in relation to those objectives
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Fund managers to ensure sustainable impact credibility with new pilot
The programme has been developed to support serious sustainable funds in measuring, managing and maximising the sustainable development impact of its investments
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Alecta CEO tells new Swedish government green shift has boom potential
Magnus Billing make plea to any post-election government to work with long-term investors to make the green transition happen
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IIGCC launches paper supporting Climate Resilience Investment Framework
Framework should address asset risks, portfolios risks and systemic risksor action around climate resilience
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German sustainable finance committee sets priorities for legislative period
Committee lists reporting, financing the economic transformation, and start-ups among its priorities
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The ultimate goal is to make the guidelines internationally valid
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ABP invests in Energy Impact Partners’ new European net zero fund
EIP has €390m from investors to deploy in European investments to accelerate the growth of innovative technologies
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BaFin applies stricter rules on asset managers to fight greenwashing
Asset managers to disclose essential and clear information to investors regarding gas and nuclear sectors
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World’s first ‘1.5°C carbon budget benchmarks’ launched
S&P has launched five indices covering developed and emerging markets, all based on mainstream parent indices
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Inarcassa shifts to corporate bonds with higher ESG rating
This summer the scheme recorded returns of -7% amid increased volatility in financial markets
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Trade group calls on EU to exempt pension funds, asset managers from CSRD
PensionsEurope also wants to see more consideration given to avoiding duplication as a result of overlaps between different reporting regimes
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Norway’s SWF bans stocks on environment, cannabis, tobacco grounds
Four cannabis and three tobacco stocks cut from GPFG’s benchmark, and Indian, Korean firms dumped due to risk of environmental damage
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Finance For Biodiversity launches Sustainability-linked Sovereign Debt Hub
While numerous governments have green bond programmes, Chile is the only country to have issued a sustainability-linked bond
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NewsGermany roundup: BaFin clarifies EU disclosure regulation terminology
Plus: Net inflows of pension funds in Spezialfonds take a dip
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ATP weathers storm with ministry man at the helm
Martin Præstegaard takes over as CEO of Danish pensions giant just in time to deliver news of 36.4% investment loss
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Academics find ‘sweet spot’ for investors seeking to balance ESG scores and returns
Research may prove controversial, given the increasingly popular belief that ESG performance does not require investors to compromise returns
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Centrica picks Redington as OCIO oversight provider for DB schemes
The company has three pension schemes with more than 36,000 members and assets totalling approximately £10bn
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NewsUK roundup: DWP ministers urged to review pension policy priorities
Plus: FRC adds 43 new signatories to stewardship code
