More ESG news – Page 8
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Swiss PACTA to look at financial institutions’ climate impact
This year’s test also covers real estate and mortgages, as well as implantation of regulatory requirements
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Study reveals impact of index provider engagement on corporate climate policy
‘Our results show that firms react to index provider requests, at least if they commit a credible threat of exit,’ say MIT sustainable finance experts
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PFZW divests all but seven oil and gas companies
Dutch social care sector pension fund offloads final tranche of 310 oil and gas holdings worth €2.8bn
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NBIM’s divestment decisions yield NOK10bn returns
‘There is still a way to go before we reach our goal of net zero targets and transition plans for all the companies in the portfolio,’ says Carine Smith Ihenacho
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Removing age and earning thresholds could help close UK gender pension gap
Research from NOW: Pensions and PPI found that women retire with an average pension savings of £69,000, compared to £205,000 for men
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Institutional investors call for an end to virtual-only AGMs
Reliable use of technology and a call for virtual-only AGMs to only be held in emergency situations, were among the requests of Shareholders for Change
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Deal struck on EU ESG ratings regulation
Data providers out, double materiality provisions in, disclosures also for financial market participants
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Asset owners warn managers to take climate pledges seriously
Net zero ‘cannot be achieved by stewardship teams’, says NZAOA
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ESMA study finds SDG-labelled investment funds risk ‘impact washing’
Watchdog assessed 187 funds and found SDG claims did not correspond with contribution to goals
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Swedish FSA broadens inquiry into Heimstaden Bostad investments
Folksam, KPA Pension and Pensionsmyndigheten are now under investigation for their investments in the residential property developer
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Finance groups call for delay of SFDR technical changes given broader review
Efama, together with banking and insurance associations, pleads for coordination between RTS adoption and overarching review of SFDR
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Investors withdraw AGM climate proposal, Exxon sticks with lawsuit
Exxon considers there are ‘important issues to resolve’
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Quarter of UK schemes yet to start General Code preparations
The Pensions Regulator’s General Code has been laid before parliament earlier this month and is expected to come into effect at the end of March
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PwC finds limited ManCo compliance with SFDR PAI rules
Also, 39.1% of surveyed firms said they did not consider ‘principal adverse impacts’ of their investment decisions
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AMNT backs mandatory standardised vote reporting to pension schemes
Legislation to make standardised vote reporting by asset managers is currently before the House of Lords
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France’s ERAFP includes debt refusal in tighter fossil fuel policy
Pension fund also tightens thresholds for thermal coal, unconventional oil & gas
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Companies twice as likely to disclose impacts of their operations, says CDP
This year’s CDP Non-Disclosure Campaign was supported by 288 financial institutions, with nearly €26trn in total assets
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Blue economy can provide investment opportunity, deliver environmental return
A research study shows that investing €1.85-3.4trn globally across the blue economy from 2020 to 2050 would generate €7.5-21trn in net benefits
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SBAI agrees emissions risk, impact reporting principles for derivatives, shorts
Alternatives body proposes ‘endorsed emissions’ metric to account for impact sought through divestment or portfolio tilting
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Pension insurers charter commits to sustainable pension risk transfers
‘The charter delivers on a better articulation of what the pensions community wants from insurers,’ says A4S