More ESG news – Page 81
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ShareAction targets financial sector to disclose ethnicity pay gap data
COVID-19 has worsened existing inequalities
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UK roundup: APPG recommends auto-enrolment equivalent for self employed
Plus: Isio partners with CIPFA to support LGPS funds; Just Group completes £500m DB de-risking transaction
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NewsFRC issues roadmap for reboot of UK corporate governance oversight
A consultation on the changes is scheduled to take place from the first quarter of next year
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AP7 co-files Tesla resolution on workers’ rights
‘Tesla must also have confidence that the company has effective human capital management systems,’ says Nia Impact Capital in proposal
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Migros Pensionskasse cuts CO2 footprint to reach 2030 target
The scheme adopted a Paris Aligned Benchmark to its foreign equity portfolio
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NewsAsset managers now clearer about environmental, social voting policies
US index giants BlackRock and Vanguard have lower environment, social focus than do major European managers, study finds
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West Yorkshire Pension Fund to use derivatives ESG risk framework
Framework will be used to build an ESG-aware derivatives overlay as fund gradually builds its portfolio of illiquid, alternative assets
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NewsCometa changes voting policy to engage on social aspects of listed companies
The fund has also imposed on asset managers a more challenging sustainability score, rewarding those demonstrating a rigorous approach to sustainable investing
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ESG roundup: New guide unveiled to assist schemes tackle global deforestation
Plus: MSCI ESG research shows greater concentration in ownership of corporations; BNP Paribas outlines 2025 strategic ambitions
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Dutch physiotherapist scheme goes passive with custom-made ESG benchmark
The fund has swapped €400m in fund investments for a passively managed ESG mandate
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NewsPortfolio management moves beyond Excel
As the governance and disclosure obligations on pension funds increase, there is clear evidence of a diseconomy of scale
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NEST’s pay gaps shrink but CEO says UK trust ‘still on our journey’
Gender pay gap contracts by 1.4 percentage points, ethnicity pay gap 1.3 points smaller between years
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EU taxonomy decision increases reporting burden for pension funds
Critics of the Commission’s proposal to brand nuclear energy and natural gas as sustainable energy sources have reacted with disappointment, and the credibility of the EU’s taxonomy was called into question
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NewsAsset owners are more proactive once signed up to UK Stewardship Code
The code is making a separate impact from other stewardship or ESG policies
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HSBC AM’s global head of responsible investing quits
Kirk has been gathering a group of like-minded individuals to deliver ‘what is arguably the greatest sustainable investment idea ever conceived’
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Top business school proves ESG does not harm corporate bond portfolios
Academic evidence can give comfort to bond investors, says Insight Investment RI chief
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NewsScope ESG integration study shows wide differences between asset managers
Points were awarded to asset managers based on the number of sustainability aspects asset managers had taken into account
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NewsPKA targets lower carbon by investing DKK5bn in ‘resource-efficient’ equity fund
Danish pension fund manager CIO says firm picked Osmosis IM as part of its new approach to ESG policy
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NewsAsset management roundup: Scottish Widows calls on managers so sign stewardship code
Plus: LGIM launches net zero bond fund; Edmond de Rothschild plans to join net zero initiative
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PFZW unveils 50% carbon reduction target for 2030
The Dutch healthcare scheme has also for the first time formulated CO2 reduction targets for its real estate, infrastructure and private equity investments
