More ESG news – Page 89
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NewsNEST, CEPB on board as UK transition plan taskforce launches
Taskforce to develop ‘the gold standard’ for climate transition plans as net-zero commitments abound
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‘Quality impact performance reports are transparent about lessons learned’
BlueMark proposes key elements of quality impact reports based on market analysis, consultation
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NewsCometa tenders 10 mandates following investment policy review
The pension fund’s investment strategy review has led to an increase of the risk profile of its three sub-funds ‘Monetario Plus’, ‘Reddito’ and ‘Crescita’
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NewsIIGCC launches framework to ‘raise bar for investor climate stewardship’
Toolkit comes ahead of imminent AGMs and as NGOs criticise the Global Financial Alliance for Net-Zero
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Ethos engagement pools force larger number of firms to set climate targets
The number of companies setting CO2 reduction emission targets rose to 77 from 58 a year earlier
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NewsSwiss roundup: Publica cuts CO2 intensity in corporate bond portfolios
Plus: AHV fund with positive investment result
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Varma gains €300m exposure to low-emission Japanese stocks via tailored ETF
Finnish pensions firm seeds Nomura-run exchange-traded fund amid low availability of ESG ETFs in Japan
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Swiss APK shifts emerging market equities benchmark to low carbon index
The index is tilted towards a 50-70% lower CO2 emissions compared to a market-weighted index
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Ircantec exits dozen companies as new climate policy kicks in
Divested companies include Anglo American, BP, Mitsubishi, and Repsol
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Kempen excludes Brazil from new sustainable EM index
Kempen expects at least 15 Dutch pension funds to switch to the new ESG index
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AP funds say ethical council’s work now more transparent
The impact of advocacy can be difficult to quantify, says AP3’s Peter Lundkvist
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ESG roundup: Insurer reappoints Lombard Odier for sustainable investment brief
Plus: Bfinance adopts Impact Investing Principles; Finnish investor bets in sustainable cashew production
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NewsOxford group launches sectoral ESG data quality initiative
New project aims to analyse and provide sector-specific insight into quality of sustainability datasets
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NewsNature Action 100 expected to launch summer 2022
Collaborative investor-led programme in the process of scoping governance structure
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NewsUK roundup: Fidelity, Tumelo launch stewardship hub
Plus: Act quickly to lock in funding gains, says Hymans Robertson; LGIM reports on latest DC savers’ preferences
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EU institutions urged to mandate transition plans in final CSRD
Eurosif, PRI write to EU institutions as they negotiate over the corporate reporting directive
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NewsEC follows through with derivatives exclusion in final SFDR RTS
Exposures through derivatives not allowed to be reported as sustainable elements of strategy
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NewsNorthern Ireland LGPS shifts £2.8bn to low carbon fund
Transfer covers entirety of core passive equity holdings
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VW blocks latest shareholder proposal on climate lobbying
Carmaker rejects latest shareholder proposal on the basis that it deems it beyond the competence of the general meeting
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Italian private schemes demand full autonomy to invest in line with EU recovery plan
The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is the center piece of the Next Generation EU (NGEU) with funds worth €723.8bn
