More ESG news – Page 97
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NewsNew platform bids to provide impact management clarity, boost
Those involved consider ‘there is more to do’ despite progress with ISSB creation
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NewsSwiss pension funds almost triple assets invested to cut CO2 emissions
Schemes have this year invested 22% of their assets based on active strategies leading to a reduction of CO2 emissions
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Even early climate transition would cost financial sector $2.2trn
New study claims first in estimating potential costs to financial sector of delayed action by firms
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NewsInvestment consultants identify ESG metrics for consistent reporting
Consultants point public equity and credit asset managers to 12 metrics
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NewsSwiss Pensionskasse to align equity, bond portfolios with ESG indices
PKBS is considering impact investments through green or social bonds
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Weighing the COP26 outcome
The UN climate change summit ended with the ‘Glasgow Climate Pact’ and agreement on the rules for delivering the Paris accord
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PKA starts combing portfolio for responsible tax laggards
Move by Danish pension provider follows deal by 136 OECD countries endorsing 15% global minimum tax for multinational companies
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NewsGermany’s VBL reviews internal guidelines for asset allocation
VBL excludes equity and bond investments linked to serious and systematic violations of human rights
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NewsFees fall significantly in certain ESG strategy types – research
In newer sectors, however, there is wider fee dispersion and substantial discounting
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Climate activists target Dutch healthcare fund PFZW
Extinction Rebellion and Christian Climate Action activists occupied the lobby of the fund’s asset manager PGGM
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PBU plans DKK11.6bn more climate investments by 2030, AUM permitting
Danish labour-market pension fund pledges to reduce portfolio CO2 by 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030
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AXA IM’s Stoter calls for ‘bravery and transparency’ from managers
Asset manager reveals it will exit high impact climate laggards if no substantial progress made by 2025
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NewsSwedish FSA says ban green labels on crypto asset investors
Miners’ increased use of Sweden’s renewable energy threatens country’s ability to meet the Paris Agreement, say agency chiefs
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DWS designs engagement policy to track outcomes
The asset manager will define three clusters of engagement: strategic, focus and core
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Pension funds wanted for manager anti-greenwashing standards
Signatories commit to using the declaration’s eight minimum standards in investment manager reviews and tenders to help establish them as market norms
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NewsGerman auditors, BaFin issue advice on SFDR against greenwashing risks
The Fund Locations Act – Fondsstandortgesetz – has assigned auditors the task to assess whether the requirements of the disclosure regulation are met
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Biodiversity on the agenda: thoughts from COP26
‘If we don’t solve the problems of tropical rainforests we lose the fight against climate change’
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NewsEC releases EU, China green taxonomies comparison
The work was carried out in the context of the EU-launched International Platform on Sustainable Finance
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NewsSwiss roundup: Govt consults on new accounting rules for Compenswiss
Plus: Occupational pensions’ interest rate stays at 1%; Commitments to fight climate change in developing countries
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News51% of Dutch financial institutions have carbon reduction plans
The plans are hard to compare as the signatories, which include 13 pension funds, use different methods to measure carbon emissions
