All net zero articles
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NewsUK launches consultations on ISSB, transition plans and sustainability assurance
Announcement comes as GRI unveils two new climate standards
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NewsBrunel and Railpen double up at IPE Transition Awards
Winners left Brussels with trophies made of recycled acrylic
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NewsNew net-zero transition planning standard to focus on process and governance
Standard is designed to provide a clear path for managing climate risks, unlocking transition-related opportunities, and scaling credible net-zero strategies
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InterviewsFaith Ward MBE on net-zero narratives, transition finance and safe spaces for mistakes
Faith Ward, the highly respected chief responsible investment officer at Brunel Pension Partnership, speaks to IPE just days before being recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours
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NewsSustainability industry calls for further clarity from UK’s Spending Review
UK Spending Review risks being ‘empty promise’ without funding mechanisms and further policy detail.
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NewsCanada’s largest pension fund drops net-zero promise
CEO says CPPIB has only changed how the pension fund communicates its net-zero commitments
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NewsNorway’s SWF warns SBTi against ‘overly complex, unrealistic’ standard
NBIM responds to climate action body’s draft revised net-zero standard, saying that driving widespread, meaningful action matters more than ‘technical perfectionism’
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Beyond the ESG backlash – what next for European asset owners?
European asset owners should seize the US retreat from ESG as a moment to evaluate and recalibrate their manager mandates, argues Colin Melvin
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NewsSwiss pension fund to lower emission targets if global progress lags
The City of Zurich pension fund’s CIO describes the approach as ‘a middle way’
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Special ReportIndia powers ahead with further investments in renewable energy
With an ambitious target to hit net zero by 2070, Delhi is boosting its investments in green energy strategies, such as renewable energy, battery storage, power grids and electric vehicles
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NewsNew holistic corporate climate index set to be developed
Mirova and Sweep today announced the firms that will take the new index forward
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NewsInvestors warned of misleading carbon intensity metrics in oil and gas sector
Transition Pathway Initiative is urging investors to question carbon-intensity calculations, warning they could inflate a firm’s net zero progress
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NewsSampension, Folksam take Norway’s Equinor to task on net zero ‘inconsistency’
Danish, Swedish pension majors team up with Australasian NGO to confront Norwegian state oil company
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NewsNew scenarios suggest investors must put more emphasis on physical climate risk
Ortec Finance treats an increase in average temperatures as permanent in its most pessimistic scenario
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NewsShareholder campaign on greening oil and gas suspended for a year
Follow This founder Mark van Baal says an increase in support is necessary for resolutions to be effective
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NewsLothian Pension Fund draws the line on fossil fuels in new climate policy
The Scottish fund’s new climate change policy outlines four key climate commitments, including a roadmap to net zero by 2050
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: European investors plough ahead
Plus: DEI and net zero goals amid growing trans-Atlantic divide
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NewsAllianz halves emissions from corporate portfolio
Update comes as Günther Thallinger warns ‘capitalism will cease to be viable’ in 3°C world
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Indonesia’s sustainable finance energy is encouraging
Olga Hancock, head of responsible investment at the UK’s Church Commissioners, reports back from an investor trip to Jakarta
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NewsStronger focus on transition alignment among UK pension schemes
Consultancy also finds that credibility of net zero targets has improved
