All net zero articles – Page 13
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ESG roundup: Devon pension fund makes 2050 net-zero pledge
Plus: NBIM puts Japan’s Kirin on watch as firm exits Myanmar army link; Exclusions dominate UK responsible investment funds; M&G sets out coal phase-out plan
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FeaturesPerspective: Targeting net zero
Ambitious ‘net-zero’ carbon reduction goals are the latest in the evolution of asset owners’ engagement with climate change
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Making the case for SDG-aligned investing
Mirtha Kastrapeli, founder and CEO of Beyond Alpha, makes a case for shifting to SDG-based systems investing
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NewsBlackRock sets out 2021 net-zero support commitments
World’s largest asset manager to disclose temperature alignment metric, adopt ‘heightened scrutiny model’
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ESG roundup: Ontario Teachers announces 2050 net-zero goal
Plus: Northern Trust launches ‘climate aware’ EM index strategy; Aegon UK to drive £1.7bn into new default allocation; $500bn in energy transition investment; and more
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Long-term lenders ideally placed to drive ESG conversations
With the world facing considerable and pressing environmental and social problems, the investment world has a critical role to play in addressing issues such as climate change, inequality and discrimination
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How trustees can create practical carbon journey plans
Dealing with climate change is a responsibility we all share – but trustees may be wondering how they get from their starting point to the required end-goal. This ‘carbon journey’ needs a plan.
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Church of England investors ban nine, keep 12 after climate engagement
First time that the national investing bodies restrict investment in companies falling short of climate change-related standards
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NewsNet-zero asset manager initiative kicks off with 30 founding signatories
Commitment will require working with asset owner clients on decarbonisation goals
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NewsAP2 dumps fossil fuels as part of EU Paris-aligned benchmark take-up
Swedish state buffer fund going for net-zero portfolio emissions by 2045
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Macquarie Asset Management declares 2040 net-zero commitment
For investments where MAM exercises control or significant influence, the goal is to have net-zero business plans in place by end of 2022
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NewsClientEarth calls for climate change reporting improvement
The FRC’s supervisory priorities for the coming year include reporting on the impact of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit
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NewsInvestors call on companies to provide ‘Paris-aligned’ financial accounts
Major pension investors put their name to letter to 36 of Europe’s largest companies
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NewsNet-zero roundup: $5trn asset owner group sets out thermal coal position
Plus: Storebrand demands carbon neutrality from all suppliers by 2025
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UK’s largest corporate pension scheme sets 2035 net-zero target
BT Pension Scheme hailed as setting an ‘excellent example’
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UK secretary confirms plan to match ambition of EU sustainable finance
‘We want to help asset managers become effective stewards on behalf of clients’
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NewsESG roundup: Amundi recommends adding ‘improvers’
Plus: Germany’s inaugural green bond; Passive sustainable funds update; SASB updating ‘foundational’ standard-setting documents; Cbus joins UN Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
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Asset owner-steered project delivers blueprint for net-zero investing
APG, Brunel, PKA and others to test ‘hugely important’ framework developed with the help of over 70 investors
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NewsUK’s NEST adopts net-zero policy, skips on UN group over fee
DC provider to shift £5.5bn-plus assets to ‘climate aware’ fund
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Net-zero asset owner club gains UNJSPF, nears targets framework
UN Joint Staff Pension Fund becomes alliance’s 27th member
