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Volkswagen case study
Following the 2015 emissions scandal, we have engaged with Volkswagen through numerous meetings, vote recommendations and a site visit. In that time, it has undertaken a comprehensive integrity project to improve its company’s culture.
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Electric vehicles in the fast lane: Who wins this race?
Walking the showroom floor of Germany’s international auto show used to be a time to admire the latest and greatest gas-powered Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen or even a Bentley. Not so much this year. One can sense the electric vehicle future coming.
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German automotive engagement on climate lobbying
In the video below, EOS engager Lisa Lange discusses her engagement work with Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW to encourage alignment of their lobbying activities with that of their emissions reduction targets.
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Class actions by European investors on the rise in the name of good governance and fiduciary duty
Deepwater Horizon, Volkswagen (Dieselgate), Wirecard, Silcon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse are recent, high-profile examples of corporate wrong doing resulting in losses for investors. As stewards of retirement savings and guardians of beneficiaries’ interests, it is only natural that pension funds should scrutinise the investments they are making – or outsourcing to asset managers to make – on their members’ behalf. This is a central plank of fiduciary duty.
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Dutch asset managers join class action against Volkswagen
APG and ABN Amro scheme sue car manufacturer for damages in wake of emissions scandal
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AP7, CEPB lean on VW and Australian firms over climate lobbying
Swedish, Danish and UK pension funds demand increased climate lobbying transparency from German carmaker Volkswagen
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Nordic, English pension funds take VW to court over lobbying silence
Swedish national pension funds, Denmark’s AkademikerPension and Church of England Pensions take legal action against carmaker to ‘clarify grey area for corporate law in Germany‘
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Norwegian sovereign fund to sue Volkswagen over emissions scandal
Norges Bank Investment Management says emissions scandal ‘gives rise to legal claims’
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BlackRock joins legal action against Volkswagen over emissions scandal
Legal action pursued over failure to disclose use of ‘defeat devices’
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Swedish roundup: AMF, Volkswagen, Scania, Folksam
SWEDEN – AMF condemns Volkswagen’s move to abolish Scania board nomination committee.
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Securities litigation can be worth the effort
Pension funds and other institutional investors face an uphill challenge when it comes to managing their investor action responsibilities.
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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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Banking sector turmoil, monetary policies to impact pension obligations of DAX firms
The discount rate, which has the biggest impact on the amount of pension obligations, will likely remain high this year, says WTW
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Volkswagen revamps UK fund
[12:00 CET 14-12] UK – The £160m (€222m) UK pension fund of German car maker Volkswagen has today confirmed it is moving towards a liability driven investment (LDI) strategy.
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European pensions sector fails to use clout in green finance policymaking
Think tank finds that though many European pension funds stand out in climate engagement with stocks they own, they are generally not actively influencing policy
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Investors’ climate lobbying turns from corporates to sovereigns
Engagement efforts with companies on climate issues have fallen short, and investors are now raising the stakes by lobbying governments on climate policy
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Volkswagen Pension Trust weighs up alternatives
[17:03 CEST] GERMANY – Volkswagen Pension Trust (VPT), a €2.4bn external fund, is considering investing in alternatives over the next three years rather than increasing its exposure to equities, according to Kai Otto, one of VPT’s managers.
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German DAX companies fail to fully disclose indirect emissions
Fund managers face challenges dealing with own reporting requirements
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ATP, AMF, AP funds and Folksam back Northvolt in $1.1bn financing
Large Nordic pension funds up their investments in Swedish battery maker as it seeks to boost production
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Net zero marks the second era of climate finance
Monica Defend, Vincent Mortier and Amin Rajan discuss progress and holdups on the global journey to net zero