Sustainability
In-depth reporting on sustainability and its impact on investments for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsNBIM lays out expectations on nature
Update is part of wider push from investors, including Railpen, Storebrand, Robeco, and Impax
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NewsSmart Pension unveils UK-first human capital benchmark for £4.4bn equity fund
The pensions provider partnered with Denominator to analyse leadership diversity, workforce practices, employee turnover, and pay gaps
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NewsRailpen steps up focus on water and biodiversity
UK pension scheme will publish engagement plans over coming months
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NewsShell’s LNG growth plan still flawed, ACCR warns
ACCR says Shell’s new liquefied natural gas report ignores fundamental demand and climate risks, leaving strategy in doubt
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NewsUK pensions urged to boost EMDE investments to fund £119bn climate push
EMDE Investor Taskforce report shows that UK institutional investors allocate on average 4.2% of portfolios to EMDEs, with only 0.2% invested in private markets
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NewsSwedish investors react as Ericsson drops gender diversity targets
Several of the country’s largest pension funds, including the AP Funds, described the move as disappointing
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NewsSFDR: Pension fund viability will hinge on treatment of government debt
European Commission wants to give minimal weight to the idea that government debt can contribute towards environmental and social objectives
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NewsNEST threatens chair votes over weakened climate plans
UK workplace pension scheme toughens voting policy, warning it may oppose board chairs over weakened climate strategies or blocked resolutions
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: Investor groups deliver feedback to SFDR overhaul plans
PensionsEurope, Pensioenfederatie, EFAMA assert SFDR positions; European Commission launches consultation on Shareholder Rights Directive
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NewsBP accused of breaching shareholder rights over rejected climate resolution
UK pension funds and investors managing €1trn in assets accuse BP of undermining shareholder rights after refusing to circulate a climate resolution at AGM
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NewsUK asset owners dismiss ESG backlash as stewardship seen to boost returns
Stewardship is seen as financially meaningful and effective, even as ESG issues grow more complex and contested
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NewsMajor investor bodies flag concerns over proposed SFDR update
Pensioenfederatie and Europe’s fund management association publish their official positions
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Opinion PiecesSoil carbon has emerged as a legitimate asset class
The announcement in January that Microsoft has made a commitment to purchase 2.85m soil carbon removal credits from Indigo Carbon PBC over a period of 12 years suggests that something fundamental has changed in the soil carbon credits market.
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NewsNBIM’s backing for green shareholder proposals plunges amid polarisation
Norway’s SWF says fewer sustainability-linked proposals made it to the ballot, adding that quality was poorer
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch resistance to benchmarking
Plus: Sustainability: funds push ahead despite backlash; Pension risk transfer and the insurance market
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NewsUK publishes sustainability reporting standards
The standards are voluntary for the time being, but the Financial Conduct Authority is currently consulting on changes to the UK’s listing rules
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NewsFunds keep ESG branding despite holding fossil assets
Research finds most funds breaching ESMA’s ESG naming rules opted to change their names rather than sell fossil fuel assets
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NewsEurope’s supervisors wade in on sustainability disclosure rules
EIOPA, ESMA and the EBA flag concerns about permanent reliefs and compatibility with SFDR
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AnalysisFaith-based initiative to link peacebuilding with critical mineral supply chains
The coalition, led by the Church of England Pensions Board, is to use peacebuilding to tackle material risk management for global supply chains worldwide
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NewsDutch pension funds defy sustainability backlash, increase green ambitions
Pension funds remain hesitant to invest more in market segments with capital scarcity, even though they agree they have a financial interest in minimising climate change
