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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NewsShell AGM climate vote signals investor doubt but falls short of expectations
Follow This says Shell investors remain concerned about fossil fuel risk, despite management securing broad backing at its annual general meeting
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AnalysisPragmatism rules as ISSB pivots on nature
The international baseline for environmental reporting is evolving following International Sustainability Standards Board’s compromise on its nature timeline
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: Climate index challenges and innovations
Plus: European Parliament outlines initial SFDR position; Investor groups split over future of Shareholder Rights Directive
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NewsMarket-led narrative on climate action has hit ‘fundamental limits’
LSE researchers warn asset owners must reset climate strategies around policy, mandates and practical levers for real-world transition
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AnalysisThe identity crisis of climate indices
Outflows from ‘higher-tracking-error strategies’ in the sustainability space hit €10bn last year, according to Amundi
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NewsPRI data shows asset owners tighten RI oversight of managers
Data by Principles for Responsible Investment shows asset owners are increasing scrutiny of managers and deepening RI implementation efforts
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NewsInvestors seek support for pressure on Shell climate disclosure
Major pension funds representing over €1trn in assets are pressuring Shell ahead of its AGM, following BP’s shareholder revolt over similar climate disclosure demands
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NewsEU outlines plan for new sustainability reporting standards
The European Commission has unveiled its plan for the next iteration of ESRS and opened it up for feedback until 3 June
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NewsUK SDR label imbalance could curb pension scheme use, FCA acknowledges
The UK regulator says it is committed to working with the industry to understand why more fixed income managers or funds are not seeking a label
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Opinion PiecesSFDR and how green funds ignored Russian red flags
Sergei Cristo shines a light on how SFDR Articles 8 and 9 funds backed Putin’s Russia before the invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions
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NewsEU parliament outlines initial thinking on SFDR overhaul
Draft report shows broad support for the European Commission’s plan to turn SFDR into a labelling regime
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NewsPFA urges strong oversight of defence as sector gains ground in portfolios
ESG investing in defence is about robust frameworks rather than ‘pretending defence is a clean industry’, says PFA investment officer
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NewsInvestors request regulatory review of HSBC, PwC over climate accounting
AkademikerPension, NEST and Merseyside Pension Fund have asked the UK’s Financial Reporting Council to investigate the firms over their account of climate risks
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NewsEU launches major blended finance fund for EMDE green bonds
Commission says new Global Green Bond Initiative Fund will leverage up to €20bn
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NewsIPE Transition Awards: Faith Ward and Brunel win outstanding contribution
The third annual IPE Transition Conference & Awards were held in The Hague
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NewsISSB decides against standalone standard for nature disclosures
Instead, it will employ a ‘practice statement’ to explain how companies can provide nature-related disclosures in accordance with existing standards
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NewsDanish supervisor calls out Velliv over SFDR disclosures
Finanstilsynet claims Velliv didn’t disclose likely impacts of sustainability-related risks on returns of financial products that it had designated as ‘Article 8’
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NewsNearly half of European assets now run by US managers
‘Europe is quietly losing control over how its capital is allocated’, warn observers
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: BP fast becomes proxy voting season’s key flashpoint
Plus: research from OxProx shows that ‘asset owners show materially greater support for ESG and shareholder-initiated proposals’
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NewsInvestors pressure freight and logistics companies to tackle air pollution
A coalition of investors, including AkademikerPension, LBP AM, Ethos Foundation, PIRC and Achmea, have said that air pollution is an environmental risk affecting human health
