Sustainability – Page 2
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Special ReportNet-zero goals in a post-COP30 world
The goals of the Paris Agreement are looking increasingly unachievable, leaving asset owners with a dilemma, writes Sophie Robinson-Tillett
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NewsNet Purpose buys asset owner SDG platform, combining $40trn in sustainable assets
SDI AOP’s founding asset owners – APG, PGGM, AustralianSuper and BCI – will remain involved in governance and methodology oversight
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NewsSouth Yorkshire fund commits £525m to climate, impact strategies
The local authority is investing £350m in Border to Coast Climate Opportunities Fund and a further £175m in renewables and natural capital investments
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NewsESG study authors clarify findings after retraction calls
Famous paper showing the financial benefits of sustainability has come under fire from fellow academic
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NewsMEPs reject Omnibus proposal in latest setback to CSRD, CS3D, Taxonomy revisions
Securing wider parliamentary backing remains the final step before political negotiations with the European Commission and Council can begin
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NewsLagarde says Capital Markets Union is ‘missing link’ for Europe’s climate transition
‘Deepening and integrating’ EU capital markets would be critical to supporting green investments at scale, the ECB president says
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NewsUK’s PPF publishes first sustainability report
Report highlights key achievements such as formalising quarterly stewardship reviews for assessing external managers
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NewsMP tables ‘system-level’ investment duty amendment to pensions bill
Amendment aims to make it clear that trustees must consider and manage system-level risks, ‘but would not compel’
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NewsInvestors urge FTSE 100 companies to continue with climate strategy AGM votes
Signatories of letter to company chairs are concerned about retreat from offering shareholder votes on climate strategies
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NewsChurch of England fund prioritises peacebuilding, human rights in new strategy
CEPB is establishing a Global Centre for Peacebuilding and Business to help investors play a constructive role in reconciliation and sustainable development
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: Pension funds talk physical climate risks
Plus: AP3 sticks with BlackRock; MEPs’ position on transition plans
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NewsGIIN Forum 2025: Pension funds now supply 35% of impact capital
Institutional impact allocations have soared since 2019, according to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
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NewsMissed SLB targets offers investors reality check on transition
Switzerland’s largest power producer, Axpo Holdings, missed its renewable energy goals by 34%
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NewsSchroders sounds alarm over Exxon’s new shareholder voting system
Exxon’s auto-voting system ‘risks consolidating board power and undermining shareholder oversight’, says Schroders
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NewsRailpen targets real-world impact in updated net zero plan
Plus: London Pensions Fund Authority announces change to stewardship approach in latest responsible investment report
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NewsPension funds join call for EU to uphold methane regulation
€4.5trn group – which includes AP3, NEST, Railpen and Church of England Pensions Board – expresses concern methane rules could get caught up in the bloc’s simplification agenda
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Special ReportBoom or bust? The state of play for net zero indices
Paris-aligned benchmarks have underperformed recently, driving asset owners to think more about customised and active alternatives
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Special ReportThe index revolution: From benchmarking to bespoke solutions
Index providers shift their offering as a wholesale revolution of the industry gathers pace
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Special ReportCase study: USS adds more forward-looking data to its climate transition benchmark
Decarbonisation and managing inherent climate transition risk are the primary aims, says the fund’s head of manager selection and oversight
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NewsInvestors weigh in on future of EU sustainability disclosures rules
EFRAG has proposed cutting reporting standards by two thirds
