Sustainability – Page 5
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NewsExperts urge investors to maintain ESG engagement despite political hostility
Investors must maintain their ESG engagement efforts despite mounting political opposition and regulatory uncertainty, according to industry experts speaking at a CCLA event in London this week.
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NewsInvestor coalition size ‘not key’ to climate engagement success, new research finds
LSE research finds no evidence that CA100+ significantly improved companies’ TCFD reporting or reduced carbon emissions
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NewsAustrian funds cut CO2 intensity, but bond portfolios lag
Research covering the period 2018-2023 supports Austria’s Green Finance Agenda to redirect capital towards sustainable investments
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NewsFRC pressed to add FCA-backed vote template to UK Stewardship Code
UKSIF says that adding the template to the Code will enhance transparency and standardisation in voting disclosures
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NewsPRI mulls future emerging markets expansion for sovereign climate initiative
PRI considers u-turn decision, when late last year it decided against including EMs for initiative’s next phase, opting instead to focus on developed economies
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NewsLombard Odier strengthens sustainability offering with Ownership Capital buy
Deal is as part of LOIM’s ambitious push to expand sustainable investment business and take sustainability-focused AUM beyond $10bn
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NewsShareholder-rights resolutions surge in 2025 proxy season
PRI’s 2025 proxy season analysis reveals how investors are adapting to fast moving regulatory and political environments.
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NewsGermany’s sustainable funds shift gears to embrace defence stocks
BVI, the German Investment Funds Association, says that despite asset growth, new business for ESG funds remains challenging, particularly among private investors
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NewsUK body proposes guidelines for identifying credible transition finance
Entities will not need to have a 2050 public net-zero target to be able to count as credibly transitioning
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NewsLGPS schemes support climate tech VC firm’s second fund
The fundraising included contributions from Strathclyde, Islington and East Riding pension funds
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NewsSustainability-linked loans market has matured, says UK regulator
FCA delivers update two years after intervening in response to market integrity concerns
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: ESG retreat will cost US managers mandates in Europe
Plus: IIGCC calls on lawmakers to ‘strengthen and streamline the approach to stewardship’
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NewsPensionsEurope: Planned SFDR categorisation system is ‘ill-suited to pension funds’
Industry association argues that a one-size-fits-all regime will put pension funds at a disadvantage
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NewsFCA to ‘streamline’ sustainability reporting framework
Announcement comes as FRC, EFRAG and TNFD consult on disclosure rules
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AnalysisWhat the latest US ruling could mean for ESG and collaborative engagement
Texas will continue its case against BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard, which includes a demand they divest from coal
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NewsPRI launches private debt stewardship guide with Redington
PRI CEO David Atkin says lenders ‘face significant barriers to stewardship’ with private debt ‘that do not necessarily exist elsewhere’
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NewsM&G changes climate strategy to prioritise asset alignment and engagement
The 2025 target moves beyond reducing portfolio emissions to assess climate resilience of portfolio companies
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NewsGovernments told to spell out investors’ role in climate adaptation plans
Chamber of Commerce paper comes as Commission launches call for evidence on climate resilience
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NewsUK pensions regulator urges trustees to take long-term decisions
TPR climate lead says trustees should look to lead, not just comply
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NewsSustainability can boost revenues by 6%, say private markets investors
PRI launches new project on how to harness the financial value that sustainability can generate in private markets
