Climate change – Page 53
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Church fund to vote against entire Exxon board over climate change
Church of England’s £8.3bn endowment fund joins forces with New York public pension fund to increase pressure on oil giant
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Folksam greens SEK80bn foreign portfolio by halving share count
Swedish provider’s equity reshuffle has reduced the carbon footprint of the portfolio by 20%, as it cuts oil sands and coal-related companies
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KLP purges NOK3.2bn of shares as coal ban goes total
The Norwegian pension fund has reduced its coal tolerance limit to just 5% of a company’s revenue, cutting RWE, Sasol and BHP from its portfolio
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Investors urge UK to act on 2050 zero emissions target advice
The UK’s business and energy secretary has pledged that the government ‘will do more’ amid grpwing investor pressure for action
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What does aligning with the Paris climate agreement mean?
An asset owner project launched by the IIGCC aims to develop a common understanding and support implementation of the landmark agreement’s aims
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NewsABP ‘on track’ to meet 2020 sustainability target
Investments linked to the SDGs increased to €55.7bn – but campaign groups claim the €431bn scheme is investing more in major carbon emitters
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NewsInternational bodies seek to address corporate climate data demands
Standard setters collaborate on resource to help bridge TCFD “implementation gap”
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NewsGovernments urged to provide long-term decarbonisation clarity
Investors and corporates say policy makers need to set ‘direction of travel’ to enable them to act
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NewsOil companies not attractive without climate commitment, say managers
UKSIF and Climate Change Collaboration find nearly a quarter of managers believe oil companies are uninvestable
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Climate risk: Central banks call for action on disclosure, taxonomies
Network for Greening the Financial System issues recommendations aimed at central banks but also policymakers
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Special Report
Climate change mitigation is a good investment
International support is needed to reverse the vicious circle of climate vulnerability and higher cost of capital in developing countries
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Opinion Pieces
Long Term Matters: Climate Change
Divestment advocates or traditional investors – which side will lead?
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Opinion Pieces
Climate change: Incentives are the way forward
Generally missing from the discussion on climate change is an identification of the incentives that can drive change
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Features
Interview: Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change
Peter Damgaard Jensen tells Susanna Rust about the need to keep up the momentum on climate change and develop more green investment opportunities for institutional investors
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FeaturesClimate change: The two degree dilemma
The Paris climate summit has pointed the way towards a low-carbon future. But what can investors do to move beyond simply measuring their carbon footprint?
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Opinion Pieces
Letter from the US: Pensions push on climate change
US pension funds are using the meetings to push forward their agenda on climate change
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Features
Investors are ‘ill prepared’ for climate change
Investors are ill prepared for a loss of asset value due to climate change, according to a poll conducted at the 2014 IPE Conference.At the event, 83% of delegates said they were badly or very badly prepared for such a development.
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Special Report
Environmental Risk: The Changing Climate: The seven-step programme
There is a clear route to making sure your portfolio is ‘future-proofed’ against climate change rather than a contributor to it, argues Raj Thamotheram. But, so far, very few investors are on it
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Special Report
Environmental Risk: The Changing Climate: ‘A fiduciary duty’
Nina Röhrbein hears how forthcoming changes to asset allocation at the Environment Agency Pension Fund will build upon its long record in environment-sensitive investing
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Special Report
Environmental Risk: The Changing Climate: ‘Control is a key to success’
Rachel Fixsen talks to Tapiola Pension CIO Hanna Hiidenpalo about integrating climate risk management into the insurer’s portfolio
