All COP26 articles
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FeaturesResearch: beyond the net-zero hype
The exact path to a net zero world is unknown but the direction of travel is clear, argues Amin Rajan
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Most pension funds don’t expect to meet own net-zero goals
Survey of 50 large pension funds finds 60% believe climate aims will not be met under current conditions
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IPE Conference: AP4, AXA IM lament carbon pricing absence
AXA economist regrets US political inability to bring in “bonus/malus system” for power generation firms
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NewsESG roundup: ERAFP, KLP, PensionDanmark in biodiversity pledge
Plus: LGPS funds add to net-zero trend; Periphery ‘trailblazing’ in wind and solar; AMX creates tax transparent CCF for Storebrand
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FeaturesLong term matters: What COP26 means for you
Whether the COP26 glass is half full or half empty is the wrong question.
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NewsAsset managers shy away from absolute carbon reduction targets
Achmea is rare among large European institutional managers to have set an absolute emissions reduction target
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Even early climate transition would cost financial sector $2.2trn
New study claims first in estimating potential costs to financial sector of delayed action by firms
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Weighing the COP26 outcome
The UN climate change summit ended with the ‘Glasgow Climate Pact’ and agreement on the rules for delivering the Paris accord
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AXA IM’s Stoter calls for ‘bravery and transparency’ from managers
Asset manager reveals it will exit high impact climate laggards if no substantial progress made by 2025
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Pension funds wanted for manager anti-greenwashing standards
Signatories commit to using the declaration’s eight minimum standards in investment manager reviews and tenders to help establish them as market norms
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Biodiversity on the agenda: thoughts from COP26
‘If we don’t solve the problems of tropical rainforests we lose the fight against climate change’
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NewsEC releases EU, China green taxonomies comparison
The work was carried out in the context of the EU-launched International Platform on Sustainable Finance
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: What if COP26 fails?
Peter Kraneveld, international pensions adviser at PRIME bv., on finance issues and COP26
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COP26 roundup: ‘Country platforms’ call, UK financial centre plans
Today is the first ‘finance day’ at a UN climate change summit
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COP26 roundup: Investors make commitment on deforestation
Financial sector commitment comes alongside that of governments in ‘first major deal of COP26’
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Average 35% of assets initially in scope for net-zero manager targets
Net Zero Asset Managers initiative publishes first progress report to coincide with COP26
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Why we need deforestation-free portfolios by 2025
‘If we are to address climate change, we need to put an end to deforestation’
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NewsUK lawmakers back government stewardship-over-divestment stance
MPs also call for UK to use COP26 to make progress on reporting harmonisation
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NewsFRC officials detail ARGA transition timetable, upcoming workplan priorities
Additional reporting requirements are ‘driving a significant growth in reporting demands’, Mark Babington says
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NewsPossible IFRS sustainability standards board announcement at COP26
IFRS Foundation trustees flag possible definitive proposal by end of September 2021
