All environment articles
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NewsBlue economy can provide investment opportunity, deliver environmental return
A research study shows that investing €1.85-3.4trn globally across the blue economy from 2020 to 2050 would generate €7.5-21trn in net benefits
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NewsNorway’s SWF bans PowerChina on threat to orangutans
NBIM follows advice of GPFG’s Council of Ethics, banning PowerChina and putting UK-listed Petrofac under observation
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NewsClimate roundup: Scottish Widows invests £1.4bn in environment and climate
Plus: Carbon pricing is key to combating climate change, says LGIM; Phenix Capital issues carbon neutral metrics
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NewsSwiss pension funds put at risk efforts to achieve climate goals
Oil and gas extraction and power generation represent more than 50% of the exposure of equity portfolios of pension funds
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Norway’s SWF bans stocks on environment, cannabis, tobacco grounds
Four cannabis and three tobacco stocks cut from GPFG’s benchmark, and Indian, Korean firms dumped due to risk of environmental damage
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Alecta says $75m blue bond investment meets sustainability, risk/return needs
Bond will enable Belize to refinance existing debt at lower cost, releasing $180m earmarked for marine preservation, says Swedish pension fund
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Akademiker’s new female chair ‘proud’ Danish PF is part of equality debate
Researcher at Roskilde University Janne Gleerup replaces Egon Kristensen, after five years in the post
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NewsNorway SWF excludes Yunnan Baiyao on endangered animal concerns
GPFG also puts Brazil’s Marfrig Global Foods under observation, citing Amazon farming links
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NBIM latest appointee to taskforce on nature-linked reporting
Biodiversity loss, deterioration of natural ecosystems can impact our long-term returns, says oil fund manager
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Norway’s SWF bans Chinese medicine stocks on species concerns
NBIM excludes four Chinese firms from GPFG and brings Korean explosives company back into the fold
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NewsAP7, Impax team up in project to improve water impact reporting
Swedish pension fund says it worked with the manager to support increased transparency on how companies affect access to water
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AP7 blacklists two Chinese stocks for environment misdeeds
Latest exclusions brings Swedish pension fund’s total blacklist to 86 companies
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Swedish pension funds’ ethical council to step up biodiversity work
AP Funds’ Council on Ethics says biodiversity is coming up on the agenda after COVID-19
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NewsFolksam, KPA set 2025 climate goals, counting on persuasion
Swedish pensions and insurance group aims to slash portfolio emissions by 29% by engaging but divestment ‘may become relevant’
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AP4 counters flak over fossils: ‘We have clear ownership criteria’
Swedish nature conservation group casts doubt on effectiveness of AP funds’ engagement approach over fossil holdings
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Denmark’s P+ divests 12 stocks where influence attempts are ‘hopeless’
Global mining companies Freeport-McMoran and Barrick Gold account for most of sell-off
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ATP banishes Rio Tinto and eight others after detailed fact-finding
Content moderation outsourcing company kept in the Danish pension fund’s fold
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Alecta CEO underscores need for clarity about carbon price risk
Pension provider calculated that median of IPCC carbon pricing proposals could halve value of equities
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NewsClientEarth calls for climate change reporting improvement
The FRC’s supervisory priorities for the coming year include reporting on the impact of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit
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NewsStorebrand signs UN healthy oceans framework after promotion to DJSI
Norwegian financial group signs UN-backed Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles
