All exclusion articles – Page 5
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PFA sheds Chinese coal stocks in latest climate purge
Danish fund divests seven companies and puts another seven under observation as part of its semi-annual portfolio climate review
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PRI in Person: Natixis IM CEO on empirical evidence in ESG investing
In a welcome speech to delegates, Jean Raby says investors need to ‘go back to basics’ and ask themselves what they are trying to achieve
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Aviva launches ethical and ESG workplace pension default strategy
Lifestyle strategy is based on Aviva ‘Stewardship’ funds in operation since 1980s that apply exclusions and engagement
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Swedish roundup: AMF invests €200m in VW truck subsidiary
Also: AP7 blacklists seven more stocks including cannabis company; Danica Sweden rebrands following sale
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ESG roundup: Another investor culls tobacco firms
Also: AP7 hails climate change actions by German firms RWE and BASF to address lobbying concerns
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Norway clarifies SWF’s climate rules to facilitate exclusions
Proposed addition of absolute threshold for coal exclusions to capture more companies
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KLP blacklists three firms after ethical council advice
Norwegian fund excludes companies for human rights violations and coal and tobacco involvement
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Norwegian SWF ‘slow to act’ on climate-related exclusions
‘Moving targets’ on climate change measurements has made blacklistings hard to put in place, says ethics council
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ESG roundup: Scottish pension fund backs sustainability strategy
Plus: L&G’s auto-enrolment master trust selects ESG fund for default strategy
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Scientific Beta criticises MSCI weapon exclusion comments
Arguments against default exclusion in mainstream indices ‘do not stand up’, argues Noël Amenc
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MP Pension sells €11m of holdings linked to warzones
Danish academics’ pension fund divests from three companies and begins engagement with 17 others
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Index providers respond to controversial weapons campaign
€6trn of investors want exclusion to be the default for indices, providers emphasise choice
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Austrian pension hunts emerging markets manager for €30m mandate
Investor stipulates compliance with local laws and ESG exclusion list
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AP funds blacklist cannabis companies on UN convention grounds
Aurora Cannabis, Canopy Growth and Aphria excluded by Swedish buffer funds
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MP Pension to divest DKK400m of assets after excluding 14 countries
Danish fund gets tough on human rights, cutting Saudi Arabia, Iran and Papua New Guinea from its investable universe
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Man Group ESG framework to exclude coal, tobacco from funds
Listed asset manager implements exclusion list as part of a firm-wide ESG framework for portfolio managers
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Controversial weapons exclusion initiative gathers steam
Swiss-instigated initiative gaining traction among broader European investor base
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BlackRock bets on ‘dramatic’ sustainable ETF growth
New ETF suite aimed at growing number of investors seeking to align investment decisions with values and beliefs
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Top European asset owners back UN’s Tobacco-Free Finance pledge
90 investors sign pledge linked to Sustainable Development Goals, as MSCI launches global and regional tobacco exclusion indices
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Candriam extends tobacco, coal bans to all assets
Policy will no longer be limited to assets invested according to SRI principles