Impact investing – Page 8
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Nestlé pension fund considers private equity impact investments top priority
It will also establish a climate risk-management framework for investment opportunities that will be integrated in its sustainable investment policy
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ESG roundup: Asset managers still invest in assets misaligned with Paris Agreement
Plus: Article 8 funds suffer outflows of €14.6bn, says Morningstar report; GSS bonds could claim EU green bond standard label
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USS reduces carbon emission intensity by 21% but warns more needs to be done
‘The government and regulators have a huge part to play here, not least by ensuring a predictable, transparent, and stable regulatory environment,’ says Innes McKeand
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Viewpoint: It’s the government’s move now
Pension funds should urge governments to support new products and habits to reduce CO2 emissions
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CERN pension fund on path to integrate climate risks in investment portfolio
The scheme completed a climate impact analysis in addition to a carbon footprint and transition pathway study to gauge climate risks
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PRI’s Fabian urges rethink of theories behind sustainable finance
‘When it comes to engaging on policy, the truth is, we are losing,’ says PRI’s Nathan Fabian
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Danica Pension completes first biodiversity mapping of investments
Investments in mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, energy, and food processing have ‘potentially the greatest damage and dependence on biodiversity’, it says
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Climate scenario analysis ‘makes fiduciary duty arguments harder’ for net zero investors
IFoA paper says the underwhelming results of climate analysis come from the narrowness of the scenarios being tested
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PPF expands sustainability drive with new strategy
Plus: Church Commissioners’ sustainability report shows farmland to be highest carbon emitter
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Carbon offsetting debate shouldn’t distract from compliance markets, say investors
Many investors are still pinning their hopes on carbon trading in the compliance markets, not the voluntary markets, to accelerate decarbonisation
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Pension funds see private equity as impact investing leader
Pension funds’ primary motive for impact private equity investment is to secure a more sustainable future
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BlackRock CEO blacklists ‘the word ESG’
Larry Fink’s statement is likely to cause some upheaval as the US asset management giant still runs hundreds of investment funds with an explicit ESG strategy
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ISSB releases ‘robust’ inaugural sustainability reporting standards
The standards ‘have been designed to help companies tell their sustainability story in a robust, comparable and verifiable manner,’ says ISSB chair
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Viewpoint: The carbon credit conundrum – a new approach
The goal of linking verifiable carbon mitigation and nature restoration with a financial return has long been the holy grail for climate-aware investors
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Climate Bonds Initiative ambitious about climate resilience finance
Plus: Fidelity International launches ESG tool for members; Zoological Society of London launches biodiversity guide for pensions industry
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ESG roundup: Impact Cubed launches Smart ESG portfolio engine
Plus: IIGCC’s bondholder climate stewardship guidance; Novata sets up private markets’ ESG benchmark collection; Rabobank blacklists Teva Pharmaceuticals
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LGIM grows climate engagement list by 500%, prioritises lobbying
The Climate Impact Pledge applied across LGIM’s equities and fixed income portfolios
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CA100+ ‘moves from disclosure to the implementation of transition plans’ in second phase
There will be a greater focus on the role of lenders under the new strategy
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Asset owners should include human rights in RFPs, says PRI
The severity of actual and potential human rights outcomes is a deciding factor in company prioritisation
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Net zero collaboration groups: what does the future hold?
After the mass departure from the Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) in recent weeks, questions have resurfaced about the future of these climate groups and their parent, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). Last month, Attorneys General from 20 US states wrote to members of NZIA to raise ...