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Following concern about the company’s lack of targets for its electric vehicle strategy, plus its misaligned lobbying with the Paris Agreement, it has demonstrated noticeable and ambitious improvements.
VideoGerman automotive engagement on climate lobbying
In the video below, EOS engager Lisa Lange discusses her engagement work with Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW to encourage alignment of their lobbying activities with that of their emissions reduction targets.
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NewsEthos and DSW push DAX firms to scrap virtual AGMs
Ethos has teamed up with its German partner DSW, Shareholders for Change and Better Finance to bring back in-person shareholder meetings
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BMW opposes 'mandatory' membership of industry-wide schemes
Other large German companies are waiting for the outcome of the country’s reform debate
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UK roundup: Suffolk LGPS, BMW UK, Cameron Hume, Pemberton
Suffolk Pension Fund returns 0.7%, while BMW plans to close UK DB schemes
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AnalysisHow German companies deploy AI for occupational pensions
The positive aspect of using AI in occupational pensions is that it helps to transfer information, says Vodafone Pension Trust
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BMW eliminates longevity risk with shift from DB to DC scheme
German car company moves from DB to scheme with minimum guarantees, inheritable benefits
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BMW mulls pension transfer
[16:30 CET 18-12] GERMANY – Munich-based luxury carmaker Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) has said it looking funding its pension liabilities externally, possibly via a so called contractual trust arrangement (CTA).
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BMW transfers pensions to new Trust
[17:25 CET 07-11] GERMANY – Munich-based car manufacturer Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) is preparing to make a second pensions transfer to its newly-launched contractual trust arrangement (CTA).
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NewsBanking sector turmoil, monetary policies to impact pension obligations of DAX firms
The discount rate, which has the biggest impact on the amount of pension obligations, will likely remain high this year, says WTW
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BMW UK pension completes £3bn longevity deal
[17:00 CET 22-02] UK – The largest longevity insurance deal seen yet by a pension fund has been completed by BMW's UK pension fund with Abbey Life and Paternoster.
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NewsLongevity hedge could drive pension risk for BMW UK
[16:50 CET 03-02] UK – The £3.5bn (€4.3bn) BMW (UK) Operations Pension Scheme has confirmed it is looking at strategies for “risk reduction and control”.
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BMW in discussions over UK pension costs
[14:30 CEST 24-06] UK – BMW has entered into discussions with employee representatives on possible methods to reduce the cost of future service benefits in its UK defined benefit (DB) scheme following the results of its latest actuarial valuation.
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BMW denies CTA pension plan
GERMANY – Car maker BMW has denied that it plans to announce next month the creation of a contractual trust arrangement (CTA) to fund up to €2.6bn in pension liabilities currently on its balance sheet.
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VW blocks latest shareholder proposal on climate lobbying
Carmaker rejects latest shareholder proposal on the basis that it deems it beyond the competence of the general meeting
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BMW considering €2.6bn pension CTA
GERMANY – Luxury car maker BMW is seriously considering removing up to €2.6bn in pension liabilities from its balance sheet and having them funded externally via a contractual trust arrangement (CTA), industry sources say.
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NewsGerman companies push digital pension tools for employee engagement
Pension funds use various online tools to engage with different generations
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APK takes over BMW pension fund in Austria
AUSTRIA – APK, a €2bn pension fund open to all industries in Austria, is to take over administration of the Austrian pension fund of German carmaker BMW from January 2006.
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Funding level of DAX schemes reaches record high – WTW study
Pension liabilities of DAX companies increased by only €3bn in 2021, or 0.7%, to €412bn, as the discount rate rose by 40 basis points to 1.20%
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Special ReportAGM season preview: nature at the ballot box
Despite the backlash against ESG, biodiversity risks will be on the agenda during the next round of shareholder meetings
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