All United Nations articles
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Opinion PiecesInvestors must work together to improve AI stewardship
While perhaps the same cannot be said about climate change, there seems to be a consensus about artificial intelligence (AI) in the United Nations General Assembly.
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NewsDACH roundup: WTW warns Swiss schemes to review asset managers, custodians after banking crisis
Plus: DWS starts coal phase-out; German pension funds invest in UN agriculture programme
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Net zero strategies must include proxy voting commitments, verification, UN says
The guidance on credible net zero transition plans calls for the creation of a ‘global taskforce on net zero regulation’
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UN secretary general launches group to examine net-zero pledges
High-level expert group will assess current standards and definitions and recommend enhancements if they are found wanting
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NewsInstitutional investors say 6th IPCC report must spur more action
Portfolio risks from physical climate change may be longer term – also potentially far greater and more pervasive, says Lombard Odier
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Major UK pension funds ask prime minister for net-zero meeting
PRI and investors are paying more attention to ‘real economy policy’ in bid to help drive climate change mitigation
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Dutch schemes slow to implement RI agreement
Not a single pension fund has fully implemented the IMVB-convenant yet
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: The Norwegian Government Pension Fund is plain wrong!
The UN PRI is right to get real and dismiss those who sign up under false pretences – good riddance to hypocrisy
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NewsUK’s NEST adopts net-zero policy, skips on UN group over fee
DC provider to shift £5.5bn-plus assets to ‘climate aware’ fund
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Swiss government outlines framework for sustainable finance
The Swiss Federal Council plans to conduct climate impact tests on a regular basis
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Asset Management roundup: Invesco equity co-head leaves after 24 years
Plus: ShareAction on asset managers’ ‘empty words’ on human rights
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: The positive impact scorecard
The private sector is discovering positive ways to support the response to COVID-19
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Dutch pension funds to engage with palm oil maker
The initiative will focus on human rights, labour conditions and environment
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Opinion: Far more than a trade war
The are reasons to question the accepted description of the current tensions between the US and China, writes Daniel Ben-Ami – it is arguably far more serious
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Joseph Mariathasan: The importance of Africa’s demographic dividend
The successful development of African economies and regions could be crucial to Europe as well
