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Hypocrisy index to shame 'green-washing' asset owners
02 October 2014Asset owners that make bold pledges on climate change but fail to take demonstrable action will be named and shamed in a new hypocrisy index.
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ERAFP to reduce carbon in €750m portfolio
30 September 2014French public service pension scheme, ERAFP, is to reduce by 40% the carbon intensity of a €750 million ($951.4 million) portfolio managed by Amundi.
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MSCI adds to low-carbon indexes after just a week
23 September 2014MSCI has added more indexes to the Low Carbon series it launched last week – this time enabling investors to invest across the whole universe.
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Rockefeller's $860m fund to quit fossil fuel investments
22 September 2014The $860 million Rockefeller Brothers Fund is to divest from fossil fuel investments, starting with coal and tar sands, two of "the most intensive sources of carbon emissions," fund president Stephen Heintz said.
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Investors urged to engage with coal companies on stranded asset risk
22 September 2014Institutional investors should engage with coal companies to ensure they maximise value, either by redeploying capital away from high-cost projects or by returning cash to shareholders, said Anthony Hobley, CEO of the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI).
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Mercer to analyse climate risks, backed by investors worth $1.5trn
22 September 2014Global investors managing a combined $1.5 trillion have teamed up with consultancy Mercer to help it analyse the risks climate change poses to portfolios.
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Higher oil prices could still lead to stranded assets, warns report
16 September 2014Oil majors run the risk that their assets will be devalued even if oil prices rise, a report has warned.
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Smith School launches stranded coal assets research initiative
15 September 2014The University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment has launched a research initiative into stranded coal assets after winning backing from a US-based environmental foundation.
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Australia's 'first fossil-fuel free' superannuation fund launches
04 September 2014The 'first fossil-fuel free' superannuation fund has been set-up in Australia, with plans to "disrupt business as usual" in the country, its founder has said.
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Stranded assets debate won't lead to large-scale divestment, says analyst
19 August 2014The stranded assets debate is not causing many investors to divest because the implementation of a global emissions cap by governments is viewed as "very unlikely", according to a responsible investment analyst at NASDAQ OMX.