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LGIM calls on policy makers to take action on climate change
11 April 2019Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has called on governments to urgently bring in policies to tackle climate change, such as a carbon tax, after it conducted modelling that found there is a compelling economic case for immediate action.
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People Moves: BNP Paribas Asset Management, Allianz GI, BlackRock, Pivot Power, Green Investment Group and Renewables Consulting Group
29 March 2019Gabriel Wilson-Otto has joined BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) as head of stewardship for Asia-Pacific at its Sustainability Centre.
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UN and Allianz calls for joined up ESG integration on both sides of insurers balance sheet
27 February 2019UN PSI and German insurer Allianz launch new guide
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Allianz buys its second solar farm in Portugal
21 December 2018Bringing its equity investments in the renewable energy sector to nine solar farms and 83 wind parks
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Allianz completes investments for latest renewables fund
17 December 2018Allianz Global Investors (AGI) said its Renewable Energy Fund II (AREF II) is now fully invested, following its latest purchase of 13 solar energy plants in France and Italy.
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$32trn group of investors demand greater government climate action
10 December 2018Investors with a combined $32 trillion in assets have demanded governments increase action to tackle climate change.
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CISL to launch open-source tool to assess infrastructure transition risk
04 December 2018The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is preparing to launch a modelling tool to assess how the transition to a low-carbon economy will impact the financial performance of infrastructure investments.
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French insurers’ climate-related disclosures mostly ‘difficult to understand’, says WWF
26 November 2018French insurers' climate-related disclosures have improved, but the information is still often inaccessible and difficult to understand, according to research by WWF France.
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IIGCC publishes climate scenario analysis guide
22 November 2018Investors who use scenario analysis will be better equipped to respond to early warning signs, such as a rising carbon price, and take more informed investment decisions as the low-carbon transition evolves.
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Major insurers to cooperate on climate risk tools
14 November 2018The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has announced a partnership with 16 of the world largest insurers to develop a new generation of climate risk assessment tools.