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  • Deforestation overtakes climate change as LGIM's biggest engagement topic

    09 February 2024

    Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a nature strategy and revealed that deforestation became its engagement theme in the final quarter of 2023.

  • UK 'Gold standard' transition plan framework released

    09 October 2023

    The Transition Plan Taskforce has published its final 'gold standard' framework for transition plans, which should pave the way for mandatory transition plan disclosure in the UK.

  • ESG in Fixed Income Americas 2023: Investors call for green bond market improvements

    02 October 2023

    Investors recommended structural improvements for some of the deals in the labelled bond market, hoping it may lead to improved quality of transactions.

  • Shell 'in denial' about global transition, warns PIRC

    19 June 2023

    Shell is "in denial" about the global transition to net zero, proxy advisor PIRC told Environmental Finance following the oil giant's rowback on fossil fuel production targets.

  • Absolute versus intensity targets. Part two

    15 June 2023

    Investors often leave companies to decide which type of target is most appropriate for their business. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • Absolute versus intensity targets

    14 June 2023

    Investors are increasingly calling for companies to adopt absolute emissions reductions targets, but intensity targets continue to dominate, at least for now. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • PGIM: Food stress is feeding investor opportunities

    12 May 2023
  • 'Watered down' sustainable bond commitments a 'big problem'

    08 May 2023

    Issuers presenting weak commitments and project specificity with their sustainable bond issues are a "big problem" - especially for social bonds - and emphasises the importance of starting with issuer-level sustainability analysis, according to PGIM.

  • Companies 'not ready' for reporting on biodiversity, Sustainalytics says

    04 May 2023

    Companies are not ready to report on biodiversity despite looming risks, with implications for investors, a Sustainalytics researcher has said.

  • LGIM and NTR raise €390m for clean power fund

    19 April 2023