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  • Investor Agenda finds $32trn of backing

    13 September 2018

    Investors with a combined $32 trillion in assets have signed up to an initiative to step up action on climate change.

  • £29bn UK pension pool unveils responsible investment strategy

    11 May 2018

    The £29 billion ($39 billion) Brunel Pension Partnership pool of 10 UK local government pension scheme (LGPS) funds has published its responsible investment strategy.

  • Investors wake up to collective engagement clout

    26 March 2018

    Climate-related resolutions at Exxon and Shell garnered the support of the world's largest investors. Now asset managers and owners are massing together to move entire sectors, writes Michael Hurley.

  • Actiam joins IIGCC

    22 February 2018

    Dutch asset manager Actiam has joined the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).

  • 50 names to be added to Climate Action 100+ engagement hit list

    21 February 2018

    50 more corporates are to be added to the $28 trillion Climate Action 100+ initiative's list of targets for climate-related engagement.

  • Major investor initiative to tackle climate change on four fronts announced

    01 February 2018

    A landmark initiative to spur investors to attack climate change on the four fronts of engagement, disclosure, low-carbon investing and policy advocacy has been launched.

  • IIGCC urges EU to vote for "appropriate" clean energy framework

    27 November 2017

    Investors managing assets worth more than €21 trillion ($25 trillion) have called on European leaders to introduce "an appropriate policy framework" on the continent's long-term decarbonisation plan.

  • Finnish fund Elo joins IIGCC to strengthen engagement

    10 October 2017

    Finnish pension fund Elo has joined the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) to reinforce its new climate change strategy.

  • Investors plan GHG engagement campaign with large emitters

    27 September 2017

    A call to arms went out to investors today to join a new initiative that aims to engage with the 100 biggest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting companies globally.

  • Experts call for reform of financial regulation to promote sustainability

    14 July 2017

    Regulations governing banks, insurers and asset managers should be reformed "to facilitate green and sustainable investment", according to a group of experts appointed by the European Commission.