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UK pension schemes' social dilemma

The UK government is setting up a taskforce for social factors in pension fund investing. Michael Hurley asks what impact it could have

CA100+ investors welcome SBTi validation of ČEZ targets

€1.5trn Dutch investor group sets 2024 oil firm transition expectations

A group of seven Dutch asset managers with a combined €1.5 trillion ($1.7 trillion) in assets has published three core climate transition expectations for oil and gas firms to accelerate...

Nuveen launches natural capital, low-carbon infrastructure units

US investment manager Nuveen has launched new arms of its business to target natural capital and low-carbon infrastructure assets, in a move it says can help it address rapid growth in demand for such investments.

People Moves: HSBC, Santander, Engine No.1 and more

Van Lanschot Kempen appoints Dijkstra as chief sustainability officer

High carbon prices 'could lead to 40% fall in global equity prices'

An increase in global carbon prices could cause a 40% fall in global equity valuations, analysis has shown.

Impact investing for a just transition

The 'absence of people' is a rare weakness of the TCFD framework - but investor engagement to ensure a socially just low-carbon transition could be set for a major boost, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Michael Hurley reports

Kempen, PostNL pension fund launch SDG farmland fund

The Netherlands' Kempen Capital Management and PostNL pension fund have launched an 'SDG farmland fund' to invest for positive environmental impact in farmland in OECD countries.

Australian, Canadian asset owners join SDG data platform

AustralianSuper and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation have thrown their support behind a "globally consistent measurement framework" to assess their portfolio investments' contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).