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Deforestation overtakes climate change as LGIM's biggest engagement topic
09 February 2024Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a nature strategy and revealed that deforestation became its engagement theme in the final quarter of 2023.
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UK 'Gold standard' transition plan framework released
09 October 2023The 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.
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Shell 'in denial' about global transition, warns PIRC
19 June 2023Shell 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.
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Absolute versus intensity targets. Part two
15 June 2023Investors often leave companies to decide which type of target is most appropriate for their business. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Absolute versus intensity targets
14 June 2023Investors are increasingly calling for companies to adopt absolute emissions reductions targets, but intensity targets continue to dominate, at least for now. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Companies 'not ready' for reporting on biodiversity, Sustainalytics says
04 May 2023Companies are not ready to report on biodiversity despite looming risks, with implications for investors, a Sustainalytics researcher has said.
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LGIM and NTR raise €390m for clean power fund
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'Ugly future' ahead without rapid government action, warns LGIM
30 March 2023Without rapid action by governments to create an orderly transition, there may be an "ugly future" ahead and "disastrous consequences" for the financial sector, Legal & General Investment Management has warned (LGIM).
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Assessing the relative transition readiness of real estate sectors
03 February 2023There are significant differences in levels of transition readiness across the real estate sector, argues Matt Soffair, and owners of highly sustainable buildings may benefit from a 'scarcity premium'
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Glencore shareholders demand more transparency on coal plan
05 January 2023Investors representing $2.2 trillion in assets have asked Glencore to provide more information on how the mining giant's ongoing thermal coal production aligns with its commitment to support the Paris agreement