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Time is ripe for US asset managers to engage oil majors
11 May 2020Domestic asset managers have been largely absent from climate engagement with US oil majors, but the Church Commissioners for England tells Ahren Lester that this could finally be changing.
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'Greenwashing' is a major challenge for 2020, warns LGIM
27 April 2020Greenwashing "will be one of the biggest challenges to asset managers in 2020," according to Sacha Sadan, director of investment stewardship at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).
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Framework for SDG disclosures unveiled by accounting bodies
17 January 2020Broad recommendations for disclosures based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been billed as "a new approach to address sustainable development issues".
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LGIM calls for bonds to back sustainable palm oil
19 June 2019Investors would welcome specific bonds that help finance the growth of sustainable palm oil, according to Meryam Omi, head of sustainability at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).
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Airlines failing investors on carbon disclosure, TPI warns
05 March 2019None of the world’s 20 largest publicly listed airlines has set a target that clearly specifies how it will reduce its flight emissions after 2025, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).
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‘Material’ ESG issues should be disclosed, says IOSCO
21 January 2019Issuers of securities should provide “full, accurate, and timely disclosure” of material environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed information, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has said.
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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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Investors and corporates join forces in new plastics initiative
31 October 2018More than 15 major institutional investors and organisations representing several hundred companies have joined forces in support of a new initiative "to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at source".
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Investors turning attention to deforestation risks, says Ceres
23 October 2018Investors are increasingly engaging companies to better manage deforestation risks in their supply chains – an issue that has traditionally been overlooked, according to US-based non-profit Ceres.
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Natixis proposes toolkit to tackle SDG-washing
21 September 2018Investors are "massively dissatisfied" with the way companies report their contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to Natixis.