Archive

  • Planet Tracker: Investors exposed to unsustainable shrimp farming

    09 January 2020

    Investment managers including BlackRock and State Street are exposed to shrimp farming companies facing major sustainability concerns, a report has claimed.

  • Oil Fund aims for 1% of investments in renewables by 2022

    12 November 2019

    The managers of the $1.1 trillion Norwegian sovereign wealth fund have set a target to invest about 1% of the fund’s value in renewables by 2022.

  • People Moves: NBIM; BNP Paribas; Insurance Council of Australia; Solarcentury; Truvalue Labs; Triodos

    01 November 2019

    Yngve Slyngstad, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), has announced his resignation as leader, although he will continue to work for the sovereign wealth fund it manages.

  • Largest fund managers oppose four-fifths of climate-related shareholder motions

    14 October 2019

    Fund managers BlackRock and Vanguard have opposed or abstained on average over 80% of climate related shareholder motions between 2015 and 2019.

  • Norway’s oil fund to dump $5.9bn of equities in oil stocks

    02 October 2019

    Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is to “gradually phase out” about NOK54 billion ($5.9 billion) worth of stocks in crude oil producers, the country’s Ministry of Finance said.

  • Sovereign wealth funds get advice on climate risks

    29 July 2019

    Advice on how sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) can integrate climate change into their investment processes and governance has been produced by the Sustainable Finance Programme, a research group at the University of Oxford.

  • UNEP FI and investors release study on climate risk reporting

    10 May 2019

    A major study has been issued looking at the different ways that investors can measure and report climate risks.

  • Norway’s oil fund opens door to investments in unlisted renewables

    05 April 2019

    Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is to be allowed to invest in unlisted renewables assets, following a decision by the country’s finance ministry.

  • Retail sector less transparent on water risk than oil & gas, CDP says

    22 March 2019

  • Norway's oil fund to divest upstream oil and gas companies

    08 March 2019

    Norway's giant 'oil fund' is set to divest from NOK70 billion ($8 billion) of oil & gas exploration and production companies, in "a significant landmark" in the energy transition.