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  • NBIM: ISSB should develop biodiversity, human capital and rights standards

    05 September 2023

    Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has urged the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to focus on expanding its standards to biodiversity as well as human capital and rights topics over the next two years.

  • NBIM: ESG ratings 'should disclose methodology change impacts'

    25 August 2023

    Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has urged regulators to require environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings providers to be more transparent about the impact of changes to their methodologies.

  • People moves, 4 August: Green Climate Fund, AustralianSuper, Redington, Fidelity ... and more

    04 August 2023
  • NBIM tells EU to change course on mandatory ESRS climate, social disclosure

    11 July 2023

    Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) said the European Commission should change plans to make some key climate and social corporate disclosure standards voluntary rather than mandatory.

  • NBIM warns London listing change would curb investor influence

    30 June 2023

    The manager of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund has added its voice to warnings that the UK's plans to reform its listing rules could "decrease" the influence of investor engagement with companies.

  • NBIM: Location-specific data is a big challenge to biodiversity risks

    24 March 2023

    The "lack" of location-specific data on companies' operations and supply chains poses a "big challenge" to assessing biodiversity risks, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has said.

  • People Moves 18 November: EFRAG, NBIM, IFC & more

    18 November 2022
  • NBIM to demand net zero targets of all portfolio companies

    20 September 2022

    Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has warned the biggest polluters in its vast investment portfolio that it expects them to set targets to hit net zero by 2050 "as a matter of urgency", ahead of potential divestment from companies with "high and unmitigated climate risks".

  • NBIM urges Japan to adopt global human rights disclosure standards

    05 September 2022

    The manager of the NOK11.9 trillion ($1.2 trillion) Norwegian sovereign wealth fund has urged Japanese policymakers to encourage companies to provide human rights disclosures...

  • NBIM outlines 'human capital' expectations for firms

    18 August 2022

    Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has published expectations for the "human capital management policies" of firms it invests in amid concern that investors do not currently get a "clear picture" of their investment in people.