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How are pension funds approaching nature?
27 May 2025Pension funds are still learning about natural capital, but are increasingly expected to allocate to the theme. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Bloomberg, Cambridge developing 'game-changing' fossil fuel expansion-focused bond index
14 April 2025The University of Cambridge and Bloomberg are developing the 'first' global bond index focused on excluding companies that are expanding their fossil fuel activities.
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Current scenario analysis 'not decision useful' for pension funds - for now
18 October 2024High-level climate scenario analysis is not currently used by pension funds to inform investment decisions, an Environmental Finance event heard - but there are ways more focused and short-term scenarios that can be useful now and in the future.
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People moves 10 November including USS, Nuveen, MUFG, Natixis IM, and more
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USS 'tilts' £5bn of assets towards climate
24 January 2022The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has announced today that it will invest some £5 billion ($6.7 billion) of its assets in funds...
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News round-up: BNP Paribas, CDP and USS Invest
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USS invests €225m for 50% stake in Bruc Energy
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Australian pension fund to exit coal amid climate announcements
10 July 2020Australian pension fund First State Super has outlined a number of climate change actions and targets, including exiting thermal coal, as it urged other Australian pension funds to do the same.
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Largest private pension scheme in UK announces first divestments
01 June 2020The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has announced it will not invest in tobacco, coal, and controversial weaponry firms under its exclusions policy, though campaigners are pressing for the £68 billion ($84 billion) fund to divest from other fossil fuel firms.
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‘Worryingly complacent’ UK pension funds neglect climate risk
25 May 2018Some of the largest pension funds in the UK are ‘worryingly complacent’ about the risks posed by climate change to investments, according to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC).
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