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Insurers' 'failed' climate engagement strategy draws new demands from campaigners
28 March 2023Insurers' climate engagement strategies are failing as major oil and gas producers show no sign of adopting credible net-zero pathways, according to climate campaigners.
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We need a safe space to disclose transition plans, says Aviva's Amanda Blanc
27 March 2023Aviva's chief executive Amanda Blanc has urged regulators to create a "safe environment" for insurers to publish their plans for how they will transition to net-zero emissions without fear of reprisals.
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Swiss Re reduces carbon intensity of corporate bonds and equities by 42%
16 March 2023The carbon intensity of Swiss Re's combined corporate bond and listed equity portfolio decreased by 42% at the end of 2022, compared with the 2018 base year, it reported.
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Phoenix estimates 20% of equity and credit assets exposed to high transition risks
15 March 2023Some 20% of Phoenix's listed equity and credit portfolios are exposed to sectors at high risk in the transition to a net-zero economy, such as energy, utilities, industrials and materials.
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Aviva completes divestment of £2.5bn in fossil fuel companies
14 March 2023Aviva has divested almost all its £2.5 billion ($3 billion) exposure to fossil fuel companies on its "Stoplist" of firms with weak ambitions to reduce their climate impact.
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Bank of England to explore whether climate capital requirements needed
13 March 2023The Bank of England said it will "explore whether changes to the macroprudential framework might be appropriate" to help protect against climate risks,...
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RepRisk launches tool to address ESG ratings opacity
13 March 2023Credit research institute I-CV and ESG data business RepRisk have launched ESG Radar
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Zurich excludes five fossil-fuel companies with non-credible transition plans
13 March 2023Zurich has excluded five companies from its investment and underwriting activities as it no longer considered their "progress against transition plans to be credible".
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EF's Sustainable Investment Awards open for entries
06 March 2023Entries to Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2023.
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Ariel Re to offset carbon in novel cat bond transaction
03 March 2023Property, casualty and specialty reinsurer Ariel Re has issued a $125m catastrophe bond with a mechanism that will help offset carbon emissions associated with having to replace damaged property.
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M&G Catalyst invests in Aon intellectual property strategy
01 March 2023M&G Investments has invested $300 million in a strategy to back "innovative, intellectual property-backed businesses", via its Catalyst fund.
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Manulife: Biodiversity is biggest opportunity for private markets
16 February 2023Biodiversity is "arguably the biggest opportunity for private markets", and will expand beyond timberland to other types of investments including in the technology sector, an executive at Manulife has said.
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Research: Transitioning insurers' portfolios
15 February 2023Environmental Finance's sister publication Insurance Asset Risk and J.P. Morgan Asset Management have launched the third edition of their annual research report into the sustainable investing practices of insurers.
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Only 23% of climate-related losses in Europe are insured, says EIOPA
07 February 2023
- TNFD reveals first 14 core disclosure metrics
- NatureVest: Demand for biodiversity credits outstripping supply
- Bond investors 'now pricing in' oil and gas firm climate strategies
- TNFD to release disclosure metrics next week
- Sovereign SLBs are 'good hedge' against sustainability policy changes
- MSCI ESG ratings downgrade "not enough", says Impact Cubed
- Exclusive: Jupiter to close sustainable bond funds
- Unclear reporting standards proving difficult for SMEs, says DBS
- Blended finance in nature 'the opportunity of our time', says GIM
- Australian investors call for energy transition authority