$120bn assets adopt 'ground-breaking' BlackRock proxy voting service

Equity,Investment

$1trn asset owner group launches equal voting campaign

Equity,Investment,Policy

NYC funds file diversity disclosure proposal at NextEra Energy

Investment

New York State Retirement Fund supports proposal to stop underwriting fossil fuels

The New York State comptroller has pledged to support of shareholder proposals that ask three insurance…

Equity,Insurance,Investment

NY pension funds to vote against Amazon directors

ESG,Investment

NY pension fund stirs climate action from eight companies

Eight US corporations have acted to address climate-related risks following shareholder proposals from…

ESG

CalPERS publishes NZAOA targets late

CalPERS has fulfilled its commitment to the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance (NZAOA) to publicly disclose…

ESG

CalPERS is six months late for NZAOA deadline

CalPERS is the only early-joiner in the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance (NZAOA) to have failed to fulfil…

ESG

CalSTRS backs impact fund with $50m

California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has committed to invest $50 million in an impact…

IMPACT

Bill may force CalPERS, CalSTRS to divest fossil fuels

Two of the largest pension funds in the world could be forced to divest billions of dollars of oil and…

Investment,Policy

NY fund files ESG shareholder proposal with Twitter

The trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund has filed shareholder proposals at eight companies…

ESG

NYC pension funds divest $3bn of fossil fuel assets

Policy

NY fund invests $2bn in FTSE TPI climate index

The New York State Common Retirement Fund will invest $2 billion in a FTSE Russell and Transition Pathway…

ESG Data,Investment

NYC pension funds pledge $37bn for climate solutions as they go net-zero

Three New York City pension funds have committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across…

Policy

27 of 29 NZAOA members fulfil commitments in time

27 out of 29 members of the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance (NZAOA) that joined early have fulfilled all…

COP,Policy

New York State pension fund targets shale firms amid further coal investment exits

The $255 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund is evaluating whether to restrict investment in…

Carbon,Debt,Equity,Investment,Stranded Assets

Investors give ExxonMobil, Chevron bloody nose over climate policies

US oil supermajors ExxonMobil and Chevron faced a significant investor revolt over their climate policies…

Carbon,Equity,Investment,Policy

ExxonMobil faces mounting investor pressure on climate action

US oil major ExxonMobil is facing growing pressure from major investors over its response to climate…

Carbon,Equity,Investment

News round-up: Axa, Macquarie, NY State Retirement Fund, Ambienta

Debt,Insurance,Stranded Assets

News Round Up: NY State Retirement Fund, Ambienta