Shareholder Proposals Increase, Yet Few Gain a Majority
Environmental and social resolutions boosted the number of filings this spring, ISS says, while anti-E&S resolutions also shot up.
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Church of England Organizes $128M Fund Addressing Ties to Slave Trade
The investment and grant fund will focus on projects to help communities ‘adversely impacted’ by the ‘appalling evil’ of human bondage.
Barr Introduces Another Anti-ESG Bill in House
Mirroring language from Trump-era rules, the Ensuring Sound Guidance Act would require that only pecuniary factors be considered by fiduciaries in investment decisions.
Earnings Calls Include Fewer ESG Mentions, but Talk of AI Is Rising
While political controversy dogs green initiatives, artificial intelligence replaces them as the new popular topic.
Green-Minded Church of England Opposes Shell Directors in Proxy Fight
The religious body’s pension plan accuses the oil giant of pulling back from its environmental pledges.
Kansas Governor Allows Anti-ESG Bill to Become Law
Laura Kelly neither vetoes nor signs bill, permitting its implementation despite ‘reservations about the potential unforeseen consequences.’
UN PRI Report Shows Investment Managers Can Improve on ESG
PRI signatories are meeting the framework’s minimum goals, but there is a long way to go.
Harvard Endowment Reports on Its Net-Zero Progress
The fund, pledging to hit the goal by 2050 for its investments, has at least gotten there in its own physical operations.
Europe’s Second Largest Pension to Divest From Fossil Fuels
ABP has approximately $17.4 billion invested in the industry.
Op-Ed: The Climate Investment Dilemma—Divestment or Decarbonization?
FEG’s Tim O’Donnell explores the merits of engagement.
Dartmouth to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Investments
The college warns that climate change effects are ‘real, far-reaching, and getting worse.’
Baltimore Pension Funds to Divest From Fossil Fuels
The city council will also consider a legislative package aiming to tackle climate change.
CDPQ Unveils Climate Strategy to Reach ‘Net Zero’ by 2050
The Canadian pension giant plans to completely exit oil production investments by the end of next year.
Cutting the Costs of Decarbonization
LCP says the answer to reaching net-zero ‘without breaking the bank’ is blowing in the wind power.
Boston University Joins Harvard in Divesting From Fossil Fuels
The $3 billion endowment, which eliminated coal and tar sand investments in 2016, will phase out crude oil and natural gas immediately.